Deals

  • BYD forms joint venture with autonomous driving unicorn Momenta

    The move comes after Lotus, a premium brand owned by Geely, formed a joint venture with Momenta earlier this month.

  • Nio signs strategic co-op deal with Shell, world's largest gasoline retailer

    Nio and Shell plan to jointly install 100 swap stations in China by 2025 and operate pilot stations in Europe starting in 2022. Shell's charging network in Europe will also be available to Nio users.

  • Nio partners with oil giant CNPC to build swap stations for first time

    Nio today put into operation two battery swap stations at oil giant CNPC's gas stations.

  • Nio signs deal with highway service area operator to jointly build 28 swap stations by end of 2022

    Nio has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Guangdong Tongyi, which operates 352 service areas, to build 28 swap stations in highway service areas by the end of 2022.

  • Gotion signs deal to supply at least 10 GWh of cells to Great Wall Motor's parts unit over next four years

    Gotion High-tech will supply no less than 2.5 GWh of cells to Great Wall Motor's parts subsidiary in 2022.

  • Qingdao official explains why Nio ES6s chosen as police cars

    It takes at least 40 minutes to charge an ordinary EV to 80 percent, and only vehicles that support battery swap can meet the all-day patrol needs of police cars.

  • Xpeng signs deal to continue using Qualcomm's digital cockpit solutions in future models

    Both parties will continue to invest in advancing the adoption of future generations of the Snapdragon automotive cockpit platform in subsequent Xpeng models.

  • Nio Capital, BYD invest in smart color-changing glass technology developer

    Geely's premium EV brand Zeekr is already using such technology in its first model, the Zeekr 001.

  • Chinese EV startup Hozon said to be raising up to $1 billion in Pre IPO round

    Hozon is reportedly in the midst of a new funding round of at least $800 million and up to $1 billion.

  • Nio delivers vehicles for police use in Qingdao, eastern China

    Nio today delivered eight Nio ES6s to Qingdao as police vehicles.