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  • BYD launches wagon variant of Seal 06 DM-i with starting price of $15,320

    The hybrid BYD Seal 06 DM-i Touring Edition has a range of up to 2,000 km and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds.

  • Xpeng G7 secures over 10,000 orders in first 9 minutes; analysts project 55,000 deliveries in H2

    Deutsche Bank expects Xpeng to deliver 134,000 and 149,000 cars in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, driving full-year 2025 volume to 480,000 units.

  • Xpeng launches G7 SUV with L3-ready in-house chip and competitive pricing

    The Xpeng G7 starts at RMB 195,800 ($27,320), with lower prices and better features making it another strong competitor to the Tesla Model Y.

  • Global EV battery market share in Jan-May 2025: CATL 38.1%, BYD 17.4%

    CATL and BYD's combined EV battery installations for January-May came in at 222.7 GWh, accounting for 55.5 percent of the global total.

  • BYD suspends plans to build major car plant in Mexico over geopolitical tensions, report says

    BYD has shelved plans to build a major factory in Mexico due to geopolitical tensions and uncertainty caused by Trump's trade policies, Bloomberg reported.

  • Nio Day 2025 to be moved to fall instead of year-end

    Nio Day 2025 will be moved up to this fall, when the third-generation ES8 SUV will be launched.

  • Tesla delivers 384,122 cars globally in Q2, falling further behind BYD

    Tesla's global deliveries declined year-on-year for the second consecutive quarter, falling 58.02 percent short of BYD's second-quarter passenger BEV sales.

  • Xiaomi on hiring spree for phase 2 EV plant as YU7 launch adds to capacity crunch

    Xiaomi EV's phase 2 plant is hiring massively to prepare for mass production.

  • Tesla China sells 71,599 cars in Jun, reversing 8 straight months of year-on-year declines

    Tesla China's June sales, including exports, rose 0.83 percent year-on-year and up 16.12 percent from May.

  • Nio Onvo to begin pre-sales of L90 SUV on Jul 10, unveiling interior for first time

    Onvo L90 will begin pre-sales on July 10, with display vehicles available in all stores at that time.

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