Europe

The Yuan Up has been rebranded as the Atto 2 in Europe, with a local launch expected next month.

Leapmotor already has more than 400 sales outlets in 13 European countries, with plans to expand to 500 by the end of 2025.

The Firefly brand will rely on local partner outlets for sales in Europe, with construction costs for dedicated swap stations one-third those of Nio.

After launching in China and Europe, Firefly cars may also be available in Southeast Asia and Latin America, but will not enter the US market for now.

The Zeekr 7X is available for order in the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, with first customer deliveries expected in summer 2025.

BYD Changzhou is the second ship for which BYD is the owner and the second after BYD Hefei to be named after a city where its production site is located.

CATL is in talks to set up a battery recycling business in Europe, discussing possible plant sites with European governments including Hungary, according to Bloomberg.

Xpeng has signed a distributor agreement with International Motors Ltd and its first model to launch in the UK market will be the G6 -- a Tesla Model Y competitor.

Renault is building an EV R&D team in Shanghai to target mass production of a new model by the end of 2025, but the new model will be built and sold only in Europe, according to a media report.

Svolt said it had to make the decision after the development of the European EV market failed to meet the expectations of all stakeholders.