Embodied AI Data Pact: SYNAPATH AI and BeingBeyond signed a strategic partnership to deepen collaboration on high-quality data development, model training validation, and industry data standards, including work feeding embodied foundation-model training. Labor & Compliance Shockwave: Changzhou Xingyu faced backlash after terminating offers for 107 fresh graduates; the chair apologized, says processes were law-compliant, and reports complaints filed over alleged false media reports—while Volkswagen China and Mercedes-Benz have launched investigations. China EV Supply Chain Scale-Up: BYD is relocating Xi’an wire-harness lines to Fufeng, with 87 production lines planned and a push toward a county-level workforce near 10,000. EV Safety Under the Microscope: Geely Galaxy TT tested battery thermal runaway with a chief engineer inside the cabin to validate “smoke-free” safety targets under the new GB 38031-2025 standard. Robotaxi Service Launch: DiDi Autonomous Driving’s Robotaxi R2 began unmanned passenger testing in Beijing and Guangzhou, using RoboSense LiDAR (including EM4) for high-redundancy perception. Profit Pressure in Auto: CPCA data shows China’s auto sector revenue up but profits down sharply, with margins squeezed to about 3.6% despite rising NEV penetration. Overseas Competition Rules: China’s commerce and industry regulators issued overseas competition guidelines urging cost-based pricing and fewer disruptive promotions to avoid disorderly price wars abroad. Sales Roundup: Changan posted 218,800 August deliveries (+78.6% overseas), GWM hit 113,396 (+4.93% vs July) and SAIC sold 2.741M units in eight months; NIO reported RMB 210M operating profit in Q2 and stayed profitable for a third straight quarter.