Lei Kang

  • Tesla completes construction of Shanghai Megafactory, begins trial production

    Tesla has begun trial production at the factory, which produces energy storage products and is expected to start mass production in early 2025.

  • IM Motors gets L4 autonomous driving road test license

    An IM Motors executive said the company officially received its L4 driverless road test license today.

  • Hesai delivers more than 100,000 LiDARs in Dec

    Hesai said it delivered more than 100,000 LiDARs in December, the first LiDAR maker in the world to reach the milestone.

  • Deepal sees 400,000th car roll off line, targets 500,000 sales in 2025

    Deepal saw deliveries surpass 36,000 units in December and more than 240,000 units for the entire 2024.

  • BYD expands promotion to cover Song Pro DM-i, Qin Plus EV

    BYD has expanded its year-end promotion to cover the Dynasty series' Song Pro DM-i, Qin Plus EV, after starting promotions for some models in the Ocean series two days ago.

  • BYD Denza launches 2025 D9 MPV in update of its most important model

    The 2025 D9 starts at the same RMB 339,800 ($46,560) price as the 2024 model launched in March, but with upgraded features.

  • GAC unveils humanoid robot GoMate, plans to start small-scale production in 2026

    GAC plans to have GoMate in experimental use in some industries in 2025 and small-scale production in 2026.

  • BYD offers free car insurance for Ocean lineup in year-end sales push

    BYD is offering free vehicle insurance worth up to RMB 5,000 ($690) on a number of Ocean lineup models, ramping up promotions ahead of the Chinese New Year.

  • China NEV retail at 817,000 in Dec 1-22, up 4% from same period last month

    Cumulative retail sales of passenger NEVs in China so far this year totaled 10.41 million units, up 43 percent from a year earlier.

  • Xiaomi EV officially announces tie-ups with Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto on charging network

    Xiaomi EV's charging map has access to over 14,000 Nio chargers, over 9,000 Xpeng chargers, and over 6,000 Li Auto chargers.