CnEVPost Newsletter: Major Chinese EV makers see April deliveries decline across the board

In late March and April 2022, NIO’s vehicle production and delivery have been impacted by the supply chain volatilities and a new wave of the Covid-19 outbreaks.

The Aries could be an ES8 model based on NIO’s NT 2.0 platform. NIO is also planning several other models, including the EC7 and a hatchback version of the ET5, according to an auto blogger.

NIO will unveil the ES7 at the end of May and start delivering the SUV in the third quarter to compete with the BMW X5L.

XPeng has been and is continuing to actively navigate through the Covid situation, which in turn is affecting the overall supply chain in China, it said.

Some of Li Auto’s suppliers have completely shut down production, making it impossible to maintain production after existing parts inventories have been absorbed, it said.

Zeekr’s only model currently on sale, the Zeekr 001, saw an increase in price or a reduction in the benefits offered to consumers today.

Neta delivered 38,965 units in January-April, up 240 percent from 11,458 units in the same period last year.

Leapmotor filed the first version of its prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on March 17, hoping to list there.

That’s because the Covid outbreak had an impact on the supply chain and production in April, it said.

The BYD Han is the first locally-branded sedan priced above 200,000 yuan ($30,300) to reach that milestone.

Ford Mustang Mach-E prices in China will be raised by RMB 7,000 yuan - 22,500 yuan ($3,530) on May 5.

Arcfox originally planned to start raising prices on May 1, but the plan has been postponed to May 16.

Voyah will allow customers to pay to upgrade the cockpit chip in the Voyah FREE to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip starting May 1.