CnEVPost Newsletter: ​China EV insurance registrations; ​Geely to take Zeekr private


CnEVPost Newsletter: Daily Recap

May 7, 2025

China EV insurance registrations for week ending May 4: Nio 3,470, Tesla 7,290, BYD 59,310

Nio Inc had 5,100 insurance registrations in China last week, including 3,470 under the Nio brand, 1,280 for Onvo and 350 for Firefly.

Geely proposes to take Zeekr private

The proposed purchase price is $25.66 per Zeekr ADS, a premium of 13.6 percent from the last trading session.

Avatr invites Tesla's Elon Musk to witness wind tunnel test after video raises doubts about its sedan's drag coefficient

Avatr said Elon Musk shared inaccurate information and invited the Tesla CEO to witness a wind tunnel test of the Avatr 12.

Avatr launches updated Avatr 12 sedan amid drag coefficient doubts

Avatr starts offering EREV variants of the Avatr 12 at a starting price of RMB 269,900 ($37,360).

Nio Onvo clears hurdle holding back car owners from changing BaaS plan

This is one of Onvo's latest efforts to optimize the car using experience following a change in its management.

Nio sees single day battery swap service top 134,770 over Labor Day holiday

At the busiest station along the highway, the number of services in a single day reached 150.

Tesla China sells 58,459 cars in Apr, down 6% year-on-year

That's down 5.96 percent from 62,167 vehicles sold in the same month last year and down 25.84 percent from 78,828 units in March.

Xpeng mulls flying car unit IPO in HK or US, report says

Xpeng has invited banks to pitch for a role in an IPO that could take place in Hong Kong or the US, according to Bloomberg.

Uber reportedly to invest extra $100 million in WeRide

The investment, which will be closed in the coming months, will be Uber's largest investment in the autonomous driving space to date.

CPCA estimates China NEV wholesale up 42% year-on-year to 1.14 million in Apr

China's wholesale sales of passenger NEVs were estimated at 1.14 million units in April, up 42 percent year-on-year and up 1 percent from March.

Global EV battery market share in Jan-Mar 2025: CATL 38.3%, BYD 16.7%

CATL and BYD's combined EV battery installations in January-March amounted to 121.9 GWh, accounting for 55.0 percent of the global market.

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