After reporting on XPENG and NIO sales this past week, I was interested in diving in a little deeper and comparing the two “smart EV” automakers. The companies are similar in age and have seen similar growth trends for years, so I always find it fun and interesting to create … [continued]
NIO has seen another solid month of sales growth. Its 20,575 sales (i.e., deliveries) in November represented a 28.9% sales increase over November 2023. Across the first 11 months of the year, sales were up even more. They rose 34.4% to 190,832 deliveries. Without a doubt, NIO will break through … [continued]
A closer look at the best-selling plugin vehicle OEMs Following the feedback of some readers, this is a more detailed look at the top plugin OEMs in the world, divided across four different articles. In this is the first one, we’ll have a look at SAIC, Leapmotor, Changan, Chery, and … [continued]
With our storied history as automobile leaders of the 1900s, it is easy to assume the US will continue being automotive leaders globally and especially domestically. However, we are rapidly being outmaneuvered, out-innovated, and left in the dust by our Chinese competitors. We’ve written about a number of individual stories … [continued]
Changan electric car unit Avatr has become the latest EV producer to join NIO’s EV charging network. It’s the 14th automaker to do so. NIO has 2,442 supercharging stations installed in China, and 11,206 individual chargers at those stations. The company also has 1,660 destination charging stations with 12,887 chargers. … [continued]
Chinese electric vehicle producers continue to expand across the world. In the latest cases, NIO has announced expansion into Azerbaijan and XPENG has announced expansion into Nepal. NIO’s Entry into Azerbaijan NIO has partnered with Green Car in Azerbaijan, where COP29 (the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN … [continued]
As I have written previously, Majella and I went to China to see what a 53% penetration of new vehicle sales looked like. We were very impressed, to say the least. You can read about it here. Oh, and we managed to fulfill our dream of cruising up the Yangtze … [continued]
It’s the first of the month, and we’ve got positive EV sales news from NIO and XPeng yet again. Both Chinese EV automakers saw strong sales increases in October 2024 compared to October 2023. NIO Sales NIO scored 20,976 sales (i.e., deliveries) in October, an increase of 30.5% over October … [continued]
The Chinese electric car market is on fire. However, Chinese automakers know their sales in China can only reach a certain level, and there’s a lot more potential out beyond China’s borders if they can move quickly. There’s very little EV supply in many markets still — or even none. … [continued]
It seems it was a good month in China for EV sales last month, or at least for “smart EV” startups. Along with Xpeng’s record month, NIO saw a strong rise in sales in September. NIO had 21,181 deliveries last month, which was a 35.4% increase over September 2023. Extrapolating … [continued]
