Phate Zhang

  • Hillhouse Capital re-bought Nio, Xpeng in Q1 after liquidating positions at end of last year

    Hillhouse Capital is losing money on its investments in both Nio and Xpeng, and Xpeng in particular is causing more serious losses for it.

  • Li Auto to hold launch event on May 25, expected to unveil upgraded Li ONE

    The price of the Li ONE will likely be adjusted from RMB 328,000 ($50,940) to RMB 350,000 - 360,000.

  • Zeekr 001 may also be getting a variant with scissor doors

    Since the release of the Xpeng P7 Wing Edition, scissor doors seem to have become a high-end feature that many car companies are looking at.

  • Chinese home appliance giant Midea to unveil NEV products on May 18

    The electric vehicle sector in China is no doubt getting more interesting by the day.

  • Nio says users have communicated with NOMI virtual assistant over 200 million times

    Every day at 6 p.m. is the moment when Nio users interact most frequently with NOMI, with the most common commands users use being playing music, navigating, and making phone calls.

  • Changan reportedly plans to list EV unit on A-share market

    Changan and Nio have a joint venture company, Changan Nio, although no products have been launched to date.

  • Deutsche Bank says bottom may be near for Xpeng shares

    Edison Yu's team believes that if EV industry investor sentiment stabilizes in the coming months, Xpeng's stock will recover quickly due to its clean growth pathway and existing leadership position in ADAS/AD technology in the second half of the year.

  • Robot vacuum maker Roborock registers smart car-related trademark

    After reports a month ago that it had launched a car-making project, Xiaomi eco-chain company Roborock seems to be on the move.

  • China's auto industry value-added output growth slows to 7.7% year-on-year in April

    The output of new energy vehicles was 229,000 units, up 175.9% from a year ago.

  • BYD expects to see its one millionth NEV roll off line in three days

    BYD sold 25,662 new energy vehicles in April, up about 6 percent from March and up 97 percent year-on-year.