Lei Kang

Zeekr has opened its first two flash stores in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and will open its first Zeekr Space stores in both countries in April.

Volkswagen Anhui is majority-owned by Volkswagen and is its first joint venture in China focused on NEVs.

The remaining two of Xpeng's three co-founders have exited from the core management team, with the team led by chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng taking full reign of the company.

Retail penetration of NEVs in China rebounded to 43.38 percent in the March 1-10 period.

The ET5 and ES7 had the longest wait times at 7-8 weeks and 8-9 weeks, respectively, while the ET5 Touring, ES6, EC6, EC7, and ES8 all had 2-3 weeks.

Local media reported earlier this month that the model will be unveiled at the Beijing auto show at the end of next month and will be officially launched in June.

Zeekr has filed for a new model called Zeekr Mix with MPV-like appearance.

Nio has recently started giving away free Nio Phones to customers buying 2024 models, but the entitlement is currently available only for March, according to local media.

The R&D center will focus on exploring cutting-edge areas of autonomous driving and introducing customized autonomous driving solutions for the European market and users, Pony.ai said.

CATL's share of China's EV battery market increased by 5.75 percentage points in February, while BYD's share decreased by 0.82 percentage points.