The partnership is expected to first launch in a key market in the Middle East later this year.
Pony AI is the third Chinese company to announce a partnership or deepening of a partnership with Uber in the past few days.
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Leapmotor says it secured over 18,000 orders during 5-day Labor Day holiday
On May 5, Leapmotor booked over 3,700 orders in a single day, with the C11 SUV contributing 1,099 units.
Leapmotor delivered 41,039 vehicles in April, its second highest ever.
WeRide, Uber expand partnership, robotaxi service to cover 15 more cities
WeRide and Uber will expand their robotaxi partnership to several new cities each year outside the US and China.
WeRide and Uber’s fleet size in Abu Dhabi will reach 50 units by mid-2025.
CATL seeks $1 billion loan for Indonesia plant expansion, report says
CATL’s joint venture in Indonesia plans to build a battery cell plant with an annual capacity of 15 GWh.
The plant is expected to be commercially operational by 2027.
Chinese startup Momenta partners with Uber to launch robotaxi service in global markets
Momenta’s partnership with Uber will start first in Europe in 2026.
The partnership will bring self-driving vehicles to the Uber platform, covering international markets outside of the US and China.
BYD Apr sales breakdown: Song 84,088 units, Seagull 55,028
The Song family, Seagull and Qin family were the top three BYD lineups sold in April.
Denza sold 15,388 units in April, Fang Cheng Bao 10,039 units and Yangwang 135 units.
Great Wall Motor sells 100,061 cars in Apr, overseas market contributes 32%
Great Wall Motor sold 32,165 units overseas in April, down 11.00 percent from a year ago while up 1.13 percent from March.
In the January-April period, Great Wall Motor sold 356,868 units, a decrease of 3.58 percent year-on-year.
BYD sells 380,089 NEVs in Apr, overseas sales hit another record high
BYD sold 79,086 NEVs overseas in April, marking the fifth consecutive month of record sales.
BYD’s BEV sales rose sequentially in April, while PHEV sales declined.
Nio delivers 23,900 cars in Apr, its second highest ever
The Nio main brand delivered 19,269 vehicles in April, with Onvo at 4,400 and Firefly at 231 units. Read more…
Zeekr Group delivers 41,316 cars in Apr, with Lynk & Co seeing 47% YoY growth
The Zeekr brand delivered 13,727 vehicles in April, down 14.68 percent from the same month last year.
Lynk & Co delivered 27,589 vehicles in April, up 47.32 percent year-on-year.
Xpeng delivers 35,045 cars in Apr, its second highest ever
In the January-April period, Xpeng delivered 129,053 vehicles, up 313.45 percent year-on-year.
Nio’s team shake-up reportedly continues for sales channel integration of Nio and Onvo brands
In several cities, sales of Nio and Onvo brands are starting to be headed by the same person.
These changes are aimed at integrating the sales channels of the Nio and Onvo brands to improve organizational efficiency.
Xiaomi EV says it delivered over 28,000 units in Apr
This is the seventh consecutive month that Xiaomi EV has seen monthly deliveries exceed 20,000 units.
Customers ordering the regular SU7 now will still have to wait about 40 weeks for delivery.
Li Auto delivers 33,939 cars in Apr, up 31.61% year-on-year
Deliveries in April were up 31.61 percent year-on-year, but down 7.46 percent from March.
So far this year, Li Auto has delivered 126,803 vehicles, up 19.41 percent year-on-year.
Leapmotor delivers 41,039 cars in Apr, its 2nd highest ever
That monthly deliveries were up 173.50 percent year-on-year and up 10.63 percent from March.
So far this year, Leapmotor has delivered 128,591 vehicles, up 165.60 percent year-on-year.
Rox Motor delivers 1,128 cars in Apr, bringing cumulative deliveries to over 10,000
Rox Motor plans to launch one all-new model each year from 2025 to 2027.
Rox Motor’s 10,000th car delivered to a UAE owner.
China NEV retail at 728,000 in Apr 1-27, down 10% from same period last month
Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China totaled 1.391 million units in the April 1-27 period, up 10 percent year-on-year but down 10 percent from the same period last month.
China’s NEV penetration at retail stood at 52.30 percent in the April 1-27 period and 48.29 percent year-to-date.
BYD enters Benin, expands footprint in Africa to 16 countries
BYD launched the Yuan Plus SUV, compact hatchback Seagull in Benin.
Up to now, BYD has entered 16 countries and regions in Africa.
Leapmotor starts pre-sales of facelifted C10 SUV, updating one of its main sellers
The updated C10 SUV has a longer range and a more powerful powertrain.
The 2026 C10 pre-sales start at RMB 129,800 ($17,860).
China Apr EV sales preview: Deutsche Bank expects Nio at 25,000, Tesla 30,000, BYD 370,000
Nio Inc’s order flow in April is estimated to rise 80 percent sequentially to about 36,000 units, according to Deutsche Bank.
Tesla is expected to have new orders of about 40,000 units in China in April, down about 35 percent from March.
