CnEVPost Newsletter: Analyst's take on Shanghai auto show; more entrepreneurs become Nio ET9 owners


CnEVPost Newsletter: Daily Recap

Apr 25, 2025

Deutsche Bank on Shanghai auto show: Global brands fight back with Chinese NEV tech

China's smart NEV market has been dominated by local brands, but global auto brands have caught up, said Deutsche Bank.

BYD sees Q1 net income double year-on-year

BYD reported a net income of RMB 9.16 billion ($1.26 billion) in the first quarter, up 100.38 percent year-on-year.

BYD's cumulative sales in UK exceed 20,000 units

BYD entered the UK passenger car market in March 2023.

ZF CEO becomes 1st expat owner of Nio ET9

Nio's William Li delivered an ET9 to ZF CEO Holger Klein on the first day of the 2025 Shanghai auto show.

CATL founder, Xpeng chairman become ET9 owners as Nio wins over more entrepreneurs

Nio's William Li delivered an ET9 to Robin Zeng, founder, chairman and CEO of CATL.

Li Auto launches updated Li L6 SUV, Li Mega MPV with unchanged starting prices

The updated Li L6 comes standard with LiDAR, while the updated Li Mega has an additional a special edition variant.

Huawei, JAC joint brand Maextro unveils interior of S800 luxury sedan

The Maextro S800 is expected to be launched in May, targeting the luxury sedan market in the RMB 1 million ($137,070) class.

CATL buys back shares to support stock price

CATL bought back RMB 254 million of its shares today, the first of its latest share buyback program.

China aims for BEVs to dominate new car sales by 2035

BEVs contributed 27.61 percent of China's passenger car retail sales in 2024.

CPCA expects China Apr NEV retail at 900,000, down 9% from Mar

Overall passenger car retail sales in April are estimated to be around 1.75 million units, up 14.4 percent year-on-year but down 9.8 percent from the previous month.

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