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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Xpeng says P7+ gets over 30,000 pre-orders in less than 2 hours

Orders for the P7+ surpassed 30,000 units just 1 hour and 48 minutes after pre-sales began, Xpeng said.
Related:  Xpeng starts P7+ pre-sales

Xpeng starts P7+ pre-sales with starting price 10% lower than Tesla Model 3

Pre-sales for the Xpeng P7+ start at RMB 209,800 ($29,610), which is 9.53 percent lower than the Tesla Model 3's starting price of RMB 231,900 in China.

Nio Sept deliveries breakdown: ES6 and ET5T contribute over 60%

The ES6, with 7,901 units delivered in September, was the highest-delivering Nio model last month, contributing 37.3 percent of Nio Inc's deliveries.
Related:  Nio sees 2nd-highest ever deliveries in Sept

Supplier plant fire briefly affected 7X parts supply, Zeekr exec says

A fire at the plant of one of Zeekr's second-tier suppliers briefly affected the supply of Zeekr 7X parts, and the supplier has resumed full production.

BYD Fang Cheng Bao begins pre-sales of Bao 8 SUV with Huawei's smart driving system

The Bao 8 has a price range of RMB 400,000 ($56,600) to RMB 500,000 in pre-sales, with launch and first delivery to be completed by November at the latest.

Zeekr makes foray into Brazil with launch of Zeekr 001

The Zeekr 001 starts at about $76,390 in Brazil, with deliveries set to begin in November.

Tesla sells 72,200 cars in China in Sept, new year-to-date high

Tesla sold 72,200 vehicles in China in September, bringing third-quarter sales here to 181,883 and contributing 39.29 percent of its global deliveries.

Tesla sees 3 millionth China-made car roll off line at Shanghai plant

Tesla's Shanghai factory took 32 months to produce its first one million vehicles, and just 13 months to get from its two millionth to the three millionth vehicle.

Nio reaches 600,000th car delivery milestone

Nio today delivered its 600,000th production vehicle in Shanghai, about four months after delivering its 500,000th vehicle.
Related:  Nio delivers 21,181 cars in Sept

Honda's 1st NEV plant globally goes into production in China

Dongfeng Honda's NEV plant went into production today with a capacity of 120,000 vehicles per year, after Honda saw eight consecutive months of year-on-year sales declines in China.