Europe

Great Wall Motor plans to close its European headquarters in Munich at the end of August and fire all of the 100 or so local employees, according to a German media report.

The Nio House in Amsterdam is Nio's second in the Netherlands and seventh in Europe.

William Li said that Nio plans to continue expanding in Europe despite tariff uncertainties in the European Union, and that many of the complaints raised by the EU do not make sense.

Leapmotor International will initially cover markets including Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, and Portugal, and plans to expand its European sales network to 200 by the end of the year.

Two Yangwang U9s left for the UK on May 7 and will participate in the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024 from July 11-14.

BYD presented the Seal U DM-i at the Geneva auto show and plans to launch the model in Europe in the second quarter.

Volkswagen Anhui has started production of the Cupra Tavascan for export to Europe, and another Volkswagen-branded model for the Chinese market will roll off the production line in 2024.

Nio will launch the Firefly brand in Europe in 2025, Reuters quoted the EV maker's president as saying.

Zeekr has delivered the first European version of the Zeekr 001 in the Netherlands, marking the official start of the company's deliveries in Europe.

After Germany and the UK, Great Wall Motor plans to expand its presence in Europe to eight additional countries including Italy and Spain, according to local media.