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GAC Aion aims to sell 500,000 all-electric vehicles this year
GAC Aion sold 271,156 vehicles for the full year 2022, and the latest target implies an 84.4 percent increase.
China NEV retail in Jun 1-25 at 500,000, up 15% from same period last month, CPCA data show
Retail penetration of NEVs in China was 36.92 percent from June 1 to June 25, and 32.50 percent year-to-date.
Kia starts accepting pre-orders for EV6 in China, limited to 1,000 units
Kia has not yet announced pricing for the EV6 in China, which starts at $42,600 in the US.
Changan teases electric sedan under new brand
The Qiyuan A07 is a mid to large-size sedan that will be offered in BEV and EREV versions, a previous regulatory filing shows.
Great Wall Motor steps up electrification transition as Tank brand launches 1st NEV model
The Tank brand has launched its first NEV model, the Tank 500 Hi4-T. The brand has sold more than 10,000 fuel-powered vehicles in most months of the past year.
Changan's EV brand Deepal launches S7 SUV at about half price of Tesla Model Y
The Deepal S7 is about the same size as the Tesla Model Y and is available in both BEV and EREV versions.
CPCA expects China Jun NEV retail sales to grow 15.5% MoM to 670,000
This means that the penetration of NEVs at retail is expected to be 36.6 percent in June, up from 33.3 percent in May.
Seres, Huawei's auto partner, delivers 1st vehicles in Europe
Seres delivered Seres 5 vehicles to the first European owners in Norway in cooperation with a local dealer.
Smart begins Smart #3 deliveries in China 20 days after launch
The first Smart #3 vehicles were delivered in 41 cities. To date, Smart has completed 164 offline stores in China.
New patent hints BEV maker Avatr may launch models with combustion engines
The appeal of PHEVs or EREVs is clearly hard for Chinese EV companies to ignore, and the strong deliveries of the Li Auto further underscore this.