As it celebrates its 4-year anniversary, Zeekr launched on Tuesday the 7GT (Grand Turing) — the brand's latest station wagon model with prices starting at 202,900 yuan in China ($27,600).

XPeng sold 6,700 vehicles in China between April 7 and April 13, a decline of 10.7% from the previous week, industry data showed on Tuesday. The brand has consistently maintained weekly sales numbers above 6,000 units since mid-February.

Guangzhou-based carmaker XPeng said on Monday it is developing a 72 billion parameter large-scale autonomous driving model, named XPeng World Base Model.

Tesla's Market Expansion EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) chief Laurens Keuning is leaving the company, he announced this Monday on LinkedIn.

Deutsche Bank's analyst Edison Yu trimmed on Monday the firm's price target on General Motors by 26% to $43 and Ford's to $7.00, down 22% from $9.

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Andres Sheppard reiterated on Monday the firm's Overweight rating on Tesla's stock, assessing the impact of newly imposed U.S. tariffs on vehicle and auto parts imports on the Elon Musk-led company.

RBC Capital's analyst Tom Narayan lowered on Friday the firm's price target on Tesla, Rivian and General Motors. The firm estimates that the tariffs will lead carmakers to pass the added costs on to consumers, resulting in higher vehicle prices.

Tesla announced on Friday that it is launching its Cybertruck in the United Arab Emirates later this year, amid its launch in Saudi Arabia. The company is not new to the Middle East, having previously opened retail outlets and installed charging stations in markets such as Israel, Jordan, Qatar, and the UAE.

ARK Invest’s CEO and CIO Cathie Wood reiterated on Wednesday the firm's 'bullish' view on Tesla, with the launch of a cheaper model this year and the brand’s robotaxi service cutting consumer costs. 

Nio Group's founder and CEO William Li has commented on the Reuters report which said the world's largest battery maker CATL was in discussions to acquire a controlling stake in the Nio Power unit — the EV maker's arm focused on the battery swapping and charging network.

Tesla suspended on Friday new orders for the Model S and the Model X in China. According to the company's website for the China market, customers can no longer acquire customized/new units but inventory vehicles only.

XPeng is holding its first global event next week, where it will launch its first global flagship model, the new X9. The "XPeng Global Night of Passion" will be on April 15, in Hong Kong.

South Korea’s Kia announced on Wednesday that it aims to sell 1.26 million pure EVs by 2030, a 21.2% cut from the previous goal of reaching 1.6 million units.

Goldman Sachs' analyst Mark Delaney downgraded Ford’s price target on Thursday by 18.2% to $9 citing increased global competition, weaker consumer demand, and higher costs from tariffs.

XPeng sold 36 electric vehicles in the UK in March, according to official industry data, following the brand’s official market entry in mid-February. The Chinese EV maker began UK deliveries with its first-generation G6 SUV, priced from £39,990 ($51,600).

UBS analyst Joseph Spak lowered on Thursday General Motors' price target by 20.3% to $51. In a new research note, Spak stated that the firm now estimates GM's volumes to decline 9% year over year in 2025, followed by "an additional 4% in 2026" over the new tariffs announced by Donald Trump last week.

Benchmark analyst Mickey Legg lowered on Wednesday Tesla's price target by 26.3% to $350. In a new research note, the firm maintained its Buy rating on the stock and added it to its ‘Best Ideas’ list.

Bernstein analyst Daniel Roeska on Wednesday downgraded Ford's price target to $7.00, a 25.5% cut from $9.40. The stock's rating was also cut from Market Perform to Underperform.

Rivian started on Tuesday rolling out a new software update bringing an improved suspension system for both Gen-1 and Gen-2 vehicles that using "intelligent algorithms that can better analyze the data from sensors around the vehicle" and detect bumps and jolts.

Chinese carmaker Zeekr saw its weekly sales in China fall 20.6% to 2,700 vehicles last week, industry data showed on Tuesday. In the final week of March, the Hangzhou-based company had registered 3,400 units.