Lei Kang

China's NEV sales performed even worse at retail last week, leading to a significant drop in sales in the first half of the month compared to the same period in December.

Some Li Auto stores saw a significant uptick in sales just this past weekend, and some trim levels are no longer available for delivery before the Chinese New Year, according to local media.

BYD will invest RMB 100 billion in vehicle intelligence in the future to lead the way in NEV development, the company's chairman said.

Under the agreement between the two, Huawei has committed not to engage in the automobile manufacturing business and not to engage in the same business as the new company, Changan chairman said.

The BYD Sealion 07 will be available in single- and dual-motor versions and support a top speed of 225 km/h.

The new Zeekr 001 will use Zeekr's in-house developed Golden Battery based on LFP chemistry.

Aito launched the new M7 on September 12. It previously said it had more than 120,000 firm orders for the M7 by the end of December.

Nio will raise the cost of battery upgrades on a daily basis by 76 percent between February 1-17, as it expects demand for upgrades to surge during the Chinese New Year travel rush.

The starting price of the upgraded Zeekr 009 has risen by about $140, but makes a number of settings previously available as paid options standard.

BYD has held discussions with Sigma Lithium about a possible supply agreement, joint venture or acquisition, an executive at the NEV maker said, according to the Financial Times.