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Volkswagen plans to invest more in a charging joint ventures in China to increase its bet on the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) market.
Volkswagen China and FAW-Volkswagen plan to jointly invest about 800 million yuan ($110 million) in charging station operator CAMS New Energy Technology (CAMS) to accelerate the layout of charging network in China, according to a July 3 press release.
The transaction, which will be completed after regulatory approvals are obtained, is intended to further accelerate the layout of the charging network in China and enhance the user experience, Volkswagen said.
CAMS was founded in May 2019 and is based in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. Volkswagen China holds a 30 percent stake in the company, China FAW holds 30 percent, and two other local companies hold 40 percent of the remaining shares.
By June 2023, CAMS had established 1,250 supercharging stations in China, offering 10,950 charging terminals covering more than 180 cities and serving more than 2 million registered users, according to the Volkswagen press release.
By 2025, CAMS plans to have 17,000 fast charging terminals in China with superchargers ranging from 120 kW to 180 kW and even 300 kW to 480 kW, it said.
In addition, Volkswagen China and CAMS have joined forces with a subsidiary of State Grid to launch a managed charging (V1G) pilot in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
The pilot's intelligent remote-control technology can control charging power according to the requirements of grid load regulation, thus balancing power supply and demand and contributing to grid stability, according to Volkswagen.
The first phase of the pilot program will run from July 2023 to June 2024, with 2,400 EV customers initially planned to be recruited in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Volkswagen's weekly sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China were 3,900 units in the week of June 26 to July 2, according to data shared yesterday by local auto media outlet Dongchedi.
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China NEV insurance registrations for week ending Jul 2: BYD 54,000, Nio ES6 1,900
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This is below the CPCA's June 25 estimate of about 670,000 units.
Retail sales of passenger new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China were 638,000 units in June, up 19 percent year-on-year and up 10 percent from May, according to preliminary data released today by the CPCA.
On June 25, the CPCA estimated in a report that China's retail sales of passenger NEVs in June would be around 670,000 units. The latest preliminary figures have been revised downward from the previous estimate.
From January to June, retail sales of passenger NEVs in China were 3.06 million units, up 36 percent year-on-year, according to the CPCA.
Wholesale sales of passenger NEVs in China were 744,000 units in June, up 30 percent year-on-year and up 10 percent from the previous month.
From January to June, wholesale sales of passenger NEVs in China were 3.53 million units, up 43 percent year-on-year.
Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China were 1.896 million units in June, down 2 percent year-on-year but up 9 percent from May, according to the CPCA.
This means that the penetration of passenger NEVs at retail in June was 33.64 percent, up from 31.66 percent in May.
Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China from January to June were 9.528 million units, up 3 percent year-on-year.
Wholesale sales of passenger cars in China increased 2.23 million units in June, up 2 percent year-on-year and up 11 percent from May.
From January to June, China's wholesale passenger vehicle sales were 11.06 million units, up 9 percent year-on-year.
The following is the CPCA's weekly retail sales performance for the Chinese passenger vehicle market for June, as announced today:
For the first week of June, June 1-4, passenger vehicle daily retail sales averaged 31,000 units, down 9 percent year-on-year and down 42 percent from the same period in May.
In the second week of June, from June 5-11, the average daily retail sales of passenger cars were 43,000 units, down 10 percent year-on-year and 14 percent lower than the same period in May.
In the third week of June, June 12-18, average daily retail sales of passenger cars were 58,000 units, down 2 percent year-on-year but up 21 percent from the same period in May.
In the fourth week of June, June 19-25, average daily retail sales of passenger cars were 75,000 units, up 9 percent year-on-year and up 53 percent from the same period in May.
In the fifth week of June, from June 26-30, the national passenger car market averaged 108,000 daily retail sales, down 7 percent year-on-year and up 30 percent from the same period in May.
China NEV insurance registrations for week ending Jul 2: BYD 54,000, Nio ES6 1,900
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Li Auto has completed its latest 100,000-vehicle delivery in less than four months.
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Li Auto recently completed the delivery of its 400,000th vehicle, its five-seat SUV, the Li L7, at its Beijing delivery center, the company announced today.
Li Auto reached the milestone in 42 months since delivering its first vehicle in December 2019, making it the fastest new car-making brand in China to reach the milestone, it said.
On March 24, Li Auto's cumulative deliveries exceeded 300,000 units. The latest progress means the company has completed its latest 100,000-vehicle delivery in less than four months.
Looking ahead to the second half of 2023, Li Auto will challenge itself to achieve the 40,000-unit monthly delivery mark in the fourth quarter with the L series, it said today, repeating its previous statement.
All of Li Auto's models currently on sale are extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs), essentially plug-in hybrids, including the five-seat Li L7 and the six-seat Li L8 and Li L9.
The company delivered a record 32,575 vehicles in June, bringing cumulative deliveries since inception to 396,451, according to figures it announced earlier this month.
Last week -- June 26 to July 2 -- Li Auto sold 6,500 units, down 13.33 percent from 7,500 units the week before, according to data shared by the company yesterday.
Li Auto's Li L7 sold 2,800 units last week, according to data shared by local auto media outlet Dongchedi.
Earlier today, 36kr reported that Li Auto has told its supply chain that it is raising its sales forecast for the second half of the year to about 240,300 units.
Li Auto expects to sell more than 35,000 units a month on average in the third quarter and more than 42,000 units a month in the fourth quarter, according to the report.
The company is on track to see sales of more than 380,000 units for the full year, far exceeding the 300,000 sales target it set at the beginning of the year, considering it delivered 139,000 units in the first half of the year, according to the report.
Li Auto raises H2 sales forecast to about 240,000 units, report says
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The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling new energy SUV and the Model 3 was the best-selling new energy sedan in China last week.
Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) yesterday shared the insurance registrations of some of the car companies last week to showcase its leadership among the new car-making brands.
Local auto media outlet Dongchedi then shared the rankings they produced, providing more details.
It should be noted that the two shared slightly different data on a few of the car companies' numbers, although the differences were minor, which may have to do with their rounding practices.
In the week between June 26 and July 2, BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) had the highest number of new energy vehicle (NEV) insurance registrations in China at 54,000, according to what Dongchedi shared.
Tesla was in second place at 17,300 units. Tesla was 17,400 units in the data shared by Li Auto yesterday.
GAC Aion was in third place with 11,600 units last week, and Li Auto was fourth with 6,500 units.
Volkswagen's NEV sales were 3,900 units last week, ranking 8th, according to Dongchedi.
When considering only Chinese brands, BYD, GAC Aion and Li Auto were the top three, with Nio (NYSE: NIO) in sixth place.
The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling new energy SUV in China last week with 10,800 units sold. BYD Yuan Plus and BYD Song Plus DM-i were second and third, respectively, with 6,200 and 5,700 units sold.
Li Auto's Li L7 sold 2,800 units last week, ranking 7th.
Nio's ES6 was No. 10 at 1,900 units. The new ES6 was officially launched on May 24 and still seems to be in the capacity ramp-up phase.
The Tesla Model 3 sold 6,400 units last week and was the best-selling new energy sedan in China, according to data shared by Dongchedi.
BYD Dolphin came in second with 6,100 units and GAC Aion S was third with 6,000 units.
China NEV insurance registrations for week ending Jul 2: Tesla 17,400, Li Auto 6,500, Nio 4,100
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Nio has given its supply chain a full-year sales forecast of 240,000 units, according to local media.
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Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) has updated its second-half sales forecast after seeing strong growth in the first half of the year, a new report said.
Li Auto has told its supply chain that it is raising its second-half sales forecast to about 240,300 units, local media outlet 36kr reported today.
The extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) maker expects average monthly sales of more than 35,000 units in the third quarter and more than 42,000 units in the fourth quarter, according to the report.
Li Auto is on track to see sales of more than 380,000 units for the full year, far exceeding the 300,000 sales target set at the beginning of the year, considering it delivered 139,000 units in the first half of the year, according to the report.
Li Auto's three SUVs currently on sale -- the Li L7, Li L8 and Li L9 -- are all EREVs, which are essentially plug-in hybrids aimed at a larger market than pure electric vehicles.
In June, Li Auto delivered 32,575 vehicles, bringing first-half deliveries to 139,117 units, up 130.31 percent year-on-year, according to data released earlier this month.
Last week -- June 26 to July 2 -- Li Auto sold 6,500 units, down 13.33 percent from 7,500 units the week before, according to data shared by the company yesterday.
The drop in sales last week was due to its factory being closed for two days during the week of the Dragon Boat Festival, one more day than normal, resulting in 6,388 units produced that week, Li Auto founder, chairman and CEO Li Xiang said on Weibo yesterday.
This year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday was from June 22 to June 24.
Li Auto's current vehicles are produced at its factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, which Li previously mentioned has six days of production per week as well as one day of overhaul.
A total of 7,500 vehicles per week is the limit of Li Auto's current production, and the reduced production from the holiday was reflected in last week's deliveries, he said.
Starting in the second week of July, Li Auto will increase its weekly production capacity from 7,500 to 8,000 units, and the change in deliveries from this will come in the third and fourth weeks of July, he said.
Late last month, a 36kr report said Li Auto had raised its full-year sales target to 400,000 units from the original 300,000, but this was later denied by Li.
Li Auto finished the first half of the year with more than 130,000 units sold and does not have any ability to make it to 400,000 units for the full year, he said at the time.
Li Auto's battery-electric vehicle (BEVs)-focused local peers Nio (NYSE: NIO) and Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) have both largely completed product switches recently and are expected to see higher sales in the second half of the year.
Nio has given its supply chain a full-year sales forecast of 240,000 units, the 36kr report said today.
Nio management has previously said the company was aiming to double its sales this year compared to last year. It sold 122,486 vehicles last year and sold 54,561 vehicles in the first half of this year.
Nio will need to sell an average of at least 31,000 vehicles per month in the second half of the year if it is to achieve full-year sales of 240,000 vehicles.
Xpeng has previously mentioned that the goal is to see cumulative deliveries of more than 450,000 vehicles by the end of this year, implying a sales target of about 200,000 vehicles this year.
The company has seen weak sales over the past year, though deliveries have been improving month by month so far this year, with 8,620 vehicles delivered in June.
Xpeng delivered 41,435 vehicles in the first half of the year, and to see full deliveries reach 200,000 would mean it would need to deliver an average of more than 26,000 vehicles per month in the second half.
Xpeng officially launched its new SUV, the G6, on June 29, and its chairman and CEO, He Xiaopeng, said the monthly sales target for the model is at least 10,000 units.
Li Auto delivers record 32,575 vehicles in Jun, aims for 40,000 monthly deliveries in Q4
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CATL's battery installed base grew 59.6 percent year-on-year in January-May, while BYD's grew 107.8 percent year-on-year, according to SNE Research.
China's CATL and BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) continued to dominate the global power battery market in the January-May period, the latest figures show.
From January to May, total global battery consumption for electric vehicles (EVs) was 237.6 GWh, up 52.3 percent from 156.0 GWh in the same period last year, according to data released today by South Korean market research firm SNE Research.
CATL installed 86.2 GWh of batteries in January-May, up 59.6 percent from 54.0 GWh in the same period last year.
The Chinese power battery giant continues to rank first in the world with a 36.3 percent share and remains the only battery supplier in the world with a market share of more than 30 percent.
This is up from its 34.6 percent share in the same period last year and up from its 35.9 percent share in the January-April period.
CATL's batteries are installed in many major passenger EV models in China's domestic market, such as the Tesla Model 3, Model Y, SAIC Mulan, GAC Aion Y, and Nio ET5, as well as Chinese commercial vehicle models, and continue to grow steadily, SNE Research said.
BYD installed 38.1 GWh of power batteries from January to May, up 107.8 percent from 18.4 GWh in the same period last year.
The company ranked second with a 16.1 percent share from January to May, up from 11.8 percent in the same period last year and unchanged compared to January-April.
BYD has gained popularity in China's domestic market with its competitive pricing by establishing a vertically integrated supply chain management, including battery self-sufficiency and vehicle manufacturing, SNE Research said.
With the launch of the Atto 3 model, BYD showed explosive growth by expanding its market share outside of China in Asia and Europe, SNE Research said.
LG Energy Solution installed 33.0 GWh of power batteries from January to May, up 56.0 percent year-on-year.
The South Korean company ranked third in the world with a 13.9 percent share, slightly up from 13.6 percent a year ago and down from 14.1 percent in the January-April period.
Panasonic of Japan ranked fourth with an 8.0 percent share, SK On of South Korea ranked fifth with 5.2 percent share and CALB of China ranked sixth with a 4.3 percent share.
Samsung SDI of South Korea, China's Gotion High-tech, Eve Energy, and Sunwoda ranked seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth respectively, with 4.2 percent, 2.2 percent, 2.2 percent, and 1.6 percent shares in January-May.
It is worth noting that CALB's power battery installed base of 10.2 GWh continued to be higher than Samsung SDI's 9.9 GWh in January-May.
From January to March, CALB's 5.7 GWh was lower than Samsung SDI's 6.5 GWh. From January to April, CALB's 8.4 GWh exceeded Samsung SDI's 7.5 GWh.
In 2023, Chinese companies are expected to push into overseas markets such as Europe, preparing for a gradual decline in growth in China's domestic market, SNE Research said.
Europe is the largest EV market after China and is aggressively implementing environmental policies, so it is highly likely to be the biggest battleground in the future, according to SNE Research.
In the future, the proportion of LFP batteries in Europe is expected to increase as Chinese companies enter the European market in earnest, the report said.
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As a joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz, Denza will deliver the N7 in mid-July. Next, Denza will launch another SUV Denza N8.
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BYD will invest $620 million in the facility, which will include an electric bus and truck chassis plant, a new energy passenger car plant, and a processing plant specializing in LFP battery materials.
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BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Brazil to build an industrial complex as it steps up its efforts to expand in international markets.
The Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker will set up a large production base complex of three plants in Brazil, BYD and the Brazilian state government of Bahia jointly announced on July 4, according to a statement.
The facility is located in the Brazilian city of Camacari, with a total investment of 3 billion reais ($620 million), according to a statement from BYD today.
The industrial complex includes a production plant for electric buses and truck chassis, a new energy passenger car production plant, and a processing plant specializing in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials.
The new energy passenger car production line will be able to produce pure electric and plug-in hybrid models with a planned annual capacity of 150,000 units.
The LFP battery material processing plant will utilize local port resources to meet the growing demand for new energy products in the global market, BYD said.
The industrial complex is scheduled to start production in the second half of 2024 and is expected to create more than 5,000 local jobs, according to the BYD statement.
The creation of a large production base complex in Brazil is an important milestone in BYD's development in the Americas market and will help accelerate the penetration of NEVs there, said BYD Americas president Stella Li.
In October 2022, BYD signed a letter of intent with the Bahia state government to build a vehicle production facility in the industrial area left behind by Ford after it closed its plant outside the city's capital, El Salvador.
The Bahia state government said at the time that BYD would build electric bus and truck chassis, as well as electric and hybrid cars, at three plants, and would also process Brazilian lithium for car battery exports to China.
"We have been in Brazil for almost 10 years. We have experienced many political changes in this period, in addition to exchange rate fluctuations, and inflation. But I think that in the long term, Brazil has its own advantages," Li said at the time.
BYD is now bringing its passenger cars to international markets, launching the Dolphin in Brazil on June 28, its fifth model in the country after the Tang EV, Han EV, Yuan Plus EV and Song Plus DM-i.
In addition to NEVs, BYD is already producing photovoltaic modules in Brazil.
On October 21, 2022, the company announced that BYD Energy Brazil's cumulative production of PV modules surpassed 2 million, after five years of local operations.
Last April, BYD opened a new PV module production line at its Campinas, Brazil, plant that is compatible with all sizes of PV cells currently on the market, allowing for increased productivity and efficiency.
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Denza officially launched the Denza N7 on July 3, targeting the market where Tesla Model Y is located with a starting price of RMB 301,800.
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The first SUV model of BYD's premium new energy vehicle (NEV) brand Denza seems to have gained good initial acceptance.
The Denza N7 SUV received 11,687 firm orders 24 hours after its official launch, Denza announced on Weibo late yesterday night.
Denza is a joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz, each holding a 50 percent stake at the time of its inception. BYD increased its stake in Denza to 90 percent last year.
The brand officially launched the Denza N7, its second model since rebranding, at a launch event in Beijing on July 3, with a starting price of RMB 301,800 ($44,220) aimed at the market where the Tesla Model Y is located.
Prior to the launch of the N7, Denza was offering only the D9, an MPV that went on sale in August 2022 and was officially delivered in October last year.
The Denza N7 is a 5-seat mid-size SUV with a length, width and height of 4,860 mm, 1,935 mm and 1,602 mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of 2,940 mm.
For comparison, the Tesla Model Y is slightly smaller, measuring 4,750 mm in length, 1,921 mm in width and 1,624 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,890 mm.
The Model Y is currently offered in three versions in China with starting prices of RMB 263,900, RMB 313,900 and RMB 363,900 respectively. The Tesla model was the best-selling SUV in China from January to May.
The Denza website currently shows four versions of the N7 with starting prices of RMB 319,800, RMB 339,800, RMB 349,800 and RMB 379,800 respectively.
All four versions are equipped with DiSus-A, an intelligent air body control system, which was unveiled by BYD on April 10 and is similar to the air suspension currently used in many high-end vehicles.
Customers who do not need the system reduce the price of the vehicle by RMB 18,000, resulting in these two Air versions priced at RMB 301,800 and RMB 321,800.
On the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18, Denza started pre-sales for the N7, although pricing information had not been released at that time.
In early June, Zhao Changjiang, general manager of Denza's sales division, said the Denza N7 had over 20,000 pre-orders before specifications and pricing were announced, and that 55 percent of these order holders were owners of luxury brands including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi, and 35 percent were existing owners of BYD and Denza.
The Denza N7 opened for test drives on July 4 and deliveries are set to begin in mid-July.
In June, Denza delivered 11,058 vehicles, the fourth consecutive month to exceed the 10,000-unit mark, according to BYD data released on July 2.
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