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  • AITO says M5 EV orders exceed 30,000, but there's a catch

    The AITO M5 EV became available for pre-order at Huawei's HarmonyOS 3 launch event on July 27.

  • BYD to build EV plant in Thailand as it expands global presence

    Thailand's Board of Investment approved a set of investment commitments in August, including BYD's 17.9 billion baht ($491 million) electric vehicle production project.

  • Huawei-backed AITO launches first all-electric model, M5 EV, to take on Tesla Model Y

    The AITO M5 EV is available in two versions, targeting the market where the Tesla Model Y is located with a lower starting price of RMB 288,600 ($41,440).

  • CATL officially launches its battery facility project in Hungary

    The project, with an investment of 7.34 billion euros and a planned capacity of 100 GWh, will start construction of its first building within the year.

  • China's 25% NEV penetration target could be reached three years earlier than planned

    China's goal is to have 25 percent penetration of NEVs by 2025, but it now appears that target could be reached this year, according to a top government official.

  • Former Xpeng head of voice recognition reportedly to join Nio

    Nio's in-car voice assistant's capabilities are expected to get a boost, with an industry veteran who had left Xpeng reportedly joining it.

  • BYD's 1 millionth passenger car this year rolls off line

    It's a BYD Song Plus DM-i, and the family of models is BYD's best-selling, and China's best-selling SUV model.

  • BYD overtakes LG Energy Solution to become world's No. 2 battery maker in July

    From January to July, BYD's global share remained lower than LG Energy Solution, with the two at 12.6 percent and 14.2 percent respectively.

  • China's Aug wholesale sales of passenger NEVs expected to be record 625,000, CPCA estimates show

    Despite China's policy of halving purchase taxes on mainstream ICEvehicles, the momentum driving growth in the NEV market is strong, the CPCA said.

  • Spy photos show Li Auto's Li L8 will have similar screen setup as Li L9

    The Li L8 will be built on the same platform as the Li L9 and can be seen as a scaled-down version of the Li L9, as previously reported by some local media.