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CnEVPost Newsletter: Daily Recap

Jul 29, 2025

​Nio Firefly ranks as safest small car in China's crash test​

Nio Firefly, Onvo L60, and Aito M9 tie for highest scores in the latest C-IASI evaluation.

​Onvo L90 launch event to begin at 7:30 pm Beijing time on Jul 31​

The Onvo L90 launch event will begin at 7:30 pm Beijing time on July 31, with locked-in orders opening immediately following the event.

​Nio sues multiple bloggers for alleged defamation​

Nio has sued several bloggers, including a prominent Li Auto supporter, alleging that they have defamed the company.

​Nio donates $278,620 for flood relief in China​

Nio today announced that it has donated RMB 2 million ($278,620) in collaboration with the Nio Users Trust Foundation to support flood relief efforts in China.

​Spy shots show third-gen Nio ES8 undergoing road tests​

Nio's third-generation ES8 SUV has been spotted undergoing road tests, with its fall launch approaching.

​Li Auto officially launches Li i8 six-seat SUV, diving deeper into red-hot BEV market​

Li i8 faces many strong competitors in the BEV market, especially Onvo L90 and Tesla's six-seat Model Y L, which is set to be launched this fall.

​Li Auto reaches 3,000 supercharging stations as Li i8 launch hours away​

Li Auto previously promised that there would be more than 2,500 supercharging stations in China when the Li i8 goes on sale.

​Li Auto donates $1.4 million for flood relief in Beijing​

Li Auto will hold the launch event for its first all-electric SUV, the Li i8, in Beijing later today.

​Tesla Shanghai Megafactory hits milestone of producing 1,000th Megapack​

Tesla's Shanghai Megafactory today saw the 1,000th Megapack energy storage system roll off the production line, set to be shipped to Europe.

​Geely may become world's largest robotics firm, exec says​

Geely will build a "fast interaction and deep thinking" architecture technology to evolve AI from a task-executing tool to an intelligent assistant capable of handling complex matters.

​BYD brings compact SUV Yuan Up to Malaysia​

The Yuan Up has been renamed Atto 2 in Malaysia, with a starting price of 100,000 Malaysian ringgit ($23,630).

​China EV insurance registrations for week ending Jul 27: Nio 3,250, Tesla 10,620, Xiaomi 7,590​

Nio Inc, including the Nio, Onvo, and Firefly brands, had 5,000 insurance registrations in China last week, up 2.04 percent from 4,900 the previous week.

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