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's Guangzhou plant qualified to produce vehicles, report says

China has tightened its regulations on NEV production qualifications since 2017, and the production qualifications Xpeng has received are among the very few.

Tesla hikes price of basic Model Y by $295 in China

The wait time for the model remains the same as before at 2-5 weeks, and pricing and specifications for the rest of the Model Y variants and Model 3 in China remain unchanged.

Tesla Model Y loses top-selling premium SUV spot to Mercedes-Benz GLC in China in Jan

Tesla Model Y retail sales in China were 14,184 units in January, while Model 3 sales were 12,659 units.

Nio ET5 ranks No. 6 on list of best-selling premium sedans in China in Jan

The Nio ET5 sold 5,795 units at retail in January, while the ET7 retailed 521 units in January and failed to make the list.

Leapmotor starts bringing back combustion engines for its offerings to reverse plummeting sales

Leapmotor announced that it is entering the dual-power era, with all new models to be offered in both BEV and EREV versions going forward.

Deutsche Bank on China EV sales: Jan weak but price cuts should boost sales going forward

Deutsche Bank expects the latest round of price cuts to spur a big rebound in EV orders, with at least eight automakers already offering some type of price discount or promotion so far.

Li Auto launches Li L7 and new variant of Li L8, brings in new battery suppliers besides CATL

Li Auto brought a lower-priced Air version to its product matrix for the first time, with the Li L7 Air and Li L8 Air powered by batteries from Svolt Energy and Sunwoda, respectively.

Tesla delivers 26,843 vehicles in China in Jan, Shanghai plant exports 39,208

Tesla's deliveries in China in January were down 36 percent from 41,926 vehicles in December.

Nio's power products get support from innovation initiative in Europe

Nio announced that it has joined the Horizon Europe program with 26 partners and received funding for research and development of energy storage systems in electric mobility services.

China's Jan passenger vehicle retail sales fall 41% year-on-year, preliminary CPCA data show

The CPCA's preliminary figures were 8.8 percent below its January 28 estimate of 1.36 million units, implying a worse-than-expected performance in the final days of January.