New AITO M9 Deliveries Begin: Six LiDAR, 800V Platform, 70,000+ Pre-Orders at $70,800
New AITO M9 deliveries begin June 13 with 70,000+ pre-orders and 285,000 cumulative units. Six LiDAR, 800V platform, 1,405 km EREV range from $70,800.
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Huawei HIMA
New AITO M9 deliveries begin June 13 with 70,000+ pre-orders and 285,000 cumulative units. Six LiDAR, 800V platform, 1,405 km EREV range from $70,800.
XPeng
XPeng GX flagship SUV begins mass deliveries with 24,863 orders in 12 hours. BEV and EREV variants from $39,900, with 1,585 km combined EREV range and L4-ready hardware.
NEV Industry
China's NEV exports surged 110% to 446,000 units in May 2026 as PHEV shipments grew 140%, offsetting weak domestic demand and reshaping global auto supply chains.
BYD
Updated August 19, 2026: Canada's China-origin EV quota was 52% used by the August 14 EICS report, but BYD still has no official Canadian passenger-car price list or dealer locator.
Overseas Markets
The Pentagon adds BYD, CATL, Alibaba, and Baidu to its Chinese Military Company list, expanding the designation to 188 firms and raising new compliance hurdles for global EV supply chains.

Dongfeng Nissan's N-series reaches 100,000 NEV units in 14 months as JV brands fight back. N7, N6, NX8 cover BEV, PHEV, EREV segments. JV NEV penetration climbs from 6% to 14.5%.

Li Auto confirms June 23 launch for redesigned L8 SUV with five-seat layout, in-house Mach M100 chip (up to 2,560 TOPS), and 430km EV range as current L8 sales plunge 92% YoY.

BYD Seal 08 flagship sedan opens blind pre-orders in China with 900km range BEV and 400km PHEV variants. 800V platform, 3.3s 0-100, 2nd-gen Blade Battery, from ~$36,900.

BYD Dolphin G DM-i launches in Europe from €28,990 (€18,990 after subsidies), the first BYD model designed specifically for Europe. Built in Hungary with up to 105 km electric range and PHEV powertrain, it undercuts European rivals by nearly half.
Battery Tech
China EV battery installations reached a record 71.9 GWh in May 2026, up 25.9% YoY as LFP batteries claimed 81.2% market share. CATL leads with 46.14% domestic share while total production surged 55.2% to 191.7 GWh.