Phate Zhang

  • China EV insurance registrations for week ending Sept 1: Nio 6,000, Tesla 14,400, Xiaomi 2,900, BYD 88,800

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

  • Nio to tweak how it charges for battery swap service in China

    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 sells 86,697 cars in Aug, up 17% from Jul

    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.

  • CATL aims to have 10,000 battery swap stations

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

  • BYD sells record 373,083 cars in Aug, PHEVs hit 6th consecutive month of record sales

    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 delivers 20,176 cars in Aug, above 20,000 mark for 4th consecutive month

    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.

  • Xpeng delivers 14,036 cars in Aug, up 26% from Jul

    Xpeng delivered 14,036 vehicles in August, up 26 percent from 11,145 in July, marking the sixth consecutive month of sequential growth.

  • Zeekr delivers 18,015 cars in Aug, up 15% from Jul

    In the January-August period, Zeekr delivered 121,540 vehicles, up 81.47 percent year-on-year.

  • Xiaomi says SU7 deliveries exceed 10,000 units for 3rd straight month

    Xiaomi said deliveries of the SU7 exceeded 10,000 units in August, marking the third consecutive month over the 10,000 mark, without mentioning a specific number.

  • Li Auto delivers 48,122 cars in Aug, down 5.64% from Jul

    Li Auto delivered 48,122 vehicles in August, down 5.64 percent from July. It delivered more than 20,000 units of its lowest-priced Li L6 for the third consecutive month.