Nio will begin construction of a dedicated battery research and development (R&D) base in Shanghai in the second half of 2026, according to a government-affiliated publication made public on Tuesday.

Most of China's major automakers closed the first half of 2026 with less than 40% of their annual sales targets completed, as pressure increases to accelerate deliveries over the remaining six months of the year.

XPeng registered 245 vehicles in the United Kingdom in June 2026, a 114.9% increase from the 114 units recorded in the same month last year.

BYD registered 6,242 vehicles in the United Kingdom in June, a 36.2% year-over-year increase from the 4,583 units sold in the same month a year earlier.

Geely-backed Polestar registered 2,554 vehicles in the United Kingdom in June, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) on Monday.

Stricter safety standards will apply to every new passenger vehicle and van sold in the European Union starting Tuesday, as Tesla seeks wide approval of its highly advanced assisted driving software, Full Self-Driving (FSD), on the continent.

Tesla docked a large number of Model Y L vehicles at the Toyohashi port, ramping up supply of the six-seat version of the SUV as first-half registrations in the country surpassed the company's entire 2025 total.

Nio Inc.'s main brand registered an average selling price of 443,000 yuan ($65,200) in June, up 14% from the 390,000 yuan ($57,400) average the company reported for the first quarter of the year.

XPeng registered 922 vehicles in Germany in June, a new monthly record for the Guangzhou-based automaker in Europe's largest auto market.

Polestar registered 603 vehicles in Germany in June, a 16.6% increase from 517 a year earlier and the brand's strongest month of 2026 so far, data released on Thursday by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) showed.

Polestar sold 1,895 vehicles in the United States during the first half of 2026, a 42.2% decline from 3,280 units recorded in the same period a year earlier, according to estimates from Motor Intelligence.

Nio Inc.'s legal department said on Friday that multiple suspects have been placed under criminal compulsory measures after fabricating false promotional offers for the company's brands on the social media platform Xiaohongshu.

Waymo is laying the legal groundwork for its next phase of international expansion, with new corporate registrations in Spain and France adding to a growing European footprint that began taking shape just weeks ago.

Tesla registered 7,768 vehicles in Germany in June, a 317.6% increase from a year earlier, data released on Friday by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) showed.

Nio registered 15 vehicles in Germany across the first half of 2026 — fewer than any single month during the same period a year earlier, when in the weakest month it recorded 16 units.

Lucid registered 31 vehicles in Germany in June, its strongest monthly result of the year, data published by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) showed on Friday.

Tesla registered 11,119 vehicles in South Korea in June, a 74% increase from the 6,377 units sold a year earlier, according to data released Friday by the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA).

Rivian shares surged as much as 15% on Thursday morning to their highest value since January 9, after the EV maker beat expectations and raised its full-year delivery guidance for 2026.

Lucid shares plunged over 8% on Thursday after the Saudi-backed EV maker reported a second-quarter delivery miss and unveiled the deepest overhaul of its senior ranks since founder Peter Rawlinson stepped aside last year.

Canadian reservation holders of the Rivia R2 SUV will start receiving their order invitations in the first half of 2027, according to an email shared by a customer this week.