Phate Zhang

The change is another sign that Zhu is fading from Tesla's China operations, local media report says.

Nio now expects to deliver 38,500 to 39,500 vehicles in the fourth quarter, down 4,500-8,500 units from its previously issued guidance of 43,000-48,000 vehicles.

Nio vehicles registered 2,690 insurance units in the fourth week of December, including 1,273 ET5s, 595 ES7s, 439 ES6s, 213 ET7s, 89 ES8s and 81 EC6s.

Major automakers including BYD, Tesla, Nio, and Li Auto were relatively unaffected, as they all have a certain level of order backlog, according to CICC.

This is another major adjustment to the Covid control policy since China began implementing strict Class A infectious disease prevention and control measures on January 20, 2020.

The Hyper GT will make its debut at the Guangzhou auto show on December 30 and could be priced at around RMB 300,000 ($43,110).

Baidu's self-driving unit Apollo plans to put 200 fully driverless vehicles into operation in China in 2023 to create the world's largest driverless operations service area.

Tesla now has a cumulative total of more than 1,500 Supercharger stations and more than 700 destination charging stations in the Chinese mainland.

The full range of Model 3 and Model Y models now have an expected delivery date of 1-4 weeks, and the information was changed to December earlier this month.

Vehicle production at Tesla's Shanghai plant will undergo its annual production line maintenance work this week as planned, but other workshops, including charging pile production, were not suspended, a Tesla China source said.