CnEVPost Newsletter: Daily Recap

Jun 5, 2025

A car carrier departing from China and carrying EVs was abandoned after catching fire in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday.

Morning Midas was transporting about 3,000 cars from several Chinese automakers, including Chery and Great Wall Motor, according to Bloomberg.

Onvo's partnership with Didi is not a company-level move, but rather an experiment by a regional team.

Tesla is offering Chinese customers who purchase its cars through referral program a discount of RMB 8,000 ($1,110) on optional body paint in June.

The AR-HUD system can display information including smart driving, speed, and road conditions, and will first be used in the G7 SUV.

Xpeng said the solution it developed with Huawei offers the industry's most powerful HUD hardware and software capabilities.

The Seal 06 EV will be launched on the first day of the Chongqing auto show on June 7, following its pre-sales at the Shenzhen auto show on May 31.

BYD plans to expand its dealer network in South Africa to 20 stores by the end of this year and increase to 30 to 35 stores by 2026.

Zoolnasm recently completed its Series A2 financing round, bringing the total Series A financing amount to nearly RMB 300 million ($42 million).

CATL and Maersk subsidiary APM Terminals will accelerate the electrification of container handling equipment with high-performance batteries.

This marks the first time this year that China's NEV retail sales have returned to above 1 million units.

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