China EV insurance registrations for week ending May 12: Nio 4,400, Tesla 9,800, BYD 68,500, Xiaomi 1,100
For May 1-12, Nio was 5,600, Xpeng 2,800, Li Auto 10,800, Xiaomi 2,000, Tesla 16,900, and BYD 101,300 units.
Xiaomi EV reportedly ups orders to supply chain by 80%
Xiaomi EV is asking its upstream suppliers to boost the supply of components, increasing orders by about 80 percent, according to local media.
Nio Onvo's 1st official images show design of L60's lights
The designer of the Onvo L60 is Onvo's head of global design, Raul Pires, who has more than 20 years of design experience with Volkswagen, designing several Bentley models.
Xiaomi aims to start selling SUV similar to Tesla Model Y as early as 2025, report says
Xiaomi benchmarked its envisioned SUV to Tesla's Model Y during development, according to Bloomberg.
Mercedes-Benz to use BYD batteries in new hybrid model, regulatory filing reveals
Mercedes-Benz will use batteries from BYD's battery arm FinDreams in a hybrid version of its GLC SUV, according to a regulatory filing.
Onvo has prioritized low energy consumption from day 1, says Nio sub-brand chief
Nio CEO William Li rejected a vehicle design that had existed for six months for lower energy consumption.
China's 1st large-scale sodium battery energy storage station put into operation
A 10-MWh sodium-ion battery energy storage station has been put into operation in Guangxi, southwest China, the country's first large-scale energy storage plant using sodium batteries.
Nio CEO picks Xpeng X9 MPV as his 1st non-Nio branded car choice in 8 years
Xpeng CEO personally delivered the Xpeng X9 MPV to Nio's William Li during his visit to Volkswagen Anhui and Nio in Hefei.
Tesla files for updated Model 3 Performance in China
The two motors of the updated Model 3 Performance have a power of 137 kW and 265 kW, and the supplier of the battery cells is South Korea's LG Energy Solution.
Automakers' share of China NEV market in Apr: BYD tops with 37.5%, Tesla 5th with 4.6%
In the January-April period, BYD came in first in China's NEV market with a 34.3 percent share, while Tesla was No. 4 with a 6.7 percent share.
