Gasgoo Daily: NIO Day 2022 to be held on Dec. 24 in Hefei, Anhui Province

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NIO Day 2022 to be held on Dec. 24 in Hefei, Anhui Province

NIO officially announced via its Weibo account that the NIO Day 2022 annual event will be officially inaugurated on December 24 at the Hefei Binhu International Convention and Exhibition Center, in the capital of Anhui Province. 

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VOYAH to launch first sedan model on Dec. 15

Dongfeng Motor’s premium new energy vehicle brand VOYAH announced on December 8 that its first sedan model, dubbed Zhuiguang (“chasing light” in Chinese), will be launched on December 15. 

China’s car parc reaches 318 million units by November 2022

China's motor vehicle parc amounted to roughly 415 million units by the end of November 2022, among which 318 million units were automobiles, according to China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

NIO Capital invests in GaN epitaxial materials developer Enkris Semiconductor

Enkris Semiconductor, a Chinese manufacturer of GaN epitaxial materials, recently bagged hundreds of millions of yuan in its Series C financing, which was co-led by several investors like NIO Capital, according to a post on NIO Capital's WeChat account.

Tesla sells 100,291 China-made vehicles in November 2022

In November 2022, Tesla sold 100,291 China-made vehicles via wholesale, representing an outstanding 89.73% leap over the previous year, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

China's locally-made PV retail sales drop 9.5% YoY in Nov. 2022

In Nov. 2022, China's passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales amounted to 1.669 million units, sliding 9.5% compared to the previous year, while also dipping 10.5% from the previous month, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

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NIO-backed autonomous driving chip firm nabs $50 million from Xiaomi, etc.

RHINO ("Huixi Intelligence" in Chinese), an autonomous driving chip company co-founded by former NIO executive Zhang Jianyong, has recently completed an Angel+ round of funding with more than $50 million raised, said a local media outlet on December 8.

Changan Auto sees YoY spike in wholly-owned NEV sales in November

In November 2022, Chinese automaker Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Automobile) continued to see blooming numbers in its wholly-owned brands’ new energy vehicle sales.

BYD unveils logo of ‘Yangwang’ high-end auto brand

BYD today unveiled the logo of its luxury new energy vehicle (NEV) brand "Yangwang" (meaning "looking up" in Engligh) via a WeChat account the company registered for the brand.

Sunwoda to build facilities in Yichun city for battery materials production, battery recycling

Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd. ("Sunwoda") on Dec. 7 inked an agreement with the municipal government of Yichun city, Jiangxi province to form the strategic cooperation on building an industrial base dedicated to the production of battery raw materials, and the recycling of lithium ion batteries and related core materials, according to a post on Sunwoda's WeChat account.

JAC Group’s export volume shoots up 79.32% YoY in November

In November, JAC Group’s monthly sales volume totaled 45,314 vehicles, up 11.87% from the previous month but slipping down 7.38% over the previous year, according to the company’s report.