CnEVPost Newsletter: NIO Day 2022 date set; Multiple Tesla rumors

NIO to host NIO Day 2022 in Hefei on Dec 24 - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com Feel the Light!

Tesla China exec Tom Zhu to succeed Elon Musk as EV maker's global CEO, report says - CnEVPost Zhu's Tesla CEO position will be global, but the scope of responsibility may be limited to the automotive business and not include self-driving and robotics programs, according to Chinese media.

Elon Musk has tasked Tesla China's Tom Zhu to run EV maker's newest plant in Texas, report says - CnEVPost Zhu was in Austin this week and brought some of his engineering team from China to help oversee the Giga Texas ramp-up, according to Bloomberg.

Tesla delivers 62,493 vehicles in China in Nov - CnEVPost From January to November, Tesla delivered 397,844 vehicles in China, up 59.05 percent from 250,141 vehicles in the same period last year.

Tesla reportedly to shorten shifts at Shanghai plant - CnEVPost In addition to shortening shifts, the onboarding process for some new employees at Tesla's Shanghai plant has been suspended, according to Bloomberg.

Li Auto to report Q3 earnings on Dec 9, what to watch? - CnEVPost "We expect a somewhat messy quarter due to accelerated phase-out of the Li ONE materially hurting margins," Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team said.

BYD Yangwang unveils its brand logo, inspired by ancient Chinese script - CnEVPost The Yangwang brand logo is inspired by the Chinese oracle-bone inscription for "electricity".

BYD becomes 3rd largest shareholder of local lithium supplier - CnEVPost BYD has made a strategic investment of RMB 2 billion in Chengxin Lithium, acquiring a 5.11 percent stake.

Faraday Future to source LiDARs from NIO supplier Innovusion - CnEVPost Faraday Future has selected NIO supplier Innovusion's Falcon LiDAR to power the FF 91's autonomous driving system.

Chinese EV startup Niutron still hopes to start delivering vehicles next year - CnEVPost Niutron's founder is currently approaching new production partners in a bid to resolve production issues and hope to start deliveries in the first half of next year.

China retail sales of passenger NEVs in Nov at 598,000, CPCA data show - CnEVPost At retail, NEVs reached a record 36.3 percent penetration rate in November.