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  • BYD begins pre-sales of shooting brake style SUV Song L with starting price of $30,070

    The Song L is the second shooting brake-style SUV under the BYD umbrella, with the NEV maker's premium Denza brand's Denza N7 being the group's first such model.

  • BYD's auto business gross margin hits record high in Q3, analysts explain why

    BYD had a record gross margin of 25.7 percent for its auto business in the third quarter, a 4-percentage point improvement from the second quarter.

  • China EV insurance registrations for week ending Oct 29: Nio 4,600, Xpeng 5,800, Li Auto 10,000, Tesla 10,800

    Between October 1 and October 29, insurance registrations were 14,100 for Nio, 15,200 for Xpeng, 36,800 for Li Auto and 27,300 for Tesla in China.

  • BYD's premium Yangwang brand opens 1st batch of 22 stores

    By the end of the year, Yangwang aims to open more than 90 directly-managed stores in more than 40 cities in China.

  • Tesla's entry-level Model 3 wait time gets shorter in China

    Tesla's entry-level Model 3 now has a wait time of 2-6 weeks in China, down from 6-9 weeks previously.

  • Nio and auto parts supplier Baolong sign cooperation deal

    At the current stage, Baolong and Nio will cooperate on products including air springs, wheel speed sensors, and optical rain sensors.

  • BYD posts record Q3 net profit, gross margin hits 3-year high

    BYD reported a record net profit of RMB 10.41 billion in the third quarter, up 52.59 percent from the second quarter. Gross margin for the third quarter was 22.12 percent, a record high since the third quarter of 2020.

  • Neta ships EVs to Turkey; to start selling multiple models in UAE in 2024

    Neta aims to transform itself into a global high-tech technology company and reach one million sales in global markets by 2026.

  • BMW recalls 41,446 units of 5 Series plug-in hybrids in China over battery issue

    The vehicles' high-voltage batteries have a dual-battery cell module design that risks causing thermal runaway.

  • CATL puts new battery production base into operation, claims to be able to produce 1 cell in 1 second

    The first phase of CATL's Guizhou production base has been put into operation with an annual capacity of 30 GWh, capable of producing a cell in 1 second and a pack in 2.5 minutes.