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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Beijing offers extra 20,000 EV quotas in 1st relaxation of car purchase policy since 2011

The 20,000 quotas are additional to the original 80,000 quotas and can only be used to purchase purely electric vehicles.

VW engineers have reportedly begun working at Xpeng offices as tech collaboration advances

Hundreds of Volkswagen engineers have begun working at Xpeng's headquarters in Guangzhou, signaling the upgrade of the tech partnership between the two, according to local media.

Charging app made by Nio sees registered users exceed 6 million

That's just three months after the mobile app reached 5 million registered users on April 17.

New Nio Phone appears in regulatory database as launch nears

The Nio IN 2024 event is expected to take place in a week's time, when Nio may launch its second-generation Nio Phone.

Zeekr launches right-hand drive Zeekr X compact SUV in HK

Zeekr launched the right-hand drive Zeekr X SUV in Hong Kong on July 17 and gave the all-new Zeekr 009 an appearance, with the MPV set to be launched there on July 19.

Huawei's auto business rakes in more revenue in H1 2024 than past 2 years combined, report says

Huawei's Intelligent Automotive Solutions business unit saw revenue reach RMB 10 billion as of early July, according to local media.

Nio reportedly to scale back car purchase incentives next week

Nio will reduce discounts by RMB 3,000 for the ET5 and ET5 Touring and RMB 5,000 for the ES6 and EC6 on July 22, according to local media.

German luxury brands back away from China's auto market price war

BMW was the first to withdraw from the price war in China's car market, scaling back incentives, with Mercedes-Benz and Audi following suit.

Huawei's HIMA unit plugs into Nio's charging network

To date, brands under the Huawei HIMA umbrella include Aito, Luxeed, and Stelato, which delivered a total of 46,141 vehicles in June.

Great Wall's Tank brand to halt production till end of Jul amid high temperatures

China has entered a hot spell this month, with temperatures expected to exceed 35 degrees Celsius in nearly 20 regions today. It's not clear if other local car makers' factories have also been affected.