Lei Kang

Shenlan's first model is a rival to Tesla's Model 3 and has delivered a total of 37,328 units since deliveries began in late August.

For power battery makers, it's important to keep production lines running consistently, so a price war for batteries is long expected, industry watchers said.

Xpeng said this was because the third-party app triggered a risk control policy when the user tried to log in, thus requiring facial recognition.

By 2025, Li Auto will have 3,000 supercharging stations, which will cost a total of RMB 10 billion, the company's CEO said last week.

Nio is looking to increase the use of its battery upgrade service as owner demand for driving trips increases with the arrival of spring.

In January and February, insurance registrations for passenger cars in China were down more than 25 percent from a year earlier, Li Auto CEO said, citing insurance registration data.

If electric cars can be sold to consumers without batteries, the cost can be lower than fuel cars, said Li Xiang.

Leapmotor officially launched the C11 EREV and facelifts for its BEVs, allowing for significantly lower starting prices.

Neta's flagship sedan, the Neta S, saw 2,048 deliveries in February, up 35 percent from 1,517 units in January.

Song family models priced around RMB 150,000 contributed 27 percent of BYD's total passenger car sales in February.