CnEVPost Newsletter: NIO deliveries up from July while XPeng and Li Auto decline

NIO delivers 10,677 vehicles in Aug, up 6% from July - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com NIO's deliveries in August included 3,126 ET7s and 398 ES7s, with the latter starting its first delivery on August 28.

NIO adds 8 NIO Houses, 3 delivery centers in China in Aug - CnEVPost To date, NIO has 72 NIO Houses, 339 NIO Spaces, and 47 delivery centers in China.

XPeng delivers 9,578 vehicles in Aug, down 17% from July - CnEVPost From January to August, XPeng delivered 90,085 vehicles, up 96 percent from 45,992 vehicles in the same period last year.

Li Auto deliveries fall to 4,571 units in Aug as new models may have held back potential consumers' plans - CnEVPost Li Auto is preparing to launch the Li L8 in early November, with deliveries starting the same month.

Li Auto to launch and begin deliveries of Li L8 in Nov - CnEVPost Li Auto announced today that it will launch the new SUV Li L8 in early November and deliveries will begin the same month.

Li Auto's new SUV, Li L8, will come in four configurations, says CEO - CnEVPost The Li L8 will take on the medium to large SUV market with four times the intensity of the Li ONE, according to Li Auto's CEO.

Nvidia's GPU export restrictions may hinder self-driving R&D for Chinese EV makers - CnEVPost NIO is using the Nvidia HGX A100 to build a data center infrastructure to accelerate the development of smart driving technology.

China voices opposition to US export restrictions on Nvidia GPU chips - CnEVPost The US should immediately stop its wrongdoing and treat companies from all countries, including Chinese companies, fairly, China's Ministry of Commerce said.

Tesla's China-made vehicle sales expected to be 77,000 units in Aug, CPCA official says - CnEVPost Although Tesla encountered brief pressure on parts supply, production was strong after the end of July, Cui Dongshu said.

Zeekr delivers record 7,166 vehicles in Aug, up 43% from July - CnEVPost Zeekr 001 received more than 10,000 orders with non-refundable deposits in August, another record high, Zeekr said.

Leapmotor delivers record 12,525 vehicles in Aug, up 4% from July - CnEVPost From January to August, Leapmotor delivered 76,563 vehicles, up 249 percent from 21,937 in the same period last year.

Neta delivers record 16,017 vehicles in Aug, up 14% from July - CnEVPost Neta's flagship sedan, the Neta S, has more than 10,000 units on order, and test rides and test drives for the model will be open starting in September.

Voyah sells 2,429 vehicles in Aug, up 35% from July - CnEVPost The average selling price for the Voyah brand has exceeded RMB 370,000 ($53,630).

Fully unmanned self-driving will spread faster than expected, Baidu CEO believes - CnEVPost After L2 assisted driving, the next one to be commercially available first will be L4 autonomous driving technology, not L3, which is in the middle, according to Baidu's CEO.

Xiaomi will use its own facility to produce EVs instead of leveraging partnerships, report says - CnEVPost Xiaomi's engineering vehicle has been completed and the software integration of the vehicle can be completed in mid-October, followed by the opening of various tests, according to local media.