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XPeng P7+ secures 30,000 orders in under two hours

XPeng P7+ secures 30,000 orders in under two hours

XPeng says it has taken over 30,000 orders for its upcoming P7+ hatchback (coming soon to Inside China Auto) within two hours of the new model going on pre-sale following…

Leapmotor B10 Revealed in Paris

Leapmotor B10 Revealed in Paris

Leapmotor has revealed the B10 compact SUV ahead of its debut at the Paris Auto Show. The B10, the smallest SUV in the Leapmotor range, is expected to go on…

Lynk & Co 02 / Z20 Debuts in Milan – Heading to Europe

Lynk & Co 02 / Z20 Debuts in Milan – Heading to Europe

The Lynk & Co Z20, named 02 in Europe, has been unveiled at an event in Milan ahead of an expected public debut at the Paris Motor Show. The brand’s…

Chinese NEV Market Hits Record 54.29% of Total Sales in September

Chinese NEV Market Hits Record 54.29% of Total Sales in September

China’s NEV (new energy vehicle) sales hit a record 54.29% of the total retail monthly sales in September with 1.12 million units finding customers. The record result means that retail…

XPeng launches P7+ ahead of November deliveries

XPeng launches P7+ ahead of November deliveries

XPeng has officially unveiled the P7+, a large hatchback they’re describing as “the world’s first AI vehicle”. The all-new model, which despite its name is not based on, and won’t…

Baidu looks to take Apollo Go robotaxis global

Baidu looks to take Apollo Go robotaxis global

On the eve of Tesla’s expected robotaxi event, it has emerged that Baidu is looking to expand its Apollo Go robotaxi service outside of China, according to sources cited by…

Golden Week sales surge kicks off mega Q4 for NEVs

Golden Week sales surge kicks off mega Q4 for NEVs

Reported sales figures from ‘Golden Week’, the one week national holiday in China that kicks off October each year, suggest October will be yet another record month for NEVs in…

BYD Seal GT launches October 18th

BYD Seal GT launches October 18th

The highly-anticipated BYD Seal 06 GT, revealed at the Chengdu Auto Show in August, is set to officially launch in China on October 18th. Seen by many as the first…

EU votes to impose big tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

EU votes to impose big tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

The European Union has voted to impose the previously proposed high taxes on imported Chinese-made EVs for the next five years with a majority of states voting in favour. China’s…

Denza confirmed as next BYD brand for sales in Australia

Denza confirmed as next BYD brand for sales in Australia

BYD General Manager for the Asia Pacific region, Liu Xueliang, has confirmed that Denza will be the next BYD brand to enter the rapidly diversifying Australian electric car market. The…

China NEV Sales Leaderboard – September 2024

China NEV Sales Leaderboard – September 2024

BYD once again leads the way in China’s NEV (new energy vehicles – BEV, EREV, PHEV) sales charts for September as several car makers set monthly records in the hotly…

Jiyue 07 Launches in China Claiming L4 Autonomous Driving Capability 

Jiyue 07 Launches in China Claiming L4 Autonomous Driving Capability 

The Jiyue 07, the second model from the Geely-Baidu joint venture, has officially been launched claiming to be the world’s first mass-produced L4 autonomous capable car. It features the latest…

XPENG AEROHT Unveils Production-ready Flying Car Transporter

XPENG AEROHT Unveils Production-ready Flying Car Transporter

XPENG AEROHT made waves in the automotive and aerospace industries last week with the debut of its modular flying car, the Land Aircraft Carrier.  The innovative vehicle was showcased for…

XPeng Seeks Production Site in Europe to Avoid Tariffs

XPeng Seeks Production Site in Europe to Avoid Tariffs

Shortly after the EU’s temporary tariffs on Chinese-made EVs kicked in, a contact at XPeng confirmed plans for the company to build cars in Europe. At the recent event, this…

Canada Imposes 100% Tariff on Chinese-made EVs

Canada Imposes 100% Tariff on Chinese-made EVs

Canada looks set to follow the lead of the US in imposing 100% tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles, raising doubts over BYD’s expansion plans there. The move is…

GAC Launches World’s Fastest Motor

GAC Launches World’s Fastest Motor

GAC sub-brand HYPTEC, formerly known as Hyper, has announced the start of production of the Quark Electric Drive 2.0, a motor claiming the world’s highest speed of 30,000rpm. GAC claims…

CATL’s CIIC skateboard chassis readies for mass production under Neta S Wagon

CATL’s CIIC skateboard chassis readies for mass production under Neta S Wagon

Our contacts at Neta have confirmed that the first car built on CATL’s CIIC skateboard chassis will be the 800-volt Neta S Wagon. Skateboard chassis were all the rage in…

Evergrande Auto Saga Looks All But Over

Evergrande Auto Saga Looks All But Over

Evergrande Auto, the perennially struggling automotive arm of equally beleaguered property giant China Evergrande Group, has laid off all of its remaining employees. The news looks to be all but…

Baidu Robotaxi Fleet Hits Seven Million Rides

Baidu Robotaxi Fleet Hits Seven Million Rides

Baidu’s Apollo Go self-driving ride-hailing platform has clocked up more than seven million autonomous rides since its inception, according to a recent Baidu earnings call. The achievement was reached thanks…

European Commission Announces Decision on Chinese EV Tariffs

European Commission Announces Decision on Chinese EV Tariffs

The European Commission investigation into subsidies for Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) has concluded with final tariff decisions made, and it’s good news for Tesla, not so good for other companies…

News Round-up 12-18

News Round-up 12-18

The Chinese automotive market never sleeps and this week was no exception, with a spate of new model releases, pre-order book openings, and production line roll-offs. Here’s your quick summary…

Zeekr announces fastest charging production battery in the world

Zeekr announces fastest charging production battery in the world

Zeekr, the premium EV brand of Chinese automotive giant Geely, has launched what it says is the fastest charging EV battery in the world. The so-called ‘Golden battery’, a self-developed…

CATL Opens Showroom in Chengdu For Cars Using Its Batteries

CATL Opens Showroom in Chengdu For Cars Using Its Batteries

CATL, the world’s largest automotive battery maker, has opened a supersize EV pavilion in Chengdu displaying almost 100 cars that use its batteries. The complex, named NING Space, is the…

Nio Hits 50 Million Battery Swap Milestone

Nio Hits 50 Million Battery Swap Milestone

Just six years on from the completion of their first battery swap station in Shenzhen, Nio has reached the 50 million swap milestone. With a network that now boasts 2,464…

BYD’s To Use Huawei Tech for Fangchengbao Smart Driving System

BYD’s To Use Huawei Tech for Fangchengbao Smart Driving System

Chinese local media is reporting that Fangchengbao will be the first BYD brand to implement Huawei’s intelligent driving system when the Bao 8 launches later this year. BYD doesn’t currently…

HiPhi Parent Company, Human Horizons, Files for Bankruptcy

HiPhi Parent Company, Human Horizons, Files for Bankruptcy

The fortunes of China’s most outlandish EV company, HiPhi, have seemingly gone from bleak to dire with the announcement that parent company Human Horizons has filed for bankruptcy. There had…

China July NEV Sales Top 50% – Winners and Losers

China July NEV Sales Top 50% – Winners and Losers

China’s NEV sales, meaning full electric and hybrids, topped 50% in a single month for the first time in July with the country’s electrified vehicle take-up rate continuing to accelerate.…

BYD and Uber team up to sell more EVs

BYD and Uber team up to sell more EVs

BYD’s global ambitions to turn the world electric have gained a significant boost thanks to a tie-up with ride-hailing giant Uber that aims to get more drivers into their cars.…