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"The intention was to protect the European car industry but for us, it's having the opposite effect .... We need to find a solution," Cupra's CEO said.

Changan's German subsidiary has been registered, marking another step in its "Vast Ocean" plan.

Xpeng Aeroht is aiming to start mass production and deliveries of its modular flying car in 2026, with a price tag that will be no more than RMB 2 million ($280,000), its founder said.

China plans to resort to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism against Canada's practices and will launch the world's first anti-discrimination investigation.

Li Auto had 11,300 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 3,500, Zeekr 4,600, Leapmotor 7,000 and Aito 8,900.

Nio is set to tweak its charging model for its battery swap service in China, in what will be the third major overhaul since the service became available.

Tesla China sold 86,697 vehicles in August, including those sold in China and those exported to overseas markets, up 16.97 percent from July and up 3.02 percent year-on-year.

In the short term, CATL aims to have more than 500 battery swap stations by 2025 and 3,000 by 2027.

BYD sold 148,470 passenger BEVs in August, up 1.95 percent year-on-year. It sold 222,384 PHEVs, the sixth consecutive record high since March, up 73.12 percent year-on-year.

Nio delivered 20,176 vehicles in August, the fourth consecutive month above the 20,000 mark. That's up 4.38 percent year-on-year, though down 1.57 percent from July.