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  • BYD marches into Japan, home turf of Toyota and Honda

    The BYD Atto 3 is expected to launch in Japan in January 2023, the Dolphin in mid-2023 and the Seal in the second half of 2023.

  • Nio warns of illegal token offerings in its name

    Nio has no plans to issue any digital currencies, nor has it authorized any third parties to issue digital currencies, it said.

  • Didi fined $1.2 billion as cybersecurity case comes to end

    Didi had a total of 16 violations and also engaged in data processing activities that seriously affected China's national security, according to an announcement.

  • Nio reaffirms 150-kWh solid-state battery for delivery in Q4, with flexible upgrades for users

    The battery will give the Nio ES8 a range of 850 kilometers, the ES6 a range of 900 kilometers and the ET7 a range of more than 1,000 kilometers.

  • Deutsche Bank tells how they feel about Chinese EVs after test drives in Norway

    Edison Yu's team hosted their first China EV Ride & Drive event with investors in Oslo last week, where participants had the opportunity to test drive models including the Nio ES8, Xpeng P7, Zeekr 001, and Aiways U5.

  • Nio Day 2022 to be held in one of these 10 cities

    Guangzhou, Harbin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Jinan, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan and Xi'an are the 10 cities that have made the shortlist for Nio Day 2022.

  • Baidu unveils Apollo RT6, its sixth-gen autonomous vehicle, at about half cost of its predecessor

    Baidu aims to put a large fleet of mass-produced Apollo RT6 vehicles into trial operation on its Robotaxi platform Apollo Go in the second half of 2023.

  • Giga Shanghai becomes Tesla's largest facility with annual capacity of over 750,000 vehicles

    Tesla's California plant has an annual capacity of 650,000 units, while its Berlin and Texas plants both have an annual capacity of more than 250,000 units.

  • CCTV report highlights long delivery cycles for NEVs in China, Nio and BYD featured

    In June and July, Nio stores saw significant increases in traffic and orders, making it difficult to meet delivery demand, according to an executive at the EV maker.

  • NEVs account for 45.1% of new vehicles registered in Shanghai in H1

    As a comparison, China's NEV penetration rate was 24 percent in the first half of the year.