Phate Zhang

From January to June, BYD sold 641,350 NEVs, up 314.9 percent from 154,579 units in the same period last year.

In the first half of the year, Tesla added more than 200 Supercharger stations in the Chinese mainland, including 700 Superchargers.

Tesla highlighted June as the highest month in its history for car production, hinting that its deliveries are expected to rebound in the following quarters.

Edison Yu's team expects overall Chinese EV sales to set a new record in June and continue to increase through the rest of the year.

AITO's only current model, the Wenjie M5, saw 10,685 new orders in June, it said.

When CATL announced the Qilin Battery last week, it said the battery could be charged to 80 percent in as little as 10 minutes. The latest battery technology it teased cuts that time even further.

Xpeng delivered 34,422 units in the second quarter, above its previous guidance range of 31,000 to 34,000 units.

Nio delivered 25,059 vehicles in the second quarter, above the upper end of its previous guidance range of 23,000-25,000 vehicles.

Li Auto delivered 28,687 units in the second quarter, up 63.23 percent from the same period last year, but down 9.55 percent from the first quarter.

Sokon is one of Huawei's most important partners in the automotive sector, and the two are jointly building new models under the AITO brand.