CnEVPost Newsletter: China EV sales; Tesla price hike
BYD sells 302,459 NEVs in Mar, 2nd-highest on record
BYD sold 139,902 passenger BEVs and 161,729 PHEVs in March.
BYD Mar sales breakdown: Song 78,490 units, Qin 40,569
The Yangwang brand delivered 1,090 vehicles in March, while Fang Cheng Bao delivered 3,550 units.
Nio delivers 11,866 cars in Mar, Q1 deliveries meet reduced guidance
Nio delivered 30,053 vehicles in the first quarter, reaching its lowered guidance of about 30,000 units.
Nio launches up to RMB 1 billion trade-in subsidy to lure petrol car customers
Petrol car owners who buy a new Nio vehicle through trade-in will receive up to RMB 15,000 in option funds, RMB 6,498 worth of Nio Phone discount coupons.
Xpeng delivers 9,026 cars in Mar, Q1 deliveries meet guidance
In the first quarter, Xpeng delivered 21,821 vehicles, which was within the previously provided guidance range of 21,000-22,500 vehicles.
Xpeng extends promotion for G9 with bigger incentives
Xpeng is offering a RMB 20,000 cash discount on the G9 in April, doubling the RMB 10,000 it offered in February and March.
Li Auto delivers 28,984 cars in Mar, Q1 deliveries exceed slashed guidance
In the first quarter, Li Auto delivered 80,400 vehicles, exceeding the upper end of the lowered guidance range of 76,000 to 78,000 vehicles.
Tesla raises Model Y full lineup price by $690 in China
Tesla has raised the prices of all three variants of the Model Y by RMB 5,000 in China, in contrast to the price cuts made by other EV makers in the ongoing price war.
Data tracker: Tesla China price changes
This article aims to record changes in Tesla's electric vehicle (EV) prices in China.
Huawei-backed Aito offers 8% discount on M7
The updated Aito M7, which went on sale in September 2023, gained more than 130,000 firm orders in its first four months, according to figures previously announced by Huawei.
Xiaomi says SU7 gets 88,898 firm orders in initial 24 hours after launch
Firm orders for the Xiaomi SU7 include refundable orders within 7 days as well as non-refundable orders with locked-in configurations, unlike what other EV makers are doing.
Xiaomi SU7 delivery wait times extended to up to almost 7 months
Customers ordering the Xiaomi SU7 will now have to wait about 3-7 months, with deliveries of the SU7 Max extended to mid-October.
Zeekr says updated Zeekr 001 gets over 30,000 firm orders in 1st month on market
Zeekr officially launched the updated Zeekr 001 on February 27, leaving the starting price unchanged from its predecessor's discounted price, with a price cut of RMB 20,000 for the two higher-trim variants.
Changan's EV arm Avatr launches updated Avatr 12 electric sedan with 11.6% lower starting price
The Avatr 12 uses Huawei's Huawei Inside solution, featuring some components and assisted driving feature from the tech giant.