Lei Kang

The Zeekr 8X hybrid SUV is expected to debut in the first quarter of next year, with pricing starting at around RMB 400,000 ($56,580).

China's November NEV retail sales saw a modest increase, indicating year-end performance was not as robust as in previous years as trade-in subsidies phase out.

The plant, with an annual designed capacity of 150,000 cars, is BYD's first wholly-owned overseas passenger vehicle manufacturing facility.

Yijing's inaugural model will be an SUV offering both BEV and EREV options, slated for the third quarter of 2026.

The CPCA said that trade-in subsidies adjustments in most Chinese provinces intensified consumer wait-and-see sentiment, impacting the auto market.

Momenta has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO, abandoning plans for a New York listing, according to Reuters.

Several LFP manufacturers in China have raised prices or plan to do so as rising demand leads to supply constraints.

The Qin family remains BYD's top-selling lineup despite an 18.64 percent year-on-year decline in November sales.

CATL and BYD collectively installed 513.1 GWh of EV batteries in January-October 2025, accounting for 55.0 percent of the global total.

The N6 hybrid sedan becomes Dongfeng Nissan's latest competitively priced model following the N7 pure electric sedan.