Li Auto has recently created a first-tier division responsible for overseas market expansion, putting a much-changed international expansion plan back on the table. Read more…

Xpeng began pre-sales of the P7+ on October 14 at a starting price of RMB 209,800 ($29,450) and received more than 30,000 pre-orders in the first 1 hour and 48 minutes. Read more…

Nio has recently been hiring in China to expand its Middle East team, offering positions at senior director and above, up to assistant vice president level, according to local media. Read more…

Chinese automakers, including BYD, SAIC and Geely, were told at a meeting on October 10 that they should suspend plans for heavy-asset investments such as setting up factories in countries that support the EV tariffs, according to Reuters. Read more…

China’s retail penetration of NEVs was 52.2 percent in October 1-27, and 46.46 percent year-to-date. Read more…

Geely has unveiled the more fuel-economy-oriented Leishen EM-i hybrid system, following the previous launch of the more performance-oriented Leishen EM-p. Read more…

BYD reported net income of RMB 11.607 billion in the third quarter, up 11.47 percent year-on-year and 28.08 percent from the second quarter. Read more…

Renault is building an EV R&D team in Shanghai to target mass production of a new model by the end of 2025, but the new model will be built and sold only in Europe, according to a media report. Read more…

CYVN reached a non-binding agreement to acquire 100 percent of McLaren’s automotive business from Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat. Read more…

New flow for the Nio brand is estimated at about 19,000 units in October, flat from September, but sub-brand Onvo is estimated at about 15,000 units in October, according to Deutsche Bank. Read more…

Nio’s battery swap stations have achieved coverage of nine horizontal highways, seven vertical highways and 12 urban clusters, fulfilling part of a goal announced two years ago. Read more…

The Yangwang U7 will be powered by BYD’s second-generation blade battery, which will have a charging multiplier of more than 5.5 C and a discharging multiplier of more than 14 C, according to an auto blogger. Read more…

The European Commission has published the definitive tariff rates in the Official Journal, with the additional tariffs to take effect from October 30, and the provisional duties imposed on July 4 will not be collected. Read more…

The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra received 3,680 pre-orders 10 minutes after pre-sales began, as the company begins to show off its technological muscle in the EV space. Read more…

By the end of 2025, Xpeng aims to enter more than 60 global markets and hopes to achieve half of its total sales coming from international markets. Read more…

Xiaomi said it has delivered more than 20,000 units of the SU7 in October, and reiterated that it will meet its full-year delivery target of 100,000 units in November ahead of schedule. Read more…

Zeekr plans to launch the Zeekr 001 and the Zeekr X first in Egypt, with the first local store to open in Cairo by the end of this year. Read more…

During the third quarter, Xpeng delivered 46,533 vehicles, exceeding the upper end of its guidance range of 41,000 to 45,000 units. Read more…

Denza’s Z9GT, another model in the Z series, hit the market on September 20 at a starting price of RMB 334,800 yuan. Read more…

The central government and state institutions and their subsidiaries should take the lead in using homegrown NEVs when equipping and upgrading their official vehicles, according to an announcement. Read more…