Xiaomi's sales of its first model, the SU7, slipped slightly to 7,000 units in China between April 21 and 27. Still, the company crossed a major milestone, delivering its 100,000th vehicle in 2025.

Tesla sold 10,300 vehicles in China between April 21 and 27, marking a 51.5% jump from the previous week. The company's sales are recovering after the first weeks of the quarter were focused on exports from its Shanghai plant.

XPeng sold 7,200 vehicles from April 21 to April 27, according to registration data posted on Chinese social media this Tuesday. The figures represent a 9% sequential increase as the carmaker's weekly sales remained between 6,600 and 7,500 units over the last two months.

Uber announced on Thursday a new partnership with Volkswagen, through which the automaker’s autonomous mobility unit will supply a fleet of autonomous electric minivans for the platform.

Xiaomi has recently established an automotive research and development (R&D) center in Germany as the tech giant plans to expand to "global markets within the next few years."

Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility, the dealership of the automaker BYD for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market, said this week that the Chinese giant will deploy 200 fully electric taxis in Dubai.

New energy vehicles — which include both fully electric and hybrid models — accounted for more than half of the European car market sales in the first quarter, according to data released on Thursday by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

Citi Bank started Wednesday covering Detroit automakers Ford and General Motors with considerable higher upside potential for the Mary Barra-led automaker.

Xiaomi sales increased in the third week of April to 7,200 vehicles, data shared on Chinese social media showed on Tuesday. Registrations in China jumped 14.3% between April 14 and 20 in China marking the second consecutive week of growth in EV sales for the brand.

CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, said on Wednesday that its rapidly evolving battery-swap technology will be adopted in 10 additional upcoming electric vehicle models from Chinese automakers.

During Tesla’s first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, chief executive Elon Musk reiterated plans to launch fully autonomous paid ride services in June. The service will begin in Austin before expanding to "many other cities in the US by the end of this year."

JP Clausen, General Motors' executive vice president of global manufacturing, announced this Tuesday that he is resigning from the role one year after joining the Detroit automaker.

BYD is reportedly working on a mini EV specially developed for the Japanese market, according to local media outlet Nikkei. The vehicle is planned to launch in the second quarter of 2026 marking the first time the China giant develops a country-specific vehicle.

Bank of America (BofA)'s analyst John Murphy lowered Tesla's price target on Tuesday by nearly 20% to $305, in anticipation of the company's first-quarter earnings report.

Detroit automaker General Motors is under legal action for allegedly violating customers' privacy by collecting and selling their driving data without permission.

Zeekr Group, the premium carmaker under China's Geely Holding Group, sold 2,700 vehicles of its main brand from April 14 to 20.

Chinese carmaker XPeng sold 6,600 vehicles in China between April 14 and 20, down 1.5% from the previous week, according to registration data shared on Chinese social media this Tuesday.

CATL, the world's largest battery maker, unveiled on Monday its second-generation Shenxing Battery, a ultra-fast charing battery with double the capacity of its original model, at an event in Shanghai.

XPeng will unveil a new, faster-charging variant of its flagship P7+ at the Shanghai Auto Show, according to a post by CEO He Xiaopeng on Weibo this Monday.