Jiyue CEO said the EV maker has entered into a strategic partnership with Nio on battery swap and will soon officially become part of Nio’s battery swap alliance. Read more…

Aito has launched a five-seat variant of its flagship SUV, the M9, at a starting price of RMB 469,800 ($66,000), following the success of the six-seat version in the luxury SUV market. Read more…

CATL’s share in August decreased by 2.84 percentage points from July, while BYD increased by 2.14 percentage points. Read more…

The European Union is set to make small reductions in the proposed additional tariff rates on EVs from China, with Tesla facing a reduction from 9 percent to just under 8 percent, according to Bloomberg. Read more…

BYD has raised its annual sales target to 4 million units, Morgan Stanley analyst Tim Hsiao said in a research note citing comments from BYD’s management. Read more…

China’s BEV sales rebounded to 646,000 units in August, up 17.24 percent from July, while PHEV sales rose to a new record high of 453,000 units. Read more…

Li Auto had 10,700 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 3,600, Zeekr 4,600, Leapmotor 6,300 and Aito 7,700. Read more…

Xpeng is asking suppliers to boost capacity for the Mona M03 to help it improve delivery efficiency, saying in a letter that recent orders for the new model exceeded 2,000 units per day. Read more…

Nio and Chery have entered into a partnership that opens up Nio Power’s charging network to brands including Chery, Exceed and Jetour. Read more…

CATL is in talks to buy photovoltaic module supplier DAS Solar, which ranked No. 8 globally in PV module shipments in the first half of this year, according to local media. Read more…

BYD rolled out the 2025 Han sedan, with the hybrid Han DM-i upgraded to the DM 5.0 system and the pure electric Han EV upgraded to the 800 V high-voltage architecture. Read more…

Tesla sold 63,456 vehicles in China in August, the highest of the year, up 37.27 percent from July, though down 1.91 percent year-on-year. Read more…

China’s PHEV retail sales hit a record high for the third consecutive month, while BEV retail sales grew again, ending two consecutive months of sequential declines. Read more…

Nio said it has donated compensation it received in several lawsuits over false rumors to the relief efforts for Super Typhoon Yagi. Read more…

Shenzhen has built a total of 550 supercharging stations so far, nearly twice the number of gas stations in the southern Chinese mega city. Read more…

Nio surged in early hours of Hong Kong trading today, as trading resumed in the city’s stock market after being suspended due to a typhoon on Friday. Read more…

Zeekr started pre-sales for the Zeekr 7X on August 30th, with the official launch set for September 20 and deliveries to begin in late September. Read more…

Xpeng Aeroht said it has received more than 1,000 pre-orders for its modular flying car, with more than 3,000 intended orders. Read more…

Originally launched in July 2020, the BYD Han has accumulated sales of more than 800,000 units to date. Read more…

Deutsche Bank expects the Nio main brand to launch four new products and sub-brand Onvo to launch two new products in 2025. Read more…