Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China totaled 1,083,000 units in the December 1-15 period, up 14 percent from the same period last month. Read more…

Onvo’s president re-emphasized that this month’s target of delivering more than 10,000 units will be met, after weekly data showed that deliveries remained slow last week. Read more…

Nio’s battery swap network has completed coverage of 18 of China’s busiest highways, reaching 913 stations along them. Read more…

CATL has unveiled two standardized Choco-SEB battery packs and plans to launch 10 models using the packs with partners, one for each of the following quarters. Read more…

Song Gang joined Tesla Shanghai in December 2018 and was the No. 1 employee at Giga Shanghai. Read more…

The production site is Audi’s first in China to focus exclusively on purely electric models and will start with the Audi Q6L e-tron series. Read more…

Avatr closed over RMB 11 billion ($1.5 billion) in series C funding, with a goal of going public in 2026. Read more…

On Nio Day 2024, the official launch of the ET9 and the launch of the Firefly brand will mark a significant expansion in the price range covered by Nio’s product lineup. Read more…

The Firefly brand will be officially launched at Nio Day 2024 on December 21, when its first model will also be unveiled. Read more…

Zeekr is so far the only Chinese EV maker to announce a presence at CES 2025, and it will be its third consecutive appearance at the tech event since 2023. Read more…

Huawei unveiled the Maextro S800 on November 26, targeting the luxury executive sedan market with an estimated price tag of RMB 1 million to RMB 1.5 million. Read more…

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…