Nio to report Q1 earnings on April 29, over 20,000 vehicles delivered in the quarter
Nio delivered 20,060 vehicles in the first quarter, up 422.7 percent year-on-year, the first time it has reached over 20,000 deliveries in a single quarter.
Huawei says its self-driving technology is better than Tesla's, and this video convinced us
Huawei said on Monday that its self-driving technology is better than Tesla's, and we were a little skeptical. Now, with a vehicle equipped with its technology on the road, we're starting to believe that Huawei's claim was true.
Honda China partners with AutoX for self-driving road testing
Honda China and AutoX, a self-driving technology company, announced Friday that they have partnered to launch road driving tests featuring Accord and Inspire models in order to explore self-driving solutions.
Cars with DJI's intelligent driving system said to be launched as soon as this year
DJI Automotive, a subsidiary of Drone maker DJI, has started working with car companies, and mass-produced cars equipped with DJI's intelligent driving system will be released as soon as this year.
In rare move, Xpeng signs deal with China's second-largest auto dealer to expand sales
The direct sales model is seen as one of the key labels for emerging electric car companies, and now Xpeng Motors doesn't seem content with just that sales model.
Geely's premium EV brand Zeekr unveils first model with range of up to 712km and prices starting at $43,030
The Zeekr 001 has a subsidized starting price of RMB 281,000 ($43,030) and a top trim price of RMB 360,000, a range that has a lot of overlap with the Tesla Model 3.
Nio said to announce plans for expansion into Europe on May 6-7
Unlike in the Chinese market, some Nio services, such as One-Click for Power, will be charged in the European market.
GAC Aion to double plant capacity to 200,000 units per year
GAC Aion expects to invest about RMB 500 million in the initiative, which is scheduled to double its capacity by early 2022.
Nio says it is open to other companies using its battery packs
Given Nio's relatively well-established battery pipeline, it seems that other companies are interested in using its batteries to save development costs.
Nio plans to have 5,000 charging and battery swap stations by 2025
It's the first time we've seen Nio publicly mention its goal for 2025. In addition, Nio CEO William Li said the company has more aggressive plans for battery swap station deployments.