BYD has raised its annual sales target to 4 million units, Morgan Stanley analyst Tim Hsiao said in a research note citing comments from BYD’s management. Read more…

China’s BEV sales rebounded to 646,000 units in August, up 17.24 percent from July, while PHEV sales rose to a new record high of 453,000 units. Read more…

Li Auto had 10,700 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 3,600, Zeekr 4,600, Leapmotor 6,300 and Aito 7,700. Read more…

Xpeng is asking suppliers to boost capacity for the Mona M03 to help it improve delivery efficiency, saying in a letter that recent orders for the new model exceeded 2,000 units per day. Read more…

Nio and Chery have entered into a partnership that opens up Nio Power’s charging network to brands including Chery, Exceed and Jetour. Read more…

CATL is in talks to buy photovoltaic module supplier DAS Solar, which ranked No. 8 globally in PV module shipments in the first half of this year, according to local media. Read more…

BYD rolled out the 2025 Han sedan, with the hybrid Han DM-i upgraded to the DM 5.0 system and the pure electric Han EV upgraded to the 800 V high-voltage architecture. Read more…

Tesla sold 63,456 vehicles in China in August, the highest of the year, up 37.27 percent from July, though down 1.91 percent year-on-year. Read more…

China’s PHEV retail sales hit a record high for the third consecutive month, while BEV retail sales grew again, ending two consecutive months of sequential declines. Read more…

Nio said it has donated compensation it received in several lawsuits over false rumors to the relief efforts for Super Typhoon Yagi. Read more…

Shenzhen has built a total of 550 supercharging stations so far, nearly twice the number of gas stations in the southern Chinese mega city. Read more…

Nio surged in early hours of Hong Kong trading today, as trading resumed in the city’s stock market after being suspended due to a typhoon on Friday. Read more…

Zeekr started pre-sales for the Zeekr 7X on August 30th, with the official launch set for September 20 and deliveries to begin in late September. Read more…

Xpeng Aeroht said it has received more than 1,000 pre-orders for its modular flying car, with more than 3,000 intended orders. Read more…

Originally launched in July 2020, the BYD Han has accumulated sales of more than 800,000 units to date. Read more…

Deutsche Bank expects the Nio main brand to launch four new products and sub-brand Onvo to launch two new products in 2025. Read more…

Former Goldman Sachs managing director Pan Deng has joined Neta as its new CFO to head the IPO of the brand’s parent company Hozon. Read more…

Nio is aiming to deliver 220,000 vehicles in 2024, including 200,000 under the Nio main brand and 20,000 under its sub-brand Onvo, its president said. Read more…

The Lynk & Co Z10 is an all-electric mid to large-size sedan built on the same platform as the Zeekr 001. Read more…

The Sealion 05 DM-i is a compact five-seat hybrid SUV that is expected to be equipped with BYD’s latest DM 5.0 technology. Read more…