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SVOLT to build another factory in Germany

Chinese battery manufacturer SVOLT on Friday announced the plan to build a new cell factory in Germany to supply electric vehicles, picking Lauchhammer, the state of Brandenburg as a location. This is the second factory SVOLT will build outside China, following the module and pack factory at Heusweiler.

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Tesla hits milestone of 9,000 Superchargers deployment on Chinese mainland

Tesla has deployed the 9,000th Supercharger on Chinese mainland, the U.S. EV manufacturer announced today via its WeChat account.

HAOMO.AI, NavInfo forge partnership

Chinese autonomous driving tech developer HAOMO.AI and the navigation map supplier NavInfo signed an agreement earlier this week under which both parties will co-explore such areas as intelligent driving, map service, and data closed-loop. Besides, they will co-build an innovation lab for product and tech R&D.

XPeng G9 to hit market on September 21

XPeng is about to put the all-new SUV model, G9, onto the market on Sept. 21, the automaker said via its WeChat account.

Leapmotor exports T03s to Israel

The first batch of Leapmotor T03s has departed for Israel, Leapmotor announced on Sept. 8, marking the commencement of the startup’s overseas business deployment.

China adds about 1.698 million charging piles in Jan.-Aug. 2022, up 300.5% YoY

For the first eight months of 2022, around 1.698 million charging piles (+300.5% YoY) were newly built in China, including 476,000 public piles (+232.9% YoY) and 1.221 million private ones (+540.5% YoY).

China's power battery installed capacity zooms up 121% YoY in Aug. 2022

Data by the CAPBIIA show that the country's power battery installed capacity amounted to 27.8GWh in August, zooming up 121% from the previous year, while also rising 14.7% from the previous month.

CATL to supply BMW Group with cylindrical batteries from 2025

CATL and BMW Group today entered into a multi-year agreement under which the Chinese battery giant will supply its cylindrical battery cells to the German carmaker's NEUE KLASSE-based all-electric vehicle models starting from 2025, according to a post on CATL's WeChat account.

China auto output, sales both rise YoY in first 8 months of 2022

China's auto output and sales reached 2.395 million and 2.383 million units in August 2022, jumping 38.3% and 32.1% year on year, respectively, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers ("CAAM").

Great Wall Motor boasts 18.81% YoY jump in Aug. 2022 auto sales

Great Wall Motor (“GWM”) announced this week its monthly auto sales reached 88,226 units in August 2022, growing 18.81% from the previous year, while falling 13.44% from the previous month.