Lei Kang

The EQS SUV is the latest offering from Mercedes-Benz in China, where it has previously released several all-electric models that have had lukewarm sales.

Retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China are expected to be around 400,000 units in February, with a penetration rate of 29.6 percent, according to preliminary estimates by the CPCA.

The BMW i3 ranked 14th among the best-selling new energy sedans in China in January with 3,624 units sold, according to a list by the CPCA.

Newrizon was founded in September 2020 by former Nio senior vice president Huang Chendong.

The Nissan Ariva was officially launched in China on September 27, 2022, and Nissan said at the time that it was the first global model under its Nissan Next strategy.

The Model 3 nearly landed on its front end after passing over a bridge.

BEVs contributed 86.47 percent of the 17.1 billion kilometers driven by NEVs in China in January, and PHEVs contributed 13.48 percent.

Chinese Academy of Sciences academician Ouyang Minggao said he expects the price of lithium carbonate in China to drop to between RMB 350,000 yuan ($50,890) and 400,000 yuan per ton in the second half of this year.

The first model of the new brand is expected to be a sedan that will have extremely low wind resistance.

BYD will sell all-electric versions of its Tang SUV and Han sedan through seven dealers in Mexico in 2023, an executive said last year.