China NEV weekly insurance registration update: Apr 24 to Apr 30
NIO was 2,600 for the week of April 24 to April 30, XPeng was 2,500, Li Auto was 8,100 and Tesla was 11,500.
Tesla's China-made vehicle sales in Apr: 75,842
From January to April, Tesla sold 305,164 China-made vehicles, up 66.13 percent from 183,686 vehicles in the same period last year.
SAIC NEV sales in Apr: 68,227
SAIC sold 373,949 units of all vehicles in April.
Battery grade lithium carbonate up RMB 1,000 per ton
Industrial-grade lithium carbonate rose RMB 2,000 per ton to an average price of RMB 167,000 per ton today.
Tesla hikes prices of new Model S, Model X in China
Tesla today raised the prices of its entire line of Model S and Model X in China by RMB 19,000.
Seres Group NEV sales in Apr: 6,917
The Seres Group, previously known as Chongqing Sokon, sold 6,917 NEVs in March, including 2,953 units under the Seres brand.
China Apr vehicle inventory alert index: 60.4%
China Vehicle Inventory Alert (VIA) Index for April was 60.4 percent, implying that auto sales were in contraction territory, but performance improved from March.
China auto market sees 12 recalls in Apr
That's the same as a year ago and down from 16 in March.
AITO deliveries in Apr: 4,585
From January to April, AITO delivered 16,244 vehicles.
Denza sales in Apr: 10,526
Cumulative sales of Denza were 44,491 units since deliveries of the Denza D9 began in October 2022.