Lei Kang

China's NEV retail penetration rate was 53.90 percent in March 1-23, and 47.30 percent year to date.

BYD is pushing ahead with the construction of 4,000 1,000-kW flash charging stations, with the first batch of about 500 ready for use when the Han L and Tang L hit the market in early April.

The Sealion 05 EV has a CLTC range of up to 520 km and comes standard with the God's Eye C smart driving system.

The four-seat Avatr 012 is based on the Avatr 12 mid to large-size pure electric sedan and is limited to 700 units worldwide, targeting high-end groups that value fashion.

Neta has struck a debt-for-equity swap deal with 134 core suppliers worth more than 2 billion yuan ($275 million) in preparation for resuming production, according to local media.

CPCA expects China's March NEV retail sales to rebound to 1 million units, with penetration rising to 54.1 percent.

Denza N9 starts at $53,770 and will compete in the large luxury SUV segment against Li Auto's Li L9 and Aito's M9.

BYD has launched four pure electric models and one hybrid model in Serbia.

The Stelato S9 EREV pre-sales start at RMB 318,000 yuan ($43,900), 20.46 percent lower than BEV variant.

The updated Aito M9 starts at RMB 469,800 ($64,860), the same as its predecessor.