NIO swap station count update: 2 added, total 1,388
As of May 8, NIO had 1,388 battery swap stations and 2,553 charging stations in China.
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NIO swap station count update: 2 added, total 1,386
NIO also added three more charging stations today, bringing the total to 2,553, providing 15,149 charging piles.
China auto consumption index in Apr: 75.3
The April auto consumption index was higher than March's 72.5, signaling better auto sales in May than in April.
GAC Apr NEV sales: 46,439
GAC sold 177,224 units of all vehicles in April.
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.