BYD will bring the Tang SUV to Japan to diversify its product matrix there. The Han and Qin sedans will also be brought to Japan, according to local media. Read more…
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Leapmotor begins selling C10, T03 EVs in 13 European countries
Leapmotor International plans to increase its global sales outlets to 350 in the fourth quarter, including more than 200 in Europe. Read more…
Huawei launches Luxeed R7 as another Tesla Model Y rival, starting at $36,940
The Luxeed R7 is the first coupe SUV under Huawei’s HIMA business and the second model under the Luxeed brand. Deliveries of the model will begin next month. Read more…
Industry body submits ‘urgent report’ to Chinese authorities as price wars leave dealers in peril
CADA has called on Chinese authorities to introduce financial relief for the dealership sector, saying that price wars have led to a cumulative loss of RMB 138 billion yuan ($19.6 billion) in new car retail sales in the January-August period. Read more…
Geely to set up JV in Vietnam to assemble cars locally
Geely Auto will form a joint venture with Vietnam’s Tasco to build a $168 million plant with a design capacity of 75,000 vehicles per year in the first phase. Read more…
China EV insurance registrations for week ending Sept 22: Nio 3,700, Tesla 13,800, Xiaomi 2,900, BYD 80,600
Li Auto had 12,000 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 3,500, Zeekr 3,800, Leapmotor 6,300 and Aito 7,300. Read more…
US plans to ban connected cars with Chinese software and hardware
The software ban would go into effect for Model Year 2027, and the hardware ban would take effect for Model Year 2030, or January 1, 2029 for units without a model year. Read more…
BAIC’s EV unit cuts production capacity from 320,000 to 120,000 units
BAIC’s EV arm BJEV has reduced its production capacity by 62.5 percent by reducing the number of production sites from three to one. Read more…
BYD launches Sealion 05 DM-i and 2nd-gen Song Pro DM-i, both starting at $15,980
BYD has launched compact hybrid SUVs Sealion 05 DM-i and the second-generation Song Pro DM-i, both equipped with the more fuel-efficient DM 5.0 technology. Read more…
CAAM submits ‘urgent report’ to Chinese authorities as price wars leave dealers in peril
CAAM has called on Chinese authorities to introduce financial relief for the dealership sector, saying that price wars have led to a cumulative loss of RMB 138 billion yuan ($19.6 billion) in new car retail sales in the January-August period. Read more…
Spy shots reveal interior of Nio Firefly’s debut model
Local automotive media outlet Auto Home today shared several spy shots of the first model of Nio Firefly, exposing the interior of the model for the first time. Read more…
Neta begins car deliveries in HK
Neta has started delivering the Neta X SUV in Hong Kong and plans to add multiple sales outlets in the city in the fourth quarter. Read more…
BYD’s new car carrier ready for operation
Guangzhou Shipyard held an undocking ceremony on September 20 for the BYD Hefei, a 7,000-vehicle car carrier built for BYD. Read more…
Xpeng signs dealer deal to enter Qatar market
Xpeng has appointed Pioneer Motors as its exclusive distributor in Qatar, where the G6, G9, and P7 are expected to be launched by the end of 2024. Read more…
BYD Denza says Z9GT gets over 5,000 orders in 36 hours after launch
Denza said the Z9GT received more than 5,000 firm orders in its first 36 hours on the market, with the 2010 units of limited-edition cars already sold out. Read more…
Nio targets Onvo L60 capacity of 5,000 units in Oct, 20,000 by Mar 2025
Onvo L60 production capacity is expected to reach 10,000 units in December, at least 16,000 units in January and 20,000 units by March, William Li said. Read more…
BYD Denza launches tri-motor-equipped Z9GT with starting price of $47,460
The Z9GT comes standard with e3 technology, which can be seen as a scaled-down version of BYD’s e⁴ technology built for ultra-luxury cars, bringing powerful performance to affordable models. Read more…
Zeekr launches 7X SUV for families with starting price of $32,590
The Zeekr 7X has received more than 58,000 orders in the past 20 days since pre-sales began on August 30. Read more…
CPCA expects China’s NEV retail to be 1.1 million in Sept, above 1 million for 2nd consecutive month
In September, China’s passenger NEV retail sales are expected to be around 1.1 million units, up 47.3 percent year-on-year and up 7.3 percent compared to August, CPCA’s estimates show. Read more…
Xpeng sees 500,000th production car roll off line
Xpeng saw the 500,000th production vehicle roll off the line, which was the 10,000th production car of the Mona M03 launched on August 27. Read more…
