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  • BYD sees 1st production cars of Seal DM-i roll off line

    BYD's Seal DM-i will hit the market in the third quarter, and the Zhengzhou base is expected to have a monthly production capacity of up to 30,000 units.

  • Pacific Securities initiates coverage on Xpeng, expects new models X9 and G7 to launch in H2

    The team has a HK$71.86 price target on Xpeng's Hong Kong-traded shares, implying an upside of 25.63 percent.

  • Mercedes-Benz recalls 32,786 imported S-Class and EQS vehicles in China due to software issue

    Due to a software issue, the ESP internal monitoring program in the vehicles covered by this recall may incorrectly determine a malfunction at the start of the driving cycle.

  • China recycles more waste power batteries in first 5 months than all of last year

    China recycled 115,000 tons of used power batteries in January-May, more than the total for the whole of last year.

  • Nio's battery swap network completes initial coverage of Silk Road in China

    The route, part of Nio's Power Journeys program, begins in Xi'an, Shaanxi province in northwest China and ends in Khorgos, Xinjiang.

  • Li Auto to stay away from overseas markets until 2025 despite some vehicles being privately exported

    In the first two weeks of July, more than 200 Li Auto vehicles were privately exported to destinations dominated by Central Asia and the Middle East, its CEO said.

  • CATL rival CALB becomes Xpeng's largest battery supplier

    In June, Xpeng loaded more than 4,000 vehicles with CALB battery packs, or 70 percent of its production for the month.

  • China EV insurance registrations for week ending Jul 16: Tesla 10,000, Li Auto 7,700, Nio 3,900, Xpeng 2,100

    Between July 1 and 16, Nio sold 8,000 units, Li Auto 16,900, Xpeng 3,500 and Tesla 13,000.

  • Over 60% of NEVs sold in China in Q1 fitted with L2 driver assistance systems, Canalys says

    A total of 13 percent of NEVs were equipped with more advanced L2+ driver assistance systems, with Li Auto and Nio contributing about half of that total.

  • Great Wall launches Tank 500 SUV in Bahrain

    Great Wall Motor has launched the Tank 500 SUV in Bahrain, the fourth Middle Eastern market the model has entered after the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman.