Chinese cities vie for Xiaomi's car business, hoping it will be next Nio
Nio China is headquartered in Hefei, the hometown of founder William Li and a city that saved the company from a funding crisis last year and has received a huge return on its investment as a result.
Chery sold 7,226 NEVs in June, up 158% from a year earlier
Chinese automaker Chery sold 7,226 new energy vehicles in June, up 158.1 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the company on Monday.
Chinese owners complain about lost network connection of Tesla App
The ability to use a vehicle via a mobile app is an important feature of smart cars, but it can also cause a lot of inconvenience if the app's network connection is lost.
Huawei said to start selling second model, Seres SF7, within the year
Huawei will start selling the second model, the Seres SF7 from Chongqing Sokon, in the second half of the year, possibly as early as August, the WeChat account iAUTO2010 reported Monday.
Li Auto launches investigation as user complains of suspected harmful heavy metals found in new vehicle
A video circulating on Weibo shows an owner claiming to have found mercury, a heavy metal that can be toxic, between the seams of his newly purchased Li ONE seats.
VW ID.6 CROZZ starts accepting pre-orders in China, price from about $37,000
As China's new energy vehicle market is growing rapidly, traditional car giant Volkswagen is underperforming. Now the company has added a new member to its lineup in hopes of gaining more market share.
Xpeng CEO says pricing above $23,500 is necessary to build smart EVs, Qihoo 360 founder disagrees
If a company can't build a smart car at pricing below RMB 150,000, that means 70 percent of major Chinese consumers can't afford one, which could lead to smart cars becoming a niche product.
China achieves experimental power generation from dry thermal rock
China successfully achieved a dry-thermal-rock test power generation in the Matouying, Tangshan, Hebei dry-thermal-rock exploration area, the latest development in the country's clean-energy development.
Chinese EV makers speed up hoarding war chests
Nio CEO William Li was recently quoted by Securities Daily as saying that the real competition in the smart electric vehicle industry has not yet begun, and there is still a need to raise enough capital to lay the groundwork for future competition.
Nio's largest energy replenishment site in China goes into operation
Nio's energy replenishment site including a second-generation battery swap station and 50 supercharging piles in Chongqing became fully operational on July 3.