Phate Zhang

For listed companies, inclusion in an index means that there will be passive investment flows that track the index. Chinese electric vehicle company Xpeng Motors has become the latest to be included in an international index.

As of July 1, Nio has completed a total of 11 battery swap stations, 15 supercharging stations and 17 destination charging stations in the eight regions, it said.

Emmanuel Rosner said he lowered the estimate for Tesla's deliveries in the second quarter to 200,000 units from 207,000 in reaction to softer China volumes.

By the end of 2020, China had built 118 hydrogen refueling stations in total, with 167 under construction or planned, according to a recently released report.

Leapmotor delivered 3,941 units in June, up 893 percent year-on-year and up 23 percent from May.

Xpeng Motors delivered a record 6,565 vehicles in June, up 15 percent sequentially from 5,686 in May and up 617 percent year-over-year.

Chinese electric car company Nio delivered a record 8,083 vehicles in June, up 116.1 percent from a year earlier.

Chinese tech giant Baidu's acceleration of the commercialization of its self-driving unit Apollo is bearing fruit.

In terms of auto production, the improvement in chip supply should be evident in August, the CPCA said, adding that the chip problem should be largely resolved by September as more capacity is released.

Su previously worked at Huawei's HiSilicon chip unit, where he led the development of Huawei's Da Vinci AI chip architecture, and currently serves as president and chief architect of Huawei's automotive BU smart driving product line.