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Shandong has a total population of 101.5 million, accounting for 7.19 percent of the country's population.

Nio and Times China will work together in areas including new energy facilities placement and brand marketing.

Following the completion of a charging pile production project, the first phase of Tesla's component manufacturing ramp-up project in China has also been completed.

After its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in April and the launch of its first model, BYD officially introduced the e-Platform 3.0 to the public.

The move is intended to direct car companies to areas with low capacity utilization and to close plants that were built in the past few years but are now in surplus, the report said.

Effective immediately, these platforms are not allowed to grant new access to non-compliant vehicles and drivers and should accelerate the retirement of non-compliant drivers and vehicles.

The company's production and sales in August were affected by a sharp drop in the supply of Bosch ESP and other parts due to the Covid-19 in Southeast Asia.

Tesla China's wholesale sales for the month were 44,264 units and SAIC-GM-Wuling 43,783 units, ranking behind BYD, the data showed.

As deliveries of the Nio ES8 in Norway are set to begin this month, the model's quality has received the endorsement of a prestigious European body.

Of the total 61 pilot projects, Nio is involved in three, and Xpeng is involved in one. Li Auto does not appear in the list.