Gasgoo Daily: All-New ES8 to begin order locking, delivery on June 28

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All-New ES8 to begin order locking, delivery on June 28

The All-New ES8, NIO’s intelligent electric flagship SUV, will commence order locking at 10 a.m. on June 28, 2023, according to a post on NIO’s WeChat account. Delivery will also commence on the same day.

All-New ES8; photo credit: NIO

Kia to commence blind pre-orders of EV6 in China on June 28

According to a message from Kia's official WeChat account, blind pre-orders of the EV6, the first pure electric vehicle model Kia will roll out in China, will begin on June 28 in the world’s largest auto market. The model will hit the Chinese auto market in August this year as an imported model.

BYD delivers first 100 units of Yuan PLUS in Mexico

On June 20, BYD announced the delivery of the first 100 BYD Yuan PLUS to customers in Mexico. This significant achievement marks a crucial milestone for BYD, which further reinforces its position in the Mexican electric vehicle market. The recent delivery was jointly completed by BYD and three distributors, namely, Continental, Dalton, and Liverpool, which have stores located in Mexico City and Guadalajara.

NIO sees battery swap network in China hit 1,500-station milestone

NIO, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, announced today that as of June 25, 2023, it has already deployed 1,500 battery swap stations and 2,727 charging stations with 16,204 charging piles installed nationwide.

SERES delivers first SERES 5 electric vehicles to European customers in Norway

Chinese automaker SERES Group on June 21 delivered the first batch of the SERES 5 electric vehicles to Europe. The delivery ceremony took place in Mount Fløyen, Bergen, Norway.

CATL invests in AICC’s new financing round

On June 21, AICC (Automotive Intelligence and Control of China), a provider of intelligent automotive computing platforms, announced the completion of a new funding round worth hundreds of millions of yuan.

BYD launches ATTO 3 BEV model in UAE market

On June 21, BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles and power batteries, announced a highly anticipated launch of its electric vehicle, the BYD ATTO 3, in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) market, in partnership with Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Company