On July 22, XPENG, a Chinese smart electric vehicle maker, and Volkswagen Group announced the signing of a joint development agreement for electronic and electrical (E/E) architecture.

On July 19, ZEEKR, the premium electric vehicle brand under Geely Holding, put the refreshed version of its ZEEKR 009 flagship MPV model, the All New ZEEKR 009, onto the market.

BYD recently held a grand brand launch event in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, marking the official introduction of its first electric vehicle, the Yuan PLUS (known as the BYD ATTO 3 outside of China), to the Senegalese market.