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  • China EV insurance registrations for week ending Aug 13: Tesla 14,000, Li Auto 7,200, Nio 3,300

    Between August 1 and August 13, Tesla vehicles had 25,400 insurance registrations in China, Nio 7,000, Li Auto 13,500, and Xpeng 5,200.

  • Tesla recruiting local operations team to bring FSD to China, report says

    Tesla plans to form a local operations team of around 20 people initially to bring FSD to the Chinese market, according to local media.

  • Baidu's car-making effort clears major regulatory hurdle, 1st model to debut under new brand in Q4

    Baidu has partnered with Geely to create a new brand, Jiyue, with the first model, the Jiyue 01, entering a catalog of regulatory filings and is expected to debut in the fourth quarter.

  • Evergrande NEV, mired in losses, announces $500 million investment from Middle Eastern investor

    NWTN will get a 27.5 percent stake in Evergrande NEV and the right to nominate a majority of the board of directors, valuing the Chinese carmaker at $1.82 billion.

  • Regulatory filing: Core specs of BYD Song L revealed

    The Song L will be built at BYD's three production sites in Shenzhen, Changsha, and Hefei, and will be offered in single-motor and dual-motor versions.

  • Tesla clarifies on 'sentry mode' after vehicles denied access to Chinese airport parking lot

    Tesla has clarified sentry mode after a Chinese airport banned Tesla vehicles from its parking lot because of the feature.

  • BYD's Fang Cheng Bao brand unveils official images of debut model Leopard 5

    Fang Cheng Bao today shared images of the exterior of the Leopard 5 on its Chinese social media channels, showing off a number of design details.

  • Tesla cuts Model Y prices in China, offers insurance subsidy for Model 3

    Tesla cut the prices of two pricier versions of the Model Y by RMB 14,000 in China and started offering an RMB 8,000 insurance subsidy for the Model 3 entry-level version in inventory.

  • Nio Day 2023 to be held in Northwest China's Xi'an

    Xi'an is one of the oldest cities in China, the capital of 13 historical dynasties, and home to the famous Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Warriors.

  • Nio Q2 earnings preview: Gross margin to remain under pressure, but stronger execution starts to show

    Nio's gross margin will be under pressure due to lower deliveries, but stronger execution is starting to show up, which could help vehicle margins recover in the second half, according to Deutsche Bank.