Phate Zhang

  • Li Auto begins deliveries of its first 5-seat SUV Li L7

    Li Auto has an internal goal of 25,000-30,000 monthly deliveries and will aim to meet the goal in the second quarter, its management said last month.

  • Neta starts construction of its first overseas plant in Thailand, with planned annual capacity of 20,000 units

    Neta is building the electric vehicle assembly site with Thailand's BGAC and expects it to start production by the end of January 2024.

  • Li Auto to build charging stations at 'Nio pace', report says

    Li Auto is aiming to build about 300 super-fast charging stations this year, and Nio also plans to add 10,000 new charging piles this year, according to local media.

  • Xpeng P7i officially launched in China, deliveries to start in March

    Xpeng offers four versions of the P7i with a starting price of RMB 249,900, above the RMB 229,900 for the Tesla Model 3.

  • CATL confirms it's negotiating new prices with EV makers

    CATL's lithium sharing program is not for price reduction purposes, but rather the company already owns some mineral resources and doesn't want to reap windfall profits, its management said.

  • CATL sees Q4 net profit up 39% QoQ, gross margin improves further to 22.57%

    CATL's capacity utilization was 83.4 percent in 2022, down from 95 percent in 2021.

  • BYD offers discounts for Song and Seal as China's auto price war intensifies

    Consumers who order BYD's Song Plus lineup this month will receive a discount of RMB 6,800, or RMB 8,800 for the Seal.

  • Tesla Model Y ranks No. 2 in top-selling SUVs in China in Feb

    BYD Song was the best-selling SUV in China in February with 51,592 retail sales, and the Model Y ranked No. 2 with 25,526 units.

  • Nio ET5 drops 1 spot in ranking of top-selling premium sedans in China

    Nio ET5 ranks No. 7 with 6,471 retail sales in February, surpassed by Audi A4L with 6,935 sales.

  • Regulatory filing: Tesla removing radars from China-made Model Y

    In most parts of the world, the Model 3 and Model Y are already based on the camera-only Tesla Vision solution.