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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BYD's Denza brand launches new SUV N8 with starting price of about $44,600

The launch of the Denza N8 comes just a month after the Denza N7 SUV, and there's some price overlap between the two.

Nio narrows candidate cities for hosting Nio Day 2023 to 3

Three cities - -Guangzhou, Harbin and Xi'an -- are finalists in the race to host the Nio Day 2023 event.

Toyota, Pony plan to set up joint venture to run robotaxi business in China

Toyota, Pony.ai plan to invest a total of more than RMB 1 billion to set up a joint venture within the year, which will launch robotaxi cars built on Toyota's pure electric vehicles.

Nio phone completes last major regulatory process in China

Nio CEO William Li previously said that the company's first smartphone model will be launched in the third quarter.

Tesla recalls 271 imported Model S and Model X EVs in China

Tesla is recalling a total of 271 imported Model S and Model X vehicles in China for seat belt and camera installation issues.

Xpeng to report Q2 earnings on Aug 18

Xpeng delivered 23,205 vehicles in the second quarter, exceeding the upper end of the company's guidance range of 21,000 to 22,000 units.

BYD offers limited-time incentives for Frigate 07 to revitalize model's sales

Sales of the Frigate 07 continued to grow in the initial five months of its launch, reaching 10,003 units in April. However, the model's sales have seen significant drops in the past two months.

Xpeng expects to bring its EVs to dozens of countries next year, CEO says

"I don't want to build a China-only company, I want to build a global company," Xpeng CEO said.

More images of new Nio EC6 circulating online as official launch gets closer

Local automotive media has shared two images of the new EC6, saying that the model could be officially launched at the Chengdu auto show later this month.

Tesla sells 64,285 China-made vehicles in Jul, lowest this year

In the January-July period, Tesla sold 540,824 China-made vehicles, up 67.45 percent year-on-year.