Lei Kang

Xpeng now has more than 1,000 of self-operated charging stations in China, including 186 S4 ultra-fast charging stations.

The world economy is currently in a difficult period of complexity and change, and dealing with risks and challenges requires firm confidence and stable expectations, Wang said.

Tesla's first-quarter deliveries were higher than BYD's 264,647 passenger BEVs, but lower than the latter's 552,076 NEVs, including PHEVs.

In the first quarter, Zeekr delivered 15,234 units, up 84.86 percent year-on-year, but down 53.08 percent from the fourth quarter.

Previous reports suggested that the BYD Seagull would be offered in both sodium-ion and lithium-ion battery-equipped versions, but this was not confirmed by BYD.

The first model of BYD's F-brand, codenamed SF, will target the RMB 400,000 to 600,000 market.

As with Ford's deal structure, Tesla would own and operate the plant while licensing technology from CATL, according to Bloomberg.

The Landian E5 is a mid-size plug-in hybrid SUV with a starting price of RMB 139,900.

CATL's share in January-February was the same as in January, while BYD saw its share rise.

In the January-February period, SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 50,433 NEVs in China, second only to BYD and Tesla.