Krstar Evening News | Time magazine releases the annual list of 100 most influential people in AI: Chinese entrepreneurs including Ren Zhengfei are on the list. Xiaomi Auto: In August 2025, the delivery volume of Xiaomi cars continued to exceed 30,000 units.
Large companies:
Li Xiang, CEO of Li Auto: The goal is to "secure the fifth place and strive for the third place" in the high-end pure-electric vehicle market by the end of this year
36Kr learned that Li Xiang, CEO of Li Auto, posted on Weibo, saying, "2025 is the first year for Li Auto to officially enter the pure-electric SUV market. My inner goal is that by the end of this year, we can 'secure the fifth place and strive for the third place' in the high-end pure-electric vehicle market. The target for the Li i8 is to reach a stable production of 6,000 units per month after stabilization, and the target for the Li i6 is to reach a stable production of 9,000 - 10,000 units per month after stabilization. Including the Li MEGA, the overall stable production of Li Auto's pure-electric models will be 18,000 - 20,000 units per month."
The first TOP TOY store in Japan officially opened at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo
36Kr learned that on August 30, the first TOP TOY store in Japan officially opened at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and the sales on the opening day exceeded 11 million yen (approximately 530,000 yuan). Previously, TOP TOY announced the completion of a strategic financing led by Temasek, and its post - investment valuation reached as high as HK$10 billion. It is understood that TOP TOY completed the strategic acquisition of well - known IPs such as Nommi and MayMei through its joint venture "Guoran Youqu". Since its launch in September last year, Nommi has achieved revenues of over 100 million yuan.
FAW Toyota: New car sales increased by 11% year-on-year in the first eight months
On September 1st, FAW Toyota announced its sales performance for August: 70,125 new cars were sold in August, and a total of 515,980 cars were sold from January to August, a year-on-year increase of 11%. (Jiemian)
Companies under Meituan have applied for multiple trademarks related to Happy Monkey
36Kr learned that recently, the first store of Happy Monkey, a hard-discount community supermarket launched by Meituan, opened in Hangzhou's Daguan Road. According to the AiQicha App, Beijing Xiangxian Technology Co., Ltd., the affiliated company of Xiaoxiang Supermarket, has applied to register multiple trademarks such as "Happy Monkey" and "A Happy Monkey". The international classifications involve scientific instruments, convenience foods, feed seeds, etc. Currently, most of the above trademarks are awaiting substantive review.
Alibaba.com: Order volume soared 30% year-on-year from April to June
36Kr learned that data from Alibaba.com, a B2B foreign trade platform, shows that the platform's order volume soared 30% year-on-year from April to June, and GMV increased 16.4% year-on-year. Alibaba's financial report shows that this quarter, while maintaining steady growth and investment in the US market, Alibaba.com further increased its investment in diversified markets such as Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region, driving high-speed growth in multiple markets. Taking the European market as an example, the order volume has always maintained double-digit growth. In particular, the growth rate in France has even exceeded three digits. In June, Alibaba.com also seized the window period and launched its first "Foreign Trade 618". The platform's orders in that month soared 42% year-on-year.
The monthly sales of the No. 1 MINISO LAND store globally reached 16 million yuan, setting a new single - month record for a single store of MINISO worldwide
36Kr learned that in August, the No. 1 MINISO LAND store globally, located on Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, achieved monthly sales of 16 million yuan, breaking the single - month performance record for a single MINISO store globally. The sales of IP products accounted for 83%. Previously, the store had achieved sales of over 100 million yuan within 9 months of opening.
Xiaomi Cars: In August 2025, the monthly delivery volume of Xiaomi cars continued to exceed 30,000 units
36Kr learned from Xiaomi that in August 2025, the monthly delivery volume of Xiaomi cars continued to exceed 30,000 units.
Investment and Financing:
"Obita" Completes Angel Round Financing of Over Ten Million US Dollars
36Kr learned that on September 1st, "Obita", an enterprise-level cross-border payment and digital finance network, announced the completion of an angel round financing of over ten million US dollars. The financing was co-led by Yuanjing Capital and Mirana Ventures, with follow-on investments from institutions and individuals such as Legend Capital, HashKey Capital, and Web3.com Ventures.
Embodied AI company "AI² Robotics" completes a new round of Series A financing
36Kr learned that "AI² Robotics" recently completed a new round of Series A financing led by Shenzhen Capital Group (SCGC), with SCGC's single investment exceeding 100 million yuan. In this round, not only did existing shareholders Dunhong Asset and SDIC continue to increase their investments, but it also attracted Bloomage Biotechnology and a large retail enterprise to participate as industrial capital. The financing funds will be used for the continuous iteration of the GOVLA large model and the AlphaBot series of robots, the expansion of self - built production lines, and the development of the global market.
"Douxiang Technology" Completes 200 Million Yuan Bridge Strategic Round of Financing
36Kr learned that "Douxiang Technology" recently completed a new round of 200 million yuan bridge strategic round of financing, exclusively invested by Zhongding Capital. Xie Chen, the CEO of Douxiang Technology, said that this round of financing will further increase the company's R & D investment in the direction of AI security technology and platform security intelligence, steadily promote the long - term strategic layout, and lay the foundation for subsequent larger - scale capital plans and the IPO process.
New Products:
Release of "Multimodal Professional Large Model V2.0 for Lunar Science"
During the 2025 China International Big Data Industry Expo, the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, released the "Multimodal Professional Large Model V2.0 for Lunar Science" on August 29. The construction of this embedded professional large model endows the "Digital Moon" cloud platform with a highly efficient "intelligent brain". According to the project plan, the "Digital Moon" cloud platform will be completed in 2027 and opened to the world for sharing. (Xinhua News Agency)
Today's Views:
Alibaba Earnings Conference Call: Tmall Supermarket to Fully Upgrade from B2C Far-Field Model to Near-Field Flash Sale Model
36Kr learned that at the earnings conference call for analysts for Q1 of fiscal year 2026, Jiang Fan, CEO of Alibaba's e-commerce business group, said that Tmall Supermarket will fully upgrade from the B2C far-field model to the near-field flash sale model, achieving a faster delivery experience while maintaining price competitiveness in the far-field.
Other Noteworthy News:
Japan's domestic automobile sales in August decreased by 10.6% compared with the same period last year
Japan's domestic automobile sales in August decreased by 10.6% compared with the same period last year. (Sina Finance)
Hefei's Low - altitude Government Affairs "One - Network Unified Flight" Platform Officially Launched
Hefei's Low - altitude Government Affairs "One - Network Unified Flight" Platform was officially launched on the 30th. As the first city - level low - altitude government affairs "One - Network Unified Flight" platform in China to initiate construction, this platform has established a "Three - layer Unified Management" system. That is, the front - end unifies equipment and drone nests, the middle - end unifies users and demands, and the back - end unifies networks and data, achieving unified flight of government drone resources on one network, multiple flights of one drone, and multiple uses of one flight. In specific applications, this platform supports full - process operations such as AI automatic collection and identification, automatic alarm and disposal of abnormalities, and generation of inspection reports. (China News Service)