Phate Zhang

Just hours before Xpeng Motors unveiled its new LiDAR-equipped sedan on Wednesday, a G3 SUV from the brand spontaneously combusted at a charging station, becoming the company's latest embarrassment.

The milestone comes as Nio reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Sinopec on Thursday to build battery swap stations at more Sinopec stations in the future.

Sinopec Chairman Zhang Yuzhuo said the company will have 5,000 charging stations and battery swap stations by 2025.

The international version of Xpeng P5 is being developed simultaneously and will enter Norway as well as the EU, the company said.

Nio will unveil its new Nio Power plan at the Shanghai auto show next week, along with the first official interior reveal of the ET7, its fourth mass-production vehicle.

A day before Nio's first second-generation battery swap station goes live, the Chinese electric car company began rolling out an update to its in-vehicle system, bringing support for the latest battery swap station.

For Ofilm, a camera supplier that relies heavily on Apple, being kicked out of the iPhone maker's supply chain would mean a major blow. But now it sees a new opportunity in China's budding smart car market.

You may ask, with so many tech companies joining the car-making industry, do they feel crowded? In fact, the answer is that we have a tradition of enjoying a crowded life.

Ford's smart, all-electric SUV Mustang Mach-E was launched in China on Tuesday and is available for pre-order, with a price range of 265,000 yuan ($40,480) to 379,000 yuan.

In the future, all smart cars may collect information, and this process needs to be well planned so that consumers can enjoy convenience and safety at the same time, Tesla vice president Grace Tao said.