Xpeng manufacturing partner Haima Auto is ready to follow Chinese biggest carmaker SAIC into the Indian market
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Tesla denied access to grand jury materials for ex-Xpeng engineer
Tesla requested access to Xpeng’s entire repository of autonomous-driving source code and clones of its executives’ hard drives.
Posted inOn the Cusp
China’s EV darlings left stranded as VCs look elsewhere
Many players in China’s once-thriving EV battlefield face a struggle to convince new investors to come on board.
Posted inOn the Cusp
DRIVE I/O | Fatal crash threatens Nio’s reputation and expansion plans
There could be more consequences to come as Nio is in advanced plans to enter the competitive mass auto market.
Posted inOn the Cusp
Xpeng gets its own factory with carmaker acquisition
Electric vehicle maker Xpeng Motors is working to secure a production license to deliver its first sedan in July with the recent acquisition of a domestic automaker. Why it matters: Owning a factory allows Xpeng to retain control over quality and minimizes risks from outsourcing production such as delivery delays and price increases. Beijing has […]
Posted inOn the Cusp
Nio and Xpeng join forces on charging station network expansion
Growth in China’s charging stations has slowed over the past three years after doubling in 2016.
Posted inEvents
China’s EV sector edges toward turning point as cars get smarter
Chinese EV makers are embracing connected systems as a potential source of future growth.
Posted inHeavy Hitters
DRIVE I/O | Lidar is hard—but it’s coming soon
While Chinese companies won’t be the first to deliver road-ready lidar systems, they could be the first to do it at a practical price.
Posted inUp and Comers
Xpeng Motors accused of offloading old models days before new launch
Sales personnel reportedly kept silent when asked about new model releases.
Posted inNews
NIO and SAIC given China’s first licenses to road test driverless cars
China issued on Thursday the first batch of licenses for road tests of driverless vehicles to NIO, a Chinese electric vehicle startup, and the state-owned auto maker SAIC Motor. The licenses would allow the two auto makers to test the vehicles (in Chinese) on a 5.6-km public road in Jiading District of Shanghai, as reported by […]
