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  • Tesla recalls 1.68 million cars in China, to fix via OTA update

    Some of the vehicles in the recall may have a system that fails to detect the unlocked state of the frunk lid after it has been unlocked, which could result in the frunk lid being lifted while the vehicle is in motion.

  • Huawei, BAIC joint brand Stelato launches S9 to target premium electric sedan market

    The Stelato S9 starts at RMB 399,800 ($55,910), has a CLTC range of up to 816 km, and comes with Huawei's latest ADS 3.0 driver assistance system.

  • China EV insurance registrations for week ending Aug 4: Nio 5,800, Tesla 12,500, Xiaomi 3,800, BYD 80,200

    Li Auto had 11,800 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng had 2,200, Zeekr had 4,100, Leapmotor had 5,800 and Aito had 9,200.

  • Zeekr to report Q2 2024 earnings on Aug 21

    Zeekr delivered a record 54,811 vehicles in the second quarter, an increase of 100.05 percent year-on-year and up 65.80 percent from the first quarter.

  • BYD to launch 2 new models in Seal lineup on Aug 8

    BYD will launch the 2025 Seal EV and the new Seal 07 DM-i on August 8. The former will be the first sedan based on the e-Platform 3.0 Evo platform, while the latter will be equipped with DM 5.0 hybrid technology.

  • Nio reaches 50 millionth battery swap service milestone

    Compared to gasoline-powered vehicles, the battery swap service has cumulatively saved users more than RMB 20.3 billion ($2.85 billion), Nio said.

  • Zeekr follows Nio in piloting use of humanoid robots in factory

    A humanoid robot supplied by UBTech has been working at a Zeekr factory for 21 consecutive days, performing tasks including lifting and carrying.

  • GAC Aion sub-brand Hyper officially changes English name to Hyptec

    Hyper has officially changed its English name to Hyptec, saying the move is part of its brand value upgrade to 2.0.

  • Nio's smart driving features see nearly 120 million km of user mileage in Jul

    Nio users drove 3.36 million kilometers in urban areas using its smart driving features in July, up 93.1 percent from June.

  • Xpeng's flying car unit Aeroht secures $150 million in new funding

    Xpeng Aeroht has secured $150 million in Series B1 funding and launched a Series B2 round. Its last round was in October 2021, when it was valued at over $1 billion pre-investment.