EV

Over a third of new energy vehicles (NEV) in China offer partially automated driving or L2 ADAS, a survey by China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) shows. 34.9% of electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrids sold in China in the first half of the year offered L2, 8.3 percentage points higher compared to the last year. Higher levels of automation recorded an impressive increase to 4.9% from 0.4% last year.

BYD want to get into all car segments.

Xiaomi also received auto production permit in China and chose CATL as it's battery supplier.

Changan A07 is a big sedan with 710 km of range and up to 258 hp. Its mass production started in China.

The Stone 01 EREV SUV is here with 476 hp, 1,211 km of WLTC range and a starting price of 47,960 USD. To rival the Li Auto L8.

Deliveries from the Shanghai Giga factory are to begin in September and the price is expected to start at 200k yuan (27,400 USD)

China NEV sales in the week of August 14-20 (W33) were mainly up or flat; only premium Zeekr and Denza were down 8% and 12%, respectively. Nio has the largest growth, with 24% up.

At present, BYD has opened 47 stores in Japan and is under construction.

Despite no official announcement, a recent survey of Lixiang dealerships around the country by 车fans, a local dealerships' data tracker, revealed Jiangsu based car maker offers 15,000-23,000 yuan (US$ 2,000-3,400) discounts.

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