Onvo had 1,700 insurance registrations last week, Li Auto 14,100, Xpeng 7,200, Zeekr 5,200, Leapmotor 10,000 and Aito 6,700. Read more…

The iCar V23 is iCar’s second model, after the iCar 03, and is aimed at fashion-conscious young people. Read more…

The first two BYD stores opened in Estonia and began pre-sales of four BYD NEV models. Read more…

BYD has set up an advanced technology research and development center that now has about 500 people, ramping up its investment in AI and large models. Read more…

Xpeng is considering shelving plans to adopt the Thor chip in next year’s new models, while Nio has no plans to use the Thor chip in next year’s models, according to local media. Read more…

BYD’s Xi’an plant has four assembly lines in production at the same time, with output reaching 4,000 to 4,400 vehicles per day. Read more…

The Zeekr 7X is available for order in the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, with first customer deliveries expected in summer 2025. Read more…

Hongqi is the second automotive brand in the past month to announce the adoption of CATL’s Choco-SEB battery swap solution. Read more…

Nio has added 62 battery swap stations in China so far this month, and aims to add about 200 in total this month. Read more…

Jin joined Nio in January 2022 after more than 10 years at SAIC-GM. Read more…

Nio reached its 60 millionth battery swap service today, about four months after its 50 millionth service. Read more…

BYD is on track to sell 4.25 million units in the full year 2024, the company’s chief scientist said, suggesting sales will be around 500,000 units this month. Read more…

The Avatr 06 sedan is expected to be the first product under the new partnership model, according to local media. Read more…

BYD has launched the Han, Yuan Plus, Sealion, Song Plus DM-i and Qin Plus DM-i in Oman and plans to introduce the Sealion 07 in the local market next. Read more…

Tesla has launched the Actually Smart Summon feature in China and started offering 90 days of free EAP access to customers who purchase its vehicles through trade-ins. Read more…

The combined investment in the two battery plants is 2.514 billion euros ($2.6 billion), both with an annual capacity of 20 GWh. Read more…

Xiaomi EV is assembling a team for selling cars overseas and will sell small batches of cars in several regions in recent years to test market response, according to local media. Read more…

The first model from the Nio battery swap alliance is doing winter testing, and the Firefly sub-brand will start selling in Europe next year. Read more…

Tesla has completed an energy consumption filing for the Cybertruck in China and received an energy consumption label, reigniting speculation that the model could be introduced to the country. Read more…

China’s EV battery installations were 67.2 GWh in November, up 49.7 percent year-on-year and up 13.5 percent from October. Read more…