Phate Zhang

Phate is the founder and main author of CnEVPost. He has been reporting since 2009, mainly on macroeconomics and capital markets. He started his career at China Daily and Reuters. Contact via: phate@cnevpost.com.
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Deutsche Bank expects Nio brand to sell 223,000 cars in 2025, Onvo 219,000, Firefly 8,000

Deutsche Bank raised its sales forecast for Nio Inc in 2025, using the same 450,000 full-year 2025 sales assumption as the company's guidance.

Nio officially unveils 3rd brand Firefly, debut model to begin deliveries in H1 2025

Firefly is positioned in the boutique compact car market and leverages existing sales channels to drive growth, Nio said in a statement.

Nio Q3 earnings call: Sales and profitability targets, new model plans, and more

Nio is confident of doubling sales next year and aims to be profitable by 2026. The third brand is officially named Firefly and its first model will begin deliveries in the first half of 2025.

Nio posts lower-than-expected Q3 revenue, gross margin improves

Nio reported weaker-than-expected revenue in the third quarter, which was also below its guidance range. It reported a net loss that was flat from the second quarter, with gross margin improving to 10.7 percent.

China BEV export growth to slow this year on EU tariffs and lower demand, says Canalys

China's export growth for BEVs is expected to slow to 9 percent this year, with its contribution to passenger car exports falling to 19.0 percent in 2024 from 22.5 percent in 2023, Canalys said.

CATL in talks to set up battery recycling operations in Europe

CATL is in talks to set up a battery recycling business in Europe, discussing possible plant sites with European governments including Hungary, according to Bloomberg.

Xpeng Q3 revenue beats estimates, gross margin hits record high

Xpeng reported revenue of RMB 10.1 billion in the third quarter, with a record gross margin of 15.3 percent, beating analysts' expectations.

China EV insurance registrations for week ending Nov 17: Nio 3,800, Tesla 17,100, Xiaomi 5,700, BYD 94,700

Li Auto had 12,300 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 6,300, Zeekr 6,000, Leapmotor 8,500 and Aito 7,200.

Wuling to build logistics cars based on CATL's battery swap solution

SAIC-GM-Wuling has entered into a partnership with CATL to use the latter's Choco-SEB battery swap solution in the logistics vehicle segment.

Nio still hopes to expand global presence to up to 25 countries and regions by 2025

Nio hopes to enter more than 90 percent of overseas markets in the next five to ten years.