Phate Zhang

Unlike other automakers currently using one autonomous driving solution, Jidu is developing two separate systems, pure vision and LiDAR, that serve as backups for each other.

Dida filed to list in Hong Kong back in October 2020, but has so far been unsuccessful in doing so.

The first phase of the range extender production project is planned to have a capacity of 200,000 units, and 388 prototypes have already been delivered to Li Auto.

To date, Nio has provided more than 8 million battery swap services, with 9 customers using the service more than 1,000 times.

Tesla's Shanghai plant will resume production on April 18 at the earliest, and in a best-case scenario it will reach normal production levels by mid-May, according to Kuo.

The goal of the guidelines is to achieve closed-loop management while ensuring risk control, in order to facilitate companies' return to work and production, and to ensure the safety and stability of the supply chain.

Nio, Aulton and Botan are the leading battery swap station operators in China, with 1,452 battery swap stations as of March.

FAW Hongqi's plant has been the first to start resuming production, and the first 47 suppliers have resumed production, with other OEMs to resume production in orderly batches, a Jilin official said.

With the upcoming launch of the new SUV L9, Li Auto and its supply chain are expected to be the "dark horse" of the year, a team of local analysts previously said.

Only some employees are scheduled to return in the first "closed loop," which could last 10 to 20 days, according to a Bloomberg report.