BEV sales in April rose 58.4 percent year-on-year, higher than the 21.9 percent growth rate for PHEVs.
NEV exports were a record 200,000 units in April, up 76 percent year-on-year and up 27 percent from March.
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Xiaomi EV to open its largest Shanghai flagship showroom in Oct
The project has a floor area of over 15,000 square meters and is scheduled to officially open in October 2025.
It will be the largest flagship Xiaomi EV center in Shanghai, adjacent to the largest Tesla Center in China.
Li Auto Apr deliveries breakdown: Li L6 at 16,755, Li L7 8,102
Models with lower price tags contributed more to Li Auto’s monthly deliveries.
Li L6 contributed 49.37 percent of Li Auto deliveries in April.
Xpeng Apr deliveries breakdown: Mona M03 at 14,210, P7+ 7,392
The Mona M03 and P7+ sedans continue to be Xpeng’s top sellers, though the G6 and G9 SUVs saw significant sales growth.
April deliveries for both the Mona M03 and P7+ were down from March.
Tesla Model Y sales in China fall 24% year-on-year in Apr as more go to exports
In the January-April period, Model Y retail sales in China stood at 101,873 units, down 19.61 percent year-on-year.
The Model Y exported 13,976 units in April, up 149.30 percent year-on-year.
Nio ET9 delivers 810 units in 1st full month
The ET9 is Nio’s highest-priced model and one of the few luxury sedans built by a Chinese carmaker.
The ES6 continues to be the highest delivered Nio-branded model, with 6,866 units delivered in April.
CATL vice chairman to donate $138 million worth of stock to Fudan University
CATL vice chairman Li Ping, a Fudan University alumnus, is donating to establish a research fund.
Li’s stake in CATL will be reduced from 4.58 percent to 4.48 percent.
CATL to raise up to $4 billion in HK listing, trading to start on May 20
CATL plans to use about 90 percent of the proceeds for its project in Hungary.
Trading of CATL shares in Hong Kong will begin on Tuesday, May 20.
Tesla’s retail sales in China down 8.56% year-on-year to 28,731 in Apr
In January-April, Tesla’s retail sales in China’s domestic market amounted to 163,338 units, down 0.31 percent year-on-year.
Tesla’s retail share of the Chinese BEV market was 5.14 percent in April, down from 11.47 percent in March.
China NEV retail up 34% year-on-year to 905,000 in Apr
Retail sales of China’s passenger NEVs saw year-on-year growth last month, despite a decline from March.
Retail penetration of NEVs was 51.5 percent in April, above 50 percent for the second consecutive month.
Nio brand reaches 700,000th delivery milestone
The delivery of this 700,000th vehicle means that the Nio main brand has delivered 2,615 vehicles so far this month.
The Nio brand delivered 19,269 vehicles in April, a year-on-year increase of 23.36 percent.
Li Auto sees cumulative Li L7 deliveries exceed 300,000 units
Li Auto launched its updated L-series EREVs on May 8, and deliveries began yesterday.
In March, the Li L7 delivered 8,707 units, contributing 23.74 percent of Li Auto’s monthly deliveries.
Nio starts taking pre-orders for facelifted ES6, EC6, ET5, ET5 Touring, official launches to be in next 2 weeks
The official launch of the updated ES6 and EC6 will take place on May 16, and show cars are already available at Nio showrooms.
The updated ET5 and ET5 Touring will be launched on May 25, with show cars to be available on May 22.
Nio reportedly makes deeper integration of 3 brands to cut costs
The adjustments focus on Onvo, which remains a sub-brand but will operate as a first-tier division of Nio.
Nio is also reducing management compensation costs.
Tesla says Shanghai plant completed capacity ramp-up of updated Model Y in just 6 weeks
Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory completed the capacity ramp-up for the updated Model Y in six weeks, setting a new record for it.
Factories are Tesla’s best products, it said.
Xiaomi becomes partner at Germany’s Nürburgring track
The partnership includes the new Xiaomi curve on the Grand Prix circuit and a new advertising installation on the Nordschleife.
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra production version is on a challenge at the Nürburgring track.
Nio to start accepting pre-orders for updated ES6, EC6 from May 10
Nio will start accepting pre-orders for the updated ES6 and EC6 on Saturday, May 10.
Show cars of the updated ES6 and EC6 will be available at Nio’s showrooms in China starting May 10.
Xpeng Aeroht’s Production Certificate application begins to be reviewed by Chinese aviation authorities
Xpeng Aeroht said its mass-production factory for flying cars is now 70 percent complete and is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter.
Xpeng Aeroht submitted its Type Certificate application in March 2024, which is still under review.
Leapmotor to launch updated C10 SUV on May 15
Leapmotor began pre-sales of the updated C10 at the end of last month at a starting price of RMB 129,800 ($17,900).
The C10 delivered 12,255 units in March, contributing 33 percent of Leapmotor’s monthly deliveries.
Li Auto officially launches updated L-series EREVs with unchanged prices
Li Auto’s updated L-series EREVs are now available in showrooms, with deliveries set to begin next week.
These updated models are priced the same as before but bring feature upgrades.
