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Top 20 BEV models retail sales (based on insurance registrations) in China for May 2026:🇨🇳
• #Geely Galaxy Geome E22H topped the chart with 38.4k, up 8.6% MoM, followed by #Tesla Model Y at 25.1k (+28.9%) and #Xiaomi SU7 at 23.9k (-10.6%) in third.
• Model 3 surged 506.6% to 18.5k, placing sixth, while Leapmotor A10 jumped 121.8% to 21.5k, climbing to fourth.
• Meanwhile, #BYD Sealion 06, Dolphin, and NIO ES8 posted declines of 12.7%, 11.1%, and 13.3%, respectively, all finishing in the mid-tier.
Top 20 BEV models retail sales (based on insurance registrations) in China for Feb 2026:🇨🇳
• #Xiaomi YU7 leads BEV rankings with 20.1k units, steep 46.8% MoM drop highlights volatility.
• #Tesla Model Y follows at 17.9k units, modest 4.6% MoM gain, steady performance.
• Li Auto i6 takes 3rd with 16.0k units, mild 5.7% MoM decline.
• Tesla Model 3 surged 529.3% MoM to 12.8k; Model Y L skyrocketed 698.2% to 7.3k.
• #BYD has 4 models in top 20: Dolphin, Seagull, Yuan UP, Sealion 06. Seagull & Dolphin saw mild MoM growth, solid entry-level BEV foothold.
• #NIO ES8 fell 36.5% MoM to 11.7k, premium BEV SUV pressure; Leapmotor C10, Zeekr 7X also declined MoM.
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No Person Inside IRON Robot, Says Xpeng's He Xiaopeng in Response to Speculation
#XPeng
Sparking major debate: Xpeng's new IRON robot. The big question everyone is asking—real or a person inside?
We might get an answer at the X9 Extended-Range Technology Launch Event tonight at 7. What’s your take?
#XPeng
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Why #Xpeng's IRON Walks Like a Human?
He Xiaopeng released a training video.
• The robot's bionic spine enables super-coordinated torso movement.
• Combined with an 82-DoF motion system and an AI imitation algorithm, this system allows IRON to autonomously learn from human motion data and adaptively improve.
• Most impressively, the video features IRON dancing—a skill it mastered after just two hours of training.
Watch as the XPeng IRON robot performs Tai Chi — how cool is this?
#XPeng
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Sparking major debate: Xpeng's new IRON robot. The big question everyone is asking—real or a person inside?
We might get an answer at the X9 Extended-Range Technology Launch Event tonight at 7. What’s your take?
#XPeng
The new XPeng IRON robot is here!
The biggest breakthrough? Its super-natural walking style and seriously human-like design.
#XPENG2025AIDay
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Tesla China President Wang Hao recently stated in an interview with reporters at the Beijing National Convention Center that Tesla has increased investment and plans to build a new energy storage super factory in Shanghai. The products from this factory will primarily be used for export. $TSLA
source:xinhuanet
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This kind of sideways parking entry is really convenient, but it's a bit hard on the tires. #Denza Z9 GT
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The new Model 3 is on its transportation journey. $TSLA
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The new XPeng IRON robot is here!
The biggest breakthrough? Its super-natural walking style and seriously human-like design.
#XPENG2025AIDay
XPeng's New-Gen Humanoid Robot IRON
• Bionic Design: Features a "Skeleton–Muscle–Skin" structure with human-like spine, biomimetic muscles, flexible skin, 3D curved display, agile shoulders, and 22-DoF dexterous hands.
• AI System: Runs on the Physical World Model with three Turing AI chips, integrating VLT+VLA+VLM for dialogue, walking, and interaction.
#XPENG2025AIDay
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A spy shot of the #BYD Kcar has been revealed, likely to be exclusively supplied to a specific market.
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#BYD 's Yangwang brand standard action!
Yangwang U9
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The new #Tesla Model 3 Performance is expected to launch in China in Q2, priced around RMB 400K.
It'll be mass-produced at Shanghai Gigafactory by end of March and hit the market for sale.
Rumors suggest Model 3 Performance will feature a tri-motor powertrain system.
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At the #NIODay2024 event held tonight, #XPeng CEO He Xiaopeng personally attended the venue and presented NIO CEO William Li with a bowl of tangyuan.
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#HUAWEI Mate XT | ULTIMATE DESIGN
The world's first tri-fold screen smartphone
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It is reported that NIO's weekly deliveries (Oct 13-19) surpassed 10.6K units:
• NIO brand: over 4K units
• Onvo: over 5K units (L90 model alone exceeded 3.5K)
• Firefly: over 1.5K units
The Onvo L90's Production capacity has increased by 50% compared to last month, with the ES8 also scaling up.
$NIO
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The XPeng ARIDGE A868 offers over 500 km of range, a top speed of 360 km/h, and seating for up to 6.
#XPENG2025AIDay
The new XPeng IRON robot is here!
The biggest breakthrough? Its super-natural walking style and seriously human-like design.
#XPENG2025AIDay
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#NIO William Li claimed that orders for the Onvo L60 have surged, increasing server capacity five-fold.
The L60 production capacity is as follows: Oct 5k, Dec 10k, Jan 16k+, Mar 20k.
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• NIO removes roughly a thousand batteries from its swap stations each month for maintenance.
• Each battery is scanned for damage at the swap stations, and those flagged as risky are recalled, thus preventing safety hazards from severe mechanical damage.
$NIO
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#BYD DiSus-Z Suspension Tech Demo:
Replaces hydraulic shock absorbers with floating motors, 10ms response speed.
Features energy recovery for direct power generation through floating motors.
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#XPeng AEROHT 'Land Carrier' completes world's first flight
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William Li is currently testing the #NIO 150kWh battery pack:
🔹Uses NIO's own battery cells, achieving an energy density of 360Wh/kg.
🔹Fits all NIO models, set to mass-produce in April next year.
🔹In an internal test from Kunming to Beihai, it reached a 1,145 km range, setting a new BEV record.
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Experience #NIO Banyan 3.1.0 Pilot Version's autonomous valet battery swapping.
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$TSLA
🔹Since Tesla announced a 10% global workforce reduction on April 15th, more challenges have arisen.
🔹According to reports, a key Tesla supplier disclosed a 30% decrease in supply to the company. Tesla's Shanghai factory, the supplier's biggest customer, has consistently placed stable orders in the past year. However, Tesla's sudden decrease in order volume has significantly affected the supplier, indicating an implementation of substantial production cuts.
🔹Tesla's China wholesale volume fell 4% YoY to 220.9k units in Q1 2024.
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#BYD Super e-Platform Technology Release Conference
🔹BYD launched the world's 1st full-domain kilovolt high-voltage architecture for mass-produced passenger cars at today's press conference. This architecture achieves the world's largest charging power of 1MW (1000kW) and the highest charging rate of 10C for mass-produced vehicles.
🔹The megawatt flash charging based on this architecture has a max. charging voltage of 1000V and a max. charging current of 1000A.
🔹The charging speed of the Han L EV test vehicle reaches 2 km per second, and a 5-min charge can replenish the driving range by 407 km.
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#teslacybertruck display vehicles have arrived in China, and they are expected to meet the audience soon.
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#BYD Super e-Platform Technology Release Conference
BYD's megawatt flash charging demonstration: Charge 10% in 30s, and it takes < 10 min to charge from 10% to 100%.
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He Xiaopeng visits NIO's pavilion at the Shanghai Auto Show to experience Firefly and #NIO ET9.
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The 100,000th #NIO vehicle in Shanghai, China has been delivered.
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#NIO 's William Li reveals that Onvo's May deliveries will increase by at least 40%.
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#NIO has achieved a critical breakthrough in its highway battery swap network. What was once a goal—making charging as convenient as refueling—is now a reality in certain areas, even surpassing it in convenience.
In China, Nio has over 4,700 charging stations and more than 3,500 battery swap stations (1,000 along highways).
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The NIO ET9 equipped with the SkyRide intelligent chassis is dancing to the music.
#NIODay2025
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• #NIO leads the ranking with a score significantly above the average score (45.1).
• #LiAuto (46.4) and Deepal (45.7) also scored above average, placing them in the first tier.
• Most brands (such as #XPeng and Xiaomi) are clustered around the average.
#ElectricVehicles
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It is reported that all-new #NIO ES8 pre-orders outpace Onvo L90's. Production is being ramped up to meet demand.
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#NIO ET9
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Wholesale volume rankings of PV brands in Feb 2024:
#BYD: 114.1k units ranked 1st,
#Volkswagen: 103.6k units ranked 2nd,
Chery: 96.6k units ranked 3rd,
#Tesla: 60.4k units ranked 7th;
#LiAuto: 20.3k units ranked 19th
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ONVO's Head of User Services, Xia Qinghua, became the first owner of Car 001. On Aug 15 at 3 PM, he’ll start a 36-day, 20,000 km ‘ONVO China Tour’ live stream, visiting users in 70+ cities, assessing markets, and meeting teams to prep for ONVO's launch. #NIO
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#NIO 's William Li stated that the primary functions of intelligent driving assistance systems are to lower insurance costs by minimizing accidents, with a goal of reducing these expenses by 40% to 50% in 2025.
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#NIO new ET5/ET5T/ES6/EC6 models will be listed in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's announcements next week.
The exteriors have undergone minor updates, the central control screens have been switched to horizontal layouts, and they will feature the #selfdeveloped Shenji NX9031 intelligent driving chips.
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NIO cracked the 10,000-unit mark again last week (Oct 20-26), with ~10,300 deliveries powered by NIO (4.3K+), Onvo (4.5K; L90 3K+), & Firefly (1.5K+).
The L90 has reached 30,000+ deliveries in 86 days. Meanwhile, Firefly's weekly sales have stabilized at over 1.5k units, and all-new ES8 production is ramping up.
$NIO
It is reported that NIO's weekly deliveries (Oct 13-19) surpassed 10.6K units:
• NIO brand: over 4K units
• Onvo: over 5K units (L90 model alone exceeded 3.5K)
• Firefly: over 1.5K units
The Onvo L90's Production capacity has increased by 50% compared to last month, with the ES8 also scaling up.
$NIO
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#NIO Onvo L60 vehicles were shipped in large quantities from the factory.
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When detecting a potential rear-end collision with a truck, the NIO ET9 will raise the vehicle by 40-50 mm within 0.7 s, using the strongest crash beam to absorb the impact. #NIODay2024
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#Xpeng is preparing for mass production of a modular flying car, the "Land Aircraft Carrier."
The carrier is equipped with extended-range hybrid power and features a 6x6 AWD system. It can sustainably recharge the aircraft. The aircraft can accommodate two people and has a 270° panoramic cockpit. The aircraft is equipped with six propellers, ensuring continued safe and stable flight even if two propellers experience in-flight failures. #XPENGTechDay
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#NIO Firefly conducts winter tests in Heihe at -30°C.
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NIO's William Li arrives in the Netherlands to deliver the Firefly to customers.
$NIO
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NIO Power has successfully passed the technical review for a national Virtual Power Plant (VPP) project.
• As a core demonstration unit, the company passed the on-site expert assessment.
• This success was validated by its leading technology, solid demonstration performance, and results from multi-stakeholder collaboration.
$NIO
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#Xiaomi CEO Jun Lei, accompanied by BYD President Chuanfu Wang, visited Fangchengbao.
Xiaomi's 2nd car will be an SUV.
Are they exchanging new energy SUV tech and experience?
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Champion! The #NIO ET5 dominates and takes the title at the 2025 Bridgestone FIA EcoRally Cup (CHINA).
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Immersive experience of the #Zeekr 001.
From: 大虾试车真香
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Crowds swarmed NIO stores over the weekend, and there are rumors that the number of orders for the ES8 has exceeded 30,000. $NIO
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#NIO ET9 begins shipments, with deliveries set to start in late March.
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BYD's car carrier, EXPLORER 1, completed a successful 7-day trial voyage in Yantai, Shandong. #BYD
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At the #BeijingAutoShow public day 1, the #Xiaomi booth was crowded to the point of being packed.
A lucky kid got a Lei Jun-signed gift.
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#Zeekr will launch the world's first fully liquid-cooled charging pile, delivering a single-gun peak power output of 1.2MW.
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#NIO has officially unveiled its portable car-to-car charger. The unit is the size of a 20-inch suitcase, weighs around 29 kg, and fits easily in the trunk. It offers a maximum charging power of 40 kW, a maximum output voltage of 1,000 V, and an energy conversion rate of up to 95%. It claims to add "20 km of range in just 5 minutes" and is touted as having the "highest power in the industry."
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#NIO 's William Li will livestream his drive from Heihe to Mohe on January 4th at 8:30 AM. The entire journey will only use NIO battery swap stations and charging piles.
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#NIO ES8 comes standard with the AES feature. Together with its powerful AI-intelligent chassis, real-world tests have shown that when triggering AES during high-speed driving at 130 km/h, it can ensure items on the rear tray do not slide off and drinks in cups do not spill.
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NIO delivered approximately 10.1k units last week (Oct 27-Nov 2), contributed by its brands: NIO (4k+), Onvo (4.5k), and Firefly (1.6k+).
$NIO
NIO cracked the 10,000-unit mark again last week (Oct 20-26), with ~10,300 deliveries powered by NIO (4.3K+), Onvo (4.5K; L90 3K+), & Firefly (1.5K+).
The L90 has reached 30,000+ deliveries in 86 days. Meanwhile, Firefly's weekly sales have stabilized at over 1.5k units, and all-new ES8 production is ramping up.
$NIO
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The #Huawei Stelato S9 exudes much more futuristic technology than Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi.
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#NIO 's William Li takes everyone on a tour of NIO's very first office when the company had just been established.
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#BYD Super e-Platform Technology Release Conference
BYD has officially launched its Flash-Charge Battery.
Ultra-high voltage: 1,000V
Ultra-high current: 1,000A
Ultra-high power: 1,000kW
It enables megawatt-level flash charging.
With the world's highest peak charging speed in mass production: 2km/s.
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#XPeng CEO He Xiaopeng Reveals XPeng's 2025 Plan:
🔹In Jan 2025, XPeng delivered 30,350 vehicles, +268% YoY. The plan is to double the delivery volume compared to the previous year.
🔹XPeng AEROHT 'Land Carrier', since its first flight in Nov 2024, has received nearly 4,000 orders. The company plans to officially launch and start pre-sales globally in 2025, with expected delivery to commence in Q2 of 2026.
🔹Over the past decade, XPeng has invested over 50 B yuan in R&D. In 2025, the total R&D investment for XPeng Automotive and XPeng AEROHT is expected to be around 9.5 B yuan, with approximately 4.5 B yuan dedicated to AI.
🔹XPeng will begin mass production of its self-developed high-performance "Turing Chip" this year, which can be used in AI vehicles, robots, and flying cars.
🔹In 2025, XPeng will enter more than 60 countries and regions.
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William Li of #NIO delivered the NIO ET9 to Dr. Holger Klein, CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
Two years ago, the two parties signed a steer-by-wire cooperation agreement in Munich. Now, the ET9 has become China’s first mass-produced vehicle equipped with this technology.
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The orders for #NIO 's all-new ES8 have surpassed the Onvo L90's.
The all-new ES8 is produced in a new factory, which will ensure both delivery and production capacity.
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#BYD Super e-Platform Technology Release Conference
BYD has unveiled a drive motor with a peak speed of 30,511 rpm.
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