Phate Zhang

Cariad China's partnership with Vivo comes at a time when Chinese consumers are increasingly valuing the seamless experience of connecting their smartphones to EVs, which has even driven some EV makers, including Nio, to enter the phone making space.

The EC6's contribution to Nio's sales is modest, but the actor's move to buy the coupe SUV is an endorsement of the model and the Nio brand.

One day after announcing discounts of up to RMB 10,000 for its least expensive model, the T03, Leapmotor announced benefits including loan interest subsidies for two other models.

This is another decline in Tesla's China-made vehicle sales after an 11.98 percent sequential drop in September.

While demand for Li Auto's vehicles remains robust, investor concerns about competition have increased, particularly around Huawei-backed Aito, said Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team.

With 63,965 units sold in October, the Song family continues to rank as the top-selling BYD model, up 1.79 percent from September.

BYD sold a record 30,521 NEVs overseas in October, up 220.3 percent year-on-year and up 8.85 percent from September.

Nio's SUV deliveries in October were down 3.63 percent from September, while sedan deliveries were up 20.57 percent.

Li Auto delivered 40,422 vehicles in October, marking the first time it has surpassed the 40,000 mark and the seventh consecutive record high.

The G6 contributed 43.7 percent of Xpeng's deliveries in October, down from 53.12 percent in September, implying that some of the company's other models may have seen a significant uptick in deliveries last month.