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  • BYD says its production in Covid-hit city of Xi'an has largely returned to normal

    Production at BYD's car production site in Xi'an has been affected to some extent in December, but as of January 3, production at the site has largely returned to normal, it said.

  • GAC Aion's model with range of over 1,000 km goes on sale for about $72,000

    GAC Aion's Aion LX Plus with a 144.4 kWh battery pack boasts a range of 1,008 km and is priced at RMB 459,600 ($72,000).

  • Xpeng's partnership with Haima ends as OEM agreement expires

    In 2017, Xpeng partnered with Haima to OEM its first production car, the G3, when it did not have the qualifications to produce cars.

  • Seres stops taking orders for SF5, first model to enter Huawei channels

    Seres has denied recent rumors that production of the SF5 has been halted, saying it has only suspended taking orders and plans to restart bookings around Chinese New Year.

  • BMW iX series full lineup becomes available in China

    All three models of the BMW iX series are available in China at about double the price of Nio's SUV models.

  • Tesla Giga Austin reportedly using solar panels from China's Longi

    Longi is the world's largest photovoltaic company by market capitalization, and it actually has some competition with Tesla in its field.

  • Zeekr deepens partnership with Mobileye, aims to deliver L4-capable autonomous vehicles by 2024

    The model will be built on Geely's SEA architecture and feature six Eye-Q5 system-on-chips (SoCs).

  • BYD Han family sold 13,701 units in Dec with Han EV exceeding 10,000 for second straight month

    This is the fourth consecutive month that Han family models have sold more than 10,000 units, bringing full-year 2021 sales to 117,665 units.

  • Huawei's auto partner Sokon sold 6,150 NEVs in Dec, up 88.7% year-on-year

    Sokon sold 41,440 NEVs for the full year 2021, up 104.4 percent year-on-year.

  • CATL sets up mining company after BYD

    In December, the quoted price of lithium carbonate rose from RMB 200,000 per ton at the beginning of the month to an average price of RMB 280,000 per ton, an increase of up to 40 percent.