Tesla sold 73,490 vehicles in China in November, its highest month of this year. Giga Shanghai’s exports in November were the lowest since June 2022 at 5,366 units. Read more…

Retail sales of NEVs in China exceeded 1 million for the fourth consecutive month in November, although penetration declined sequentially for the third time in a row. Read more…

Nio ET9’s steer-by-wire (SBW) technology received mass production clearance today, making it the first mass-produced model in China to feature SBW technology. Read more…

Zeekr has launched the Zeekr 009 MPV and Zeekr X compact SUV in Malaysia, with local deliveries set to begin later this month. Read more…

WeRide’s robotaxis begin to be available on Uber’s platform in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time Uber has launched autonomous vehicles outside the US. Read more…

The two will work together to promote the R&D of new power battery technologies and talent development, according to an announcement. Read more…

Nio will launch its Banyan 3.1.0 system in January, for the first time to bring smart driving capabilities that incorporate end-to-end AI models, according to local media. Read more…

Nio said it and Mastercard will work together to provide more value-added services to users worldwide, helping the company expand and grow its business in global markets. Read more…

CATL and BYD continued to hold the top two positions as the world’s largest battery makers in the January-October period, both increasing their share slightly from January-September. Read more…

Nio Power’s battery swap station plant in Wuhan, Hubei province, saw its 100th battery swap station roll off the assembly line today, entering the scale-up phase of production. Read more…

The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra began pre-sales in China at the end of October at a price of RMB 814,900 ($112,110), with an official launch set for March 2025. Read more…

Audi’s opposition has been rejected and Nio has been allowed to move forward with its application to register the ES trademarks in Australia. Read more…

In the past six years, Tesla has never been recalled due to fire risk, and the probability of a Tesla catching fire is only one-eighth that of a gasoline car, said Grace Tao, VP of the EV maker. Read more…

In November, 27,121 Nio users used the battery swap service for the first time. Read more…

China’s retail penetration of NEVs was 52.2 percent in November and 47.36 percent year-to-date. Read more…

The Zeekr 7X has quickly become Zeekr’s top seller since its launch in late September, contributing nearly half of Zeekr’s insurance registrations in the past two weeks. Read more…

Nio expects the Onvo sub-brand to sell around 240,000 units for the full year in 2025, with the Firefly sub-brand selling around 5,000 units per month, according to local media. Read more…

Delivery wait times for the ET7, EC7, and ES8 have changed from 2-3 weeks to 3-4 weeks, the first time in the past five months that the Nio brand has seen such a change. Read more…

The US government’s arbitrary changes to the control rules have seriously affected the stable supply of US chip products, CAAM said. Read more…

This is the fifth time that China’s monthly NEV wholesale sales have exceeded 1 million units. Read more…