CnEVPost Newsletter: Job ads show NIO gearing up for US entry; William Li's controversial comments backed by state media

NIO's job ads suggest EV maker preparing for US entry - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com NIO's William Li previously said that if NIO were to enter a market, it would think ahead about how to ensure a good user experience.

NIO's William Li's remarks on fuel cars stoke controversy, but get backing from state media - CnEVPost People should not dwell on Li's slightly exaggerated comments, but rather change their mindset and support NEVs in China, the official Economic Daily says.

ARK Invest now holds about $30 million of XPeng as Cathie Wood keeps buying - CnEVPost As of December 23, ARKQ held 655,042 shares of XPeng ADRs worth about $30 million, or 1.37 percent of the position.

XPeng issues 1.2 million Class A common shares under equity incentive plan - CnEVPost XPeng began trading in Hong Kong on July 7 and its current share price is up about 7 percent from its listing.

Tesla in spotlight in China after vehicle speeds off bridge into river - CnEVPost There were rumors that it was a test drive, but Tesla has denied it.

Tesla signs deal with Hyundai Glovis to ship Giga Shanghai vehicles to other regions - CnEVPost By the end of November, Tesla China had exported a total of 152,090 vehicles this year.

WM Motor suffers another EV fire, third this week - CnEVPost For the past three days, there has been one fire each day for WM Motor's EX5 model.

BYD partners with RoboSense to pave way for LiDAR adoption in its vehicles - CnEVPost BYD has taken a stake in RoboSense and is expected to start carrying the latter's LiDARs in its models to be launched next year.

BYD to increase stake in its JV with Daimler to 90% - CnEVPost It will launch three new models including MPVs and SUVs within two years after Denza completes its shareholding adjustment, local media said.

BYD sees 150,000th vehicle of Han family roll off line - CnEVPost By the end of November, sales of the Han family exceeded 10,000 for the third consecutive month, with cumulative sales of 144,520 units since its launch in July last year.

Audi-FAW EV venture in China reportedly to start plant construction in Q1 next year - CnEVPost The project will introduce the PPE EV platform developed by Audi in cooperation with Porsche, with the first model to go into production in 2024.

Self-driving startup Pony.ai signs deal with FAW to co-develop Robotaxi models - CnEVPost

Pony.ai will work with FAW to build a fleet of self-driving demonstration operations and collaborate on commercial operations in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Changchun and Nanjing.