Lei Kang

  • BYD sues car blogger for $700,000 over defamation

    The blogger has posted a large amount of inaccurate information over a long period of time, defaming and insulting BYD and causing serious damage to the company's brand reputation, BYD's legal department said in its only Weibo post to date.

  • Li Auto sues auto film store that started using same Chinese name decade ago

    The auto film store, which was founded in 2012, is being sued by Li Auto to stop using the word Li Xiang and pay compensation of 1.2 million yuan.

  • Man apologizes and pays damages for posting tens of thousands of insults against Nio

    The man posted tens of thousands of pieces of content insulting Nio, Nio users, and Nio products from May 2022 to June 2023, according to a statement from Nio.

  • Chinese brands take 75% share of Southeast Asia's EV market in Q1, says Counterpoint

    BYD, Hozon and SAIC together accounted for more than 68 percent of the Southeast Asian BEV market in the first quarter.

  • Factbox : What are the advantages of Nio's battery swap system?

    Nio presented 9 advantages of its battery swap system at the Nio Power Day 2023 event on July 20, saying they would be the official wording from the company.

  • Changan's EV unit Avatr to start deliveries of Avatr 12 this year, 2 extra models coming next year

    Avatr's two new models, internally codenamed E15 and E16, will also go on sale in 2024.

  • Neta launches facelift of flagship sedan Neta S, with starting price reduced by about 16%

    The new Neta S has a starting price of RMB 159,800, which is RMB 30,000 lower than the RMB 189,800 of the old model.

  • Factbox: What Nio released at past Nio Day events

    Nio held its first Nio Day on December 16, 2017, in Beijing, which has become its most important annual event.

  • BYD's new brand Fang Cheng Bao releases more images of debut model Leopard 5

    Fang Cheng Bao's poster says "Coming Soon", meaning that the model is not far away from its launch.

  • Nio begins allowing owners to upgrade standard-range packs to long-range on daily basis

    Owners who selected the standard 70/75-kWh capacity battery pack at the time of purchase can upgrade to the 100-kWh long range battery pack on a daily basis for about $7 per day.