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  • Tesla cuts price of power tailgate upgrade for Model 3 in China by $140

    The Model 3 sedans Tesla produced in China in 2020 don't come with a power tailgate, and it started to allow owners to pay for an upgrade in February 2022.

  • Norwegian taxi firm Oslo Taxi reportedly picks Nio as 1st-choice supplier

    Nio was chosen in large part because its vehicles have replaceable batteries, according to a Norwegian media report.

  • CPCA expects China Aug NEV retail sales to rise 9.2% MoM to 700,000

    China's NEV penetration at retail is expected to be around 37.8 percent in August, up from 36.1 percent in July.

  • Stellantis mulls tie-up with Chinese EV maker, report says

    Stellantis has explored potentially working with Chinese EV makers, including Leapmotor, according to Bloomberg.

  • Wu Xinzhou confirms joining Nvidia as Xpeng expects deeper partnership with US chip giant

    The next opportunity is at AIGC and auto, where Xpeng's deeper collaboration with Nvidia is about to begin, the EV maker's CEO said.

  • Zeekr, Deepal, and Nio top 3 Chinese brands offering best NEV customer experience, study finds

    As sales climb, overall customer satisfaction in China's NEV industry slips, according to JD Power.

  • Xiaomi on hiring spree for its EV plant in Beijing

    The factory's hiring of general workers signals that Xiaomi's EVs are about to enter production, according to local media.

  • Xpeng starts deliveries of P7i sedan in Europe

    Xpeng launched the G9 and P7i to the European market in February and opened customer orders in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden at that time.

  • Zeekr reportedly plans to raise $1 billion in IPO

    Zeekr plans to begin a new round of communications with investors in late August with an IPO valuation expected to be well over $13 billion, according to local media.

  • Xiaomi gets nod from China's economic planner to produce EVs, report says

    Xiaomi has become the fourth company to receive NDRC approval since the end of 2017, bringing it one step closer to mass production of EVs, according to Reuters.