The co-pilot sun visor is replaced by a touch screen for entertainment.
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BYD to build sodium-ion battery production base in Xuzhou
BYD will set up a joint venture with a local conglomerate to build a sodium-ion battery production base in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province.
(Image credit: Huaihai Holding Group)
BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) will set up a joint venture with a local conglomerate to build a sodium-ion battery production base, the first time we've seen it move forward in building capacity for this alternative to lithium batteries.
Huaihai Holding Group and BYD's battery unit FinDreams signed a strategic cooperation agreement at BYD's Shenzhen headquarters on June 8, according to a press release from Huaihai yesterday.
The two parties will establish a joint venture to build a sodium-ion battery production base in Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jiangsu province to jointly create the world's largest supplier of sodium battery systems for micro vehicles, according to the press release.
Huaihai will provide its resources including markets and application scenarios, and FinDreams will provide products and services, the release said.
Huaihai said it sees the tremendous economic and social value of sodium batteries and began its involvement in the industry years ago with a strategic investment in sodium-ion battery startup Natrium.
Huaihai and FinDreams will expand demand for mini-vehicle batteries nationwide and globally, centered on Xuzhou, it said.
Huaihai's press release provided no further details. The company was founded in 1976 and has operations in small vehicles, electric vehicles, parts and components, and financial services.
Since last November, there have been several rumors that BYD's sodium-ion battery would be in mass production in 2023 and that the first model to carry the battery would be the Seagull.
However, none of these rumors have been confirmed by BYD. BYD launched the Seagull on April 26 with a starting price of RMB 73,800 ($10,350), though no version with the sodium battery is yet available.
On February 23, battery maker Hina Battery unveiled three sodium-ion battery cell products and announced a partnership with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp (JAC).
Hina Battery and Sehol -- a joint venture brand between JAC and Volkswagen Anhui -- jointly built a test vehicle with sodium-ion batteries based on the latter's Sehol E10X model.
On April 16, CATL announced that its sodium-ion batteries will first be used in Chery's models. CATL unveiled its first-generation sodium-ion batteries on July 29, 2021, saying that the energy density of the cells alone has reached 160Wh/kg.
On April 20, local media 36kr reported that CATL's and BYD's sodium-ion batteries will both be installed in production vehicles this year, and they will both be a mix of sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries.
Sodium-ion batteries currently have lower energy density than lithium-ion batteries, but cost less and sodium resources are seen as more abundant and readily available.
In the past two years, as lithium prices continue to rise sharply, sodium-ion batteries are highly anticipated.
However, since the beginning of this year, with the continued decline in lithium prices, sodium-ion batteries are seen as having a reduced cost advantage.
Sodium-ion's abundant resource reserves are difficult to quickly translate into cost advantages, and when the cost of lithium iron phosphate batteries is rapidly declining, automakers are hardly motivated to choose to carry sodium-ion batteries in the short term, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said in a report on May 22.
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CATL, BYD's sodium-ion batteries both to be in mass production within this year, report says
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NIO to launch ET5 Touring and ES6 in Europe on Jun 15
The ES6 is called the EL6 in Europe because of Audi's trademark lawsuit.
NIO (NYSE: NIO) said yesterday that it would launch new "models" in Europe on June 15, but didn't specify which ones. Now the answer has been revealed.
"We are revealing our new NIO models, the ET5 Touring and the EL6, on 15.06.2023, 19:00 CEST in a global online launch event and you are invited!" the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker tweeted today.
INSPIRED BY LIFE
We are revealing our new NIO models, the ET5 Touring and the EL6, on 15.06.2023, 19:00 CEST in a global online launch event and you are invited!
Stay tuned for more details ! #NIO #ET5Touring #EL6 #inspiredbylife pic.twitter.com/PjZGF7PHoX
— NIO (@NIOGlobal) June 10, 2023
The ET5 Touring will be NIO's first new model to be launched simultaneously in the global market, and its Chinese launch will start at 19:00 Beijing time (7:00 am US Eastern time) on June 15, a few hours before the European launch.
That European launch event starts at 1:00 pm US Eastern time on June 15, or 1:00 am Beijing time on June 16.
The EL6 is the SUV known in China as the ES6, which is using a new name in Europe because of the Audi lawsuit. Audi believes NIO's ES8 and ES6 infringe on its trademark rights for its S8 and S6 models.
NIO last held a launch event in Europe on October 8, 2022, when the company introduced the ET7, EL7 and ET5 to European consumers. The EL7 is the ES7 sold in China.
The company launched the new ES6 in China on May 24, and its deliveries began the night of the launch.
Earlier today, a message posted by NIO on its mobile app hinted that the ET5 Touring will be released for consumers in China, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany.
The ET5 Touring show car and vehicles for test drives have recently arrived at NIO stores, and test drives will be available on June 15, it said.
NIO began accepting pre-orders for the ET5 Touring in China today, although the model's specifications and price have not yet been announced. Its delivery will begin on June 16, NIO said.
The production team of British automotive media Top Gear will be involved in the ET5 Touring launch event, according to information shared by the NIO App today.
As of today, the ET5 Touring show cars are available at 248 NIO stores in 48 cities across China.
NIO's stores include the flagship NIO Houses as well as the smaller NIO Spaces, and as of May 30, they numbered 118 and 269 in China, respectively, according to data it released on June 1.
NIO to launch ET5 Touring on Jun 15, delivery in China to start next day
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Nio ET5 Touring hits delivery centers in China. Officially launch on June 15
The Nio ET5 Touring has hit the delivery centers in China and will welcome the Chinese customers right after the official launch on June 16.
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NIO to launch ET5 Touring on Jun 15, delivery in China to start next day
The launch event of the ET5 Touring will start at 19:00 Beijing time on June 15. Show cars are already available in NIO stores and deliveries in China will start on June 16.
(Image credit: NIO)
NIO (NYSE: NIO) will officially launch the ET5 Touring next Thursday, and like the new ES6, which just went on sale late last month, deliveries of the new model will begin the day after the launch.
The launch of the ET5 Touring will begin at 19:00 Beijing time (7:00 am US Eastern time) on June 15, and it will be a launch event that will span six countries, NIO announced today.
The NIO App release implies that the ET5 Touring will be launched for consumers in China, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany.
NIO is accepting pre-orders for the ET5 Touring from consumers in China starting today, although the model's specifications and pricing have not yet been announced.
The ET5 Touring is expected to cost RMB 335,000 ($47,000) - RMB 345,000, which will be slightly higher than the regular ET5's RMB 328,000, according to a June 5 research note by Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team.
Consumers who pre-order the model now will need to pay RMB 5,000 and they will receive 10,000 NIO Credits, worth RMB 1,000, after locking in their orders.
The offer will no longer be available after the ET5 Touring begins allowing consumers to lock in their orders.
Deliveries of the ET5 Touring will begin June 16 in China, roughly in accordance with consumers' order lock-in schedule, NIO said.
The model's show cars and vehicles for test drives have recently arrived at NIO stores, and test drives will be available on June 15, it said.
In an announcement announcing May delivery figures on June 1, NIO said it plans to launch a new NT 2.0-based model, the ET5 Touring, which will be available for delivery to customers starting in June.
The ET5 Touring will be launched globally in June and start its delivery with the Chinese market, it said at the time in a separate press release.
NIO will launch the ET5 Touring on June 15 and will begin its deliveries this month, William Li, founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, said yesterday during an analyst call following the company's first-quarter earnings announcement.
The ET5 Touring can meet the diverse usage scenarios of individual and family users, greatly enhancing the company's competitiveness in the high-end family car market, he said.
The production team of British automotive media Top Gear will participate in the ET5 Touring launch event, according to information shared by the NIO App today.
Notably, an image on NIO's English website yesterday hinted that the company will launch new models in Europe next week, possibly more than just the ET5 Touring.
"Brand new NIO models are coming. June 15, 19:00 CEST," reads the text of an image on the front page of NIO's English website.
The start time of the European event corresponds to June 15 at 1:00 pm US Eastern time, or June 16 at 1:00 am Beijing time.
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BYD sold 1,268 EVs in Israel, continuing to be the EV sales champion in May
In Israel, BYD ranked first in the EV market, accounting for 35% of total EV sales. BYD ATTO 3 continues to be the bestseller in the country.
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Tesla delivers 42,508 vehicles in China in May, taking 7.3% share of NEV market
Tesla ranked third in the CPCA's NEV retail sales rankings, with BYD and GAC Aion in first and second place with 38.1 percent and 7.8 percent shares, respectively.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) retail sales in China in May were 42,508 units, ranking third in the country's new energy vehicle (NEV) market with a 7.3 percent share, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on June 9.
That's up 332.65 percent from 9,825 units in the same month last year and up 6.39 percent from 39,956 units in April, according to data monitored by CnEVPost.
BYD's retail sales in May were 220,735 units, up 94.0 percent year-on-year, placing it first in the NEV market with a 38.1 percent share, according to the CPCA's ranking.
Tesla has a factory in Shanghai, its largest in the world, producing the Model 3 and Model Y, with an annual capacity of more than 1.1 million units.
Model 3 and Model Y breakdown sales figures in China are not yet available. Tesla's pattern is to produce vehicles in the first half of each quarter primarily for export and in the second half for the local market.
China's new energy passenger vehicle retail sales in May were 580,000 units, including 388,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and 192,000 plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), data released by the CPCA on June 8 showed.
This means that Tesla's share of the BEV market in China was 10.96 percent in May, slightly higher than April's 10.8 percent. It had a slightly lower share of the NEV market in May than the 7.58 percent it had in April.
Tesla's Shanghai plant exported 35,187 vehicles in May, considering the CPCA said on June 5 that Tesla sold 77,695 China-made vehicles in May.
That export figure was up 57.51 percent year-on-year but down 1.95 percent from April, CnEVPost's calculations show.
In the ranking released yesterday by the CPCA, GAC Aion came in second with a 7.8 percent share of May retail sales at 45,003 units, up 113.7 percent year-on-year.
SAIC-GM-Wuling ranked fourth with a 6.3 percent share of May retail sales, up 13.7 percent to 36,253 units.
Li Auto ranked fifth with a 4.9 percent share of May retail sales, up 146.0 percent to 28,277 units.
Geely ranked sixth with a 4.4 percent share, Changan Auto ranked seventh with a 4.2 percent share, Great Wall Motor ranked eighth with a 3.6 percent share, Leapmotor ranked ninth with a 2.1 percent share and Neta Auto ranked 10th with a 1.9 percent share.
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New Neta S electric sedan has 1,075 km cruising range with CATL’s Qilin battery
Its coefficient of drag is as low as 0.216Cd.
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NIO Q1 earnings: Deutsche Bank’s first look
NIO reported weak first-quarter underlying results but showed surprising Opex discipline to start the year and also presented a better-than-feared outlook for second-quarter sales, Edison Yu's team said.
NIO (NYSE: NIO) today reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings, but emphasized on the analyst call that more prudent cash management will follow, as well as expressing confidence in delivering 20,000 vehicles per month in the coming months.
As usual, Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team provided their first impressions of the earnings report.
Here's what the team had to say.
1Q23 Earnings First Look
NIO reported soft underlying 1Q results, largely as previewed but showed surprising opex discipline to start the year, and also initiated a better than feared 2Q volume outlook.
Deliveries for the first quarter were already reported at 31,041 units, leading to revenue of 10.7bn RMB, vs. our/consensus 10.9bn/11.7bn forecasts, hurt by lower ASP.
Gross margin of 1.5% was below our 2.5% forecast (consensus >7%), driven by downside in vehicle margin (5.1% vs. our 6.5%), partially offset by better "other" margin (-21.0% or +870bps QoQ).
Opex of 5.5bn was materially below our expectations, both on R&D and SG&A.
All together, adjusted EPS of (2.51) came in better than our/consensus estimates.
Management provided a stronger than expected outlook for 2Q23, calling for 23,000-25,000 deliveries. This compares to our 23,000 unit forecast and suggests June will be up materially QoQ (~11,000 at mid-point vs. just 6,155 in May) as the new ES6 ramps up quickly.
We suspect there were concerns June may see some supply chain constraints that don't appear to be materializing. This translates into 8.7-9.4bn RMB in revenue, vs. our 9.0bn forecast.
Looking beyond, management is targeting >20,000 deliveries per month in 2H including 10,000 of new ES6 in July. This will likely be difficult to achieve (sustain at least), in our view, given underperformance of the sedans (ET5, ET7) and we don't think management will get credit for this.
On vehicle margin, 2Q will still be under pressure with 3Q recovering back to double digits and 4Q >15%.
R&D is expected to still trend around 3-3.5bn (non-GAAP basis) per quarter and SG&A will step up sequentially in 2Q although the CEO's tone suggested certain incremental spend could potentially get pushed out at least until the performance of core NIO stabilizes.
Lastly, NIO is officially pushing out its operating profit breakeven target by a year (or less), which is long overdue based on our latest modeling.
NIO Q1 earnings miss expectations, gross margin drops to 1.5%
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Top-selling cars in May 2023 in China – BYD first, Volkswagen second, Toyota third
According to the data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), the Chinese market witnessed the sale of 1.742 million new cars in May 2023. This represents a 7% increase compared to the previous month. Notably, among these sales, 388,000 were electric vehicles (EVs), and 192,000 were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), collectively known […]
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