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  • BYD Denza starts Z9GT pre-sales: Built on powerful e3 tech, starting at $47,620

    The Z9GT will officially go on sale and begin deliveries in September, and its powerful performance and lower-than-expected prices mean Denza has high hopes for its sales.

  • EU unveils new proposed tariffs for EVs from China, 9% for Tesla

    BYD, Geely, and SAIC all face slightly lower tariff rates than previously, while Tesla's 9 percent is well below the 20.8 percent indicated last month.

  • Xpeng sees gross margin improve further in Q2, net loss narrows

    Xpeng reported revenues largely in line with expectations in the second quarter, with gross margin increasing sequentially for the fourth consecutive quarter and net loss narrowing slightly from the first quarter.

  • Nio Power Up 2024: Infrastructure plans, new swap station plant, and more

    Nio Power will build a new battery swap station manufacturing facility in Wuhan, targeting an annual capacity of more than 1,000 battery swap stations.

  • China EV insurance registrations for week ending Aug 18: Nio 3,300, Tesla 14,300, Xiaomi 2,600, BYD 78,500

    Li Auto had 10,700 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 2,300, Zeekr 3,500, Leapmotor 5,300 and Aito 5,600.

  • Xpeng Mona M03 launch event to begin at 7 pm Beijing Time on Aug 27

    The Xpeng Mona M03 will have a starting price of no more than RMB 135,900 ($19,050), according to a previous poster from the company.

  • Avatr to acquire 10% stake in Huawei's parts unit Newcool for $1.6 billion

    After the transaction, Avatr will hold a 10 percent stake in Newcool, while Huawei will hold 90 percent.

  • Nio renames Power Day to Power Up, 2024 event to be held on Aug 20

    Power Up 2024 will be held on August 20 in Wuhan, Hubei, central China. For the past three years, Nio had held the Nio Power Day events in the summer of each year.

  • BYD's auto insurance unit posts net income of $850,000 in Q2

    BYD set up its own auto insurance business through an acquisition, which began operations in May this year.

  • Nio opens UAE website and X account as market entry nears

    “We are committed to fostering a growing community in the UAE and building strong networks to provide the best possible experience for NIO users,” the company wrote on its UAE website page.