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The updated M8 starts at RMB 379,800, with extended-range and battery-electric options. It is the first major release since Seres took brand leadership.
The third-generation Tang is a five-seat electric SUV with pre-sale prices from RMB 225,000 and up to 850 km of CLTC range. CLTC figures are usually higher than real-world range.
According to CnEVPost, CATL plans 5,000 urban and 1,000 highway swap stations across 297 Chinese cities. The headline says this could overtake Nio's swap network.
The five-seat Denza N8 costs RMB 269,900 to RMB 329,900, in four battery-electric and two plug-in hybrid versions. The longest-range model has a 130.15 kWh Blade Battery, rear-wheel drive, and a 1,003 km CLTC rating. CLTC figures are usually higher than real-world range.
The six-seat electric flagship i9 has been on sale since 16 September at RMB 369,800 in China, and passed 10,000 deliveries in under two months.
Xpeng plans five new right-hand-drive models in the UK over 12 months, about 100 retail and service sites in 2027, and a VLA 2.0-powered NGP driver-assistance system due in 2027.
The South China Morning Post reports that geopolitical conflict has pushed up overseas demand, sharply accelerating electric-vehicle export growth.
Gasgoo reported on 10 November that Hefei's state assets regulator approved Hefei Construction Investment buying 96.18 million Gotion High-Tech shares, 5.30% of the company, from Volkswagen China at RMB 24.09 each, about RMB 2.32 billion, roughly 4% below the 5 November close. VW falls from 24.28% to 18.98% but stays the largest shareholder, citing its own business needs.
NEVs were a record 67.5% of passenger-car retail sales, while NEV retail volume fell 13.7% year on year. BYD's domestic retail was 250,301, down 15.4%. CPCA estimates NEV wholesale at about 1.8 million, up 12%.
A TechNode interview argues that automakers' competition is shifting from electrification to data capability and in-house chips.
SAIC's board approved on 5 November a joint venture with Momenta and Yandian Technology, registered capital RMB 300 million: Momenta subscribes RMB 153 million for 51%, SAIC RMB 75 million for 25% and Yandian RMB 72 million for 24%. It aims to strengthen advanced driver-assistance development. This is a joint venture rather than an acquisition, included as a comparable deal.
Apollo launched an agent-driven multimodal world model in Shenzhen, with which Baidu tests a new route for training self-driving vehicles.
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