Phate Zhang

  • CATL sees management reshuffle with departure of co-founder

    CATL co-founder and vice chairman Huang Shilin resigns for personal career reasons and will explore opportunities in areas including energy storage.

  • Xpeng builds largest self-driving computing center in China

    With the support of the computing center, the training time of Xpeng's self-driving core model has been reduced from seven days to less than one hour.

  • Nio to allow consumers to lock in ES7 orders later today

    Consumers will be able to lock in their orders for the Nio ES7 starting at 20:00 Beijing time on August 2, with first deliveries expected to begin on August 28.

  • Pony.ai sues ex-employees for trade secret infringement, seeks $8.9 million in damages

    Pony.ai sued two former employees and the self-driving truck company they founded, claiming they violated the company's trade secrets.

  • Nio's third brand's first model will be entry-level sedan, report says

    Nio is planning a third brand, and judging by the product definition and development, the first product will be an entry-level electric sedan in the RMB 100,000 ($14,820) class, according to local media.

  • IM Motors closes Series A financing as cumulative deliveries reach 1,051

    This is IM Motors' first public financing from other investors, reaching a post-investment valuation of nearly RMB 30 billion ($44).

  • Huawei-backed AITO delivers record 7,228 vehicles in July

    The only model currently being delivered by AITO is the AITO M5 SUV with extended-range technology, with a cumulative total of 25,545 units delivered since deliveries began in March.

  • Deutsche Bank on China EV sales: July under pressure

    Edison Yu's team sees a strong rebound for Nio in the next few months as it works through a casting parts issue.

  • Jidu said to be seeking $400 million in financing at valuation of about $3.5 billion

    The financing would be the latest round for Jidu since late January and could mark the introduction of additional backers besides Baidu and Geely, a Bloomberg report said.

  • BYD announces entry into German and Swedish markets, first vehicles to be delivered in Q4

    In October, a number of pioneering stores in Sweden and Germany will be opened, with the first vehicles expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter.