Nio to launch new models or facelifts every quarter from Q2 onwards, CEO says
Some of the facelifted models are expected to be revealed in a regulatory catalog next week, and will feature horizontal center screens and Nio's own Shenji autonomous driving chip.
China NEV retail at 786,000 in Jan, up 17% year-on-year while down 40% from Dec, preliminary CPCA data show
Overall passenger car retail sales in January were 1.85 million units, down 9 percent year-on-year and down 30 percent from December.
Zeekr, Dongfeng M-Hero integrate DeepSeek in car cockpits
Zeekr's self-developed Kr AI large model has brought in the DeepSeek R1, and M-Hero has completed the integration of the cockpit with the DeepSeek AI model.
BYD Denza sees 1st production cars of N9 SUV roll off line
- Denza's sales chief previously said the N9 would be launched in the first quarter.
- The Denza N9 is a six-seat large hybrid SUV model that is 5,258 mm long.
Xpeng expects to break even for single quarter sometime in 2025, CEO says
Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng also told Nio CEO William Li that he should personally oversee the supply chain business.
China Jan NEV wholesale at 900,000, down 40% from Dec, CPCA estimates show
In January, China's wholesale sales of passenger NEVs were estimated at 900,000 units, up 31 percent from a year earlier but down 40 percent from December, the CPCA said.
Tesla China sells 63,238 cars in Jan, down 33% from Dec
Tesla China's sales in January, including exports, were down 11.49 percent from 71,447 a year ago and down 32.56 percent from 93,766 in December.
Dongfeng Voyah's Zhiyin SUV reportedly to be 1st model to feature DeepSeek
Voyah's cockpit has completed deep integration with DeepSeek and is scheduled to kick off DeepSeek knowledge distillation training on February 14, according to local media.
Nio sees record 136,720 single-day battery swaps during Chinese New Year break
Between January 22 and February 5, there were 12 days with more than 100,000 single-day battery swap services.
China EV insurance registrations for 2 weeks ending Feb 2: Nio 3,300, Onvo 2,480, Tesla 13,400, BYD 68,100
- Xpeng was at 11,100 units, Li Auto 11,000, Xiaomi 8,500, Zeekr 4,500, Leapmotor 9,500 and Aito 7,700.
- Industrial production in China was disrupted by the Chinese New Year holiday from January 28 to February 4.
