Phate Zhang

Phate is the founder and main author of CnEVPost. He has been reporting since 2009, mainly on macroeconomics and capital markets. He started his career at China Daily and Reuters. Contact via: phate@cnevpost.com.
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HiPhi founder apologizes to employees, says firm has only 3-month window left

Ding Lei said that he was using old-fashioned business strategies and was no match for his counterparts from Internet companies. He also said that there have been companies expressing interest in HiPhi, including acquisitions and investments.

Nio to report Q4 earnings on Mar 5

Nio delivered 50,045 vehicles in the fourth quarter, exceeding the upper end of its previous guidance range of 47,000 to 49,000 vehicles.

Nio needs to sort out its strategic direction to turn profitable in foreseeable future, analysts say

Nio still needs to get its strategic direction sorted out before it can expect to turn profitable in the foreseeable future, particularly for its second brand, Alps, analysts at CMB International said.

Nio starts taking orders for 2024 models: Prices unchanged, deliveries of 5 models to start in Mar

Deliveries of the new ES8, EC7, ES6, EC6, and ET5 Touring will begin in March, the ET5 in April, and the ES7 in May.

Great Wall-backed autonomous driving startup Haomo raises over RMB 100 million in new funding round

Haomo's new funding is the first in the autonomous driving space after China’s Lunar New Year holiday, and one of the few large amounts raised in the space during the capital winter of the past couple of years.

Li Auto CEO calls on China to establish mechanism to facilitate M&As between automakers

Li Auto CEO calls on China's policy makers to establish a mechanism to facilitate mergers and acquisitions between auto companies, amid widespread discussions over HiPhi's production halt.

BYD's battery unit FinDreams to supply blade battery cells to US parts supplier BorgWarner

FinDreams' cells will be used in BorgWarner's LFP battery packs for commercial vehicles in Europe, the Americas and selected parts of Asia-Pacific.

Lotus Tech to begin trading on Nasdaq on Feb 23

Lotus Technology's business combination with a SPAC is expected to close on February 22 and will trade under the ticker symbol "LOT".

Nio Firefly: Spy shots of suspected debut model revealed for 1st time

Although the car is tightly wrapped in camouflage, it can be seen looking similar to the Zeekr X or Volkswagen's ID.3.

Nio's busiest swap station offers 195 services in 1 day during Chinese New Year holiday travel rush

Nio's battery swap stations provided a total of 871,477 services from February 8-18, with a peak of 90,199 services in a single day.