EV Industry

Faraday Future seeks monetary damages and demands that HiPhi's parent company, Human Horizons, immediately stop infringing on its trade secrets related to the FF 91.

February sales in China's auto market are expected to be the lowest of the year, the CPCA said.

Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China for the period February 1-25 were 861,000 units, down 25 percent year-on-year and down 43 percent from the same period last month.

Bloomberg reported that Apple is canceling its decade-long EV-making effort. CEOs of EV makers including Xpeng, Li Auto, Xiaomi, and Jiyue have expressed their views.

Lotus Technology has a market capitalization of $9.3 billion, higher than Xpeng's $8.1 billion and slightly lower than Nio's $11.2 billion.

China's auto market saw seasonal weakness in February as the 2024 Lunar New Year holiday fell in mid-February, the CPCA noted.

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.

China's NEV sales declined significantly in the first three weeks of February, mainly due to the Chinese New Year holiday.

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

The process of new manufacturers replacing old ones in the process of establishing a new market order will likely continue for several years until a new landscape is formed, said Cui Dongshu of the CPCA.