BYD has shared a 25-second video on Weibo showing some of the exterior details of the Sealion 05 DM-i. Read more…

Mercedes-Benz plans to invest more than RMB 14 billion ($2 billion) in China with its local partners to further enrich its local product lineup of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. Read more…

That’s about six months after the Han sedan’s last update, as BYD accelerates the rollout of new products and updates to existing models. Read more…

China’s retail sales of NEVs were a record 1.015 million units in August, with penetration rising to a record 53.14 percent, preliminary CPCA data showed. Read more…

Nio has begun to push forward with its Power Up Counties plan, with five county-level administrative regions seeing their first Nio battery swap stations go into operation in August. Read more…

“The intention was to protect the European car industry but for us, it’s having the opposite effect …. We need to find a solution,” Cupra’s CEO said. Read more…

Changan’s German subsidiary has been registered, marking another step in its “Vast Ocean” plan. Read more…

Xpeng Aeroht is aiming to start mass production and deliveries of its modular flying car in 2026, with a price tag that will be no more than RMB 2 million ($280,000), its founder said. Read more…

China plans to resort to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism against Canada’s practices and will launch the world’s first anti-discrimination investigation. Read more…

BYD has opened its first store in Suriname and introduced four models — Dolphin, Seal, Yuan Plus and Song Plus DM-i — to local customers. Read more…

Tesla plans to produce a 6-seat version of the Model Y in China starting in late 2025, having asked suppliers to prepare for double-digit growth in Model Y production at its Shanghai plant, according to Reuters. Read more…

Li Auto had 11,300 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 3,500, Zeekr 4,600, Leapmotor 7,000 and Aito 8,900. Read more…

Nio is set to tweak its charging model for its battery swap service in China, in what will be the third major overhaul since the service became available. Read more…

Deepal signed a strategic partnership agreement with UAE auto dealership group Al Tayer Motors on September 2 to jointly offer Deepal’s products in the Middle Eastern country. Read more…

China’s wholesale sales of passenger NEVs are expected to come in at 1.05 million units in August, which would be the first time this year that they have exceeded 1 million units. Read more…

Tesla China sold 86,697 vehicles in August, including those sold in China and those exported to overseas markets, up 16.97 percent from July and up 3.02 percent year-on-year. Read more…

Nio’s 2,500th battery swap station in China went live today. It has 54 stations in Europe, with Germany and Norway having 18 stations each. Read more…

By the end of this year, an eVTOL powered by CATL batteries is expected to make its maiden flight, the battery maker’s chairman said. Read more…

In the short term, CATL aims to have more than 500 battery swap stations by 2025 and 3,000 by 2027. Read more…

The Song and Qin families remain the best-selling BYD models, both selling more than 70,000 units in August. Read more…