CnEVPost Newsletter: China EV insurance registrations; New model filings
China EV insurance registrations for week ending Sept 10: Tesla 10,700, Li Auto 8,500, Nio 3,800
Most EV makers saw a dip in insurance registrations last week, as it was the beginning of the month, when deliveries are usually slow, while the week before included the last days of August, when deliveries are usually strong.
Tesla's new Model 3: Regulatory filing in China reveals key specs
The new Model 3 is slightly longer than the older model, the battery suppliers are CATL and LG Energy Solution, and information on battery pack capacity is not yet available.
Regulatory filing: Here comes Xpeng's X9 MPV
The Xpeng X9 will be available in single-motor and dual-motor versions and will use LFP cells from Eve Energy as well as Li-ion ternary cells from CALB.
Regulatory filing: Huawei-backed Aito to offer EREV and BEV versions of luxury SUV M9
Huawei's Richard Yu previously said the Aito M9, which will go on sale in the fourth quarter, is a model built from the ground up by the tech giant.
Huawei-backed Aito launches new M7, set to intensify competition in China's EREV market
The starting price of the new M7 EREV is not only RMB 40,000 lower than its predecessor, it is also significantly lower than the price of its main competitor.
Denza to launch D9 MPV in HK in 2024
Denza's head of sales previously hinted that the D9 will be priced at RMB 600,000 - RMB 1 million in Hong Kong.
SAIC expects to sell over 1.2 million cars overseas this year
SAIC said it is in the process of selecting sites for its European vehicle manufacturing bases. The carmaker currently has four overseas vehicle manufacturing sites, and it sold 733,140 vehicles overseas in the January-August period.
Kaixin Auto has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire 100 percent of WM Motor from its shareholders by issuing a certain number of new shares.
China's public charging piles reach nearly 2.3 million, with 71% in top 10 regions
From September 2022 to August 2023, the average number of newly added public charging piles in China was 54,000 per month.