Phate Zhang

  • SAIC sells 74,509 NEVs in March, up 20% year-on-year

    SAIC sold 443,045 units of all vehicles in March, with NEV sales contributing 16.8 percent.

  • JAC sells 14,264 EVs in March, up 55% year-on-year

    This represents a 55 percent increase over the 9,200 units sold in the same month last year and a 39 percent increase over the 10,251 units sold in February.

  • BYD's fifth car plant in China reportedly to start production on April 15

    BYD's industrial park in Fuzhou city, Jiangxi province, will start mass production on April 15, with a planned annual capacity of 200,000 vehicles, according to local media.

  • Voyah starts Dream MPV pre-sales with prices starting at about $60,000

    Voyah said the MPV received more than 2,000 pre-sales orders in five hours.

  • Nio releases new version of Nio OS, bringing highly anticipated Gaode Map

    Gaode Map is regarded as the best navigation software in China. Especially in the impression of drivers, navigation software is only Gaode Map and others.

  • Nio increases stake in its joint venture with JAC to 50%

    The move means Nio's stake in Jianglai, which has car manufacturing credentials, is the same as JAC's, and may mean it has a greater say in the plants the two jointly built.

  • Price hikes have manageable impact on NEV demand in China, analysts say

    Demand remains firm as consumers expect EVs to continue to rise in prices, with waiting times generally at 2-3 months, according to a team of local analysts.

  • BAIC sells 5,735 NEVs in March, up 439% year-on-year

    BJEV sold 5,735 units in March, up 24.8 percent from 1,012 units in the same month last year and up 354 percent from 1,263 units in February.

  • Geely sells 15,557 NEVs in March, up 175% from a year ago

    Geely Group sold 11,900 BEVs including battery swap-enabled models in March, up 538 percent from 1,864 in the same month last year.

  • Tesla recalls 127,785 Model 3 vehicles in China due to risk of losing power while driving

    The potential failure can cause the vehicle to fail to start if it occurs when the vehicle is in park, and can cause the vehicle to lose driving power if it occurs when the vehicle is in motion.