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Shanghai auto show: EVs take center stage, nearly 40 models equipped with LiDARs

Post author By Phate Zhang/CnEVPost
Post date April 21, 2023

There are 38 models equipped with LiDARs, of which BYD-backed RoboSense is the biggest winner, being the supplier of 18 of them.

At the Shanghai auto show two years ago, XPeng's P5 sedan attracted a lot of attention as the world's first LiDAR-equipped production car at the time.

Now, at the latest Shanghai auto show, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) powered by LiDARs has reached dozens, as local EV makers have adopted the component over the past two years to help make vehicles more capable of assisted driving.

The ongoing Shanghai auto show began on April 18 and will run through April 27. EVs are certainly the focus of attention, with traditional fuel vehicles having fallen out of favor, a drastic change from two years ago.

More than 1,500 vehicles are on display at this year's edition of the show, with more than 150 of them making their debut, according to figures released by the event's organizers.

About two-thirds of those debuts were NEVs, including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

Dozens of the NEVs at the show use the same new technology -- LiDARs -- despite the vehicles coming from different brands and having different designs.

Of all the models on display at the Shanghai auto show, 38 were equipped with LiDARs, with BYD-backed RoboSense, founded in 2014, being the biggest winner and the supplier for 18 of them.

Among BYD's models, the high-end Yangwang U8 off-road SUV and Denza N7 SUV are equipped with RoboSense's M Series LiDARs.

XPeng G6, which debuted at the Shanghai auto show, and the company's two flagship models, the P7i sedan and the G9 SUV, are also equipped with RoboSense's M Series LiDARs.

On April 14, 2021, XPeng unveiled the P5, the world's first LiDAR-equipped production car, on the eve of the last Shanghai auto show.

Notably, the P5 used LiDAR provided by Livox, incubated by drone maker DJI. However, XPeng switched to RoboSense's LiDARs for all subsequent models.

AITO, the EV brand jointly created by Huawei and Seres Group, also uses RoboSense's M Series LiDAR in the M5 SUV. Among other high-profile models, the Lotus Eletre, GAC Aion Hyper GT, Arcfox α-S with " Huawei Inside" are also equipped with RoboSense's LiDARs.

In addition to RoboSense, Innovusion and Hesai are the other two major players.

Among the vehicles on display at the Shanghai auto show, six NIO models -- the new ES8, ES7, new ES6, EC7, ET7 and ET5 -- are equipped with Innovusion's Falcon LiDARs.

Innovusion had a booth at the show and used an ET7 as a vehicle to showcase its product.

Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) currently has three models on sale -- Li L7, Li L8 and Li L9 -- all equipped with Hesai's AT128 LiDARs. HiPhi's HiPhi Z and HiPhi Y are also equipped with the component from Hesai.

For smart driving, vehicles need to detect their surroundings, and a single type of sensor often encounters scenarios that are not covered by its capabilities, a RoboSense source told CnEVPost.

The addition of LiDAR makes up for the weaknesses of other sensors, thus making the perception system capability more comprehensive and the smart driving decisions safer and more reasonable, the source said.

RoboSense flexes muscles at Tech Day, unveils new solid-state LiDAR and dedicated lab for testing

LiDAR suppliers for models at Shanghai auto show.xlsx

LiDAR Supplier	Brand	Model	Booth	LiDAR Type
RoboSense	IM Motors	LS7	Hall 3	M Series
RoboSense	IM Motors	L7	Hall 3	M Series
RoboSense	BYD	Denza N7	Hall 4.1	MSeries
RoboSense	BYD	Yangwang U8	Hall 8.1	M Series
RoboSense	Arcfox	Arcfox α-S HI	Hall 4.1	M Series
RoboSense	FAW Hongqi	EV E001	Hall 5.1	M Series
RoboSense	FAW Hongqi	EV SUV E202	Hall 5.1	M Series
RoboSense	XPeng	G6	Hall 6.1	M Series
RoboSense	XPeng	P7i	Hall 6.1	M Series
RoboSense	XPeng	G9	Hall 6.1	M Series
RoboSense	AITO	M5	Hall 6.1	M Series
RoboSense	GWM WEY	Lanshan DHT -PHEV	Hall 6.2	M Series
RoboSense	Chery Exeed	Sterra ES	Hall 7.2	M Series
RoboSense	Chery Exeed	Sterra ET	Hall 7.2	M Series
RoboSense	Geely Livan	Livan 7	Hall 8.2	M Series
RoboSense	GAC Aion	LX Plus	Hall 8.2	M Series
RoboSense	GAC Aion	Hyper GT	Hall 8.2	M Series
RoboSense	Lotus	Eletre	Hall 8.1	M Series
Hesai	Lotus	Eletre	Hall 8.1	AT128
Hesai	HiPhi	HiPhi Z	Hall 7.1	AT128
Hesai	HiPhi	HiPhi Y	Hall 7.1	AT129
Hesai	Li Auto	Li L9	Hall 6.1	AT128
Hesai	Li Auto	Li L8	Hall 6.1	AT128
Hesai	Li Auto	Li L7	Hall 6.1	AT128
Innovusion	NIO	New ES8	Hall 6.1	Falcon
Innovusion	NIO	ES7	Hall 6.1	Falcon
Innovusion	NIO	EC7	Hall 6.1	Falcon
Innovusion	NIO	New ES6	Hall 6.1	Falcon
Innovusion	NIO	ET7	Hall 6.1	Falcon
Innovusion	NIO	ET5	Hall 6.1	Falcon
Valeo	Audi	A8L	Hall 5.1	Scala
Valeo	Audi	A7L	Hall 5.1	Scala
Valeo	Audi	A6L	Hall 5.1	Scala
Valeo	Audi	Q8	Hall 5.1	Scala
Valeo	Mercedes-Benz	EQS	Hall 4.1	Scala
Luminar	Volvo	EX90	Hall 6.2	lris
Luminar	Polestar	Polestar 3	Hall 6.2	Iris
Huawei	Avatr	Avatr 11	Hall 6.1	96 Beams
Tanway	Hycan	V09	Hal 6.1	130 Beams

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Date set for next Beijing auto show as Shanghai auto show just started

Post author By Phate Zhang/CnEVPost
Post date April 21, 2023

The 17th Beijing auto show will be held from April 25 to May 4, 2024, after the biennial event was canceled last time due to Covid concerns.

(Screenshot of Auto China website.)

While the Shanghai auto show has just started, the next Beijing auto show is on its way.

The 17th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2024) will be held from April 25 to May 4, 2024, marking the event's return after a four-year hiatus, according to an announcement made today by the event's organizers.

The auto show will be held at the China International Exhibition Center Shunyi New Venue in Beijing. Meanwhile, the parts show at the China International Exhibition Center Chaoyang Hall will be held from April 25-27.

The Beijing auto show, or Auto China, has been held in Beijing every two years since 1990.

The 17th Beijing auto show was originally scheduled for April 21 - April 30, 2022, but was canceled due to Covid concerns.

Prior to that, the 16th Beijing auto show was postponed to September 26 - October 5, 2020, due to Covid.

The theme of the 2024 Beijing auto show is "New Era, New Auto," the event's organizers said, adding, "We invite the global automotive and related industries to participate in the 2024 Beijing auto show."

Notably, the biennial Shanghai auto show began only three days ago, on April 18, and will run through April 27.

The show attracted more than 1,000 exhibitors with a total exhibition area of more than 360,000 square meters, opening 13 indoor halls at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, with passenger cars occupying nine of them.

NIO (NYSE: NIO) officially launched the 2023 ET7 and unveiled the new ES6 at the show, XPeng's (NYSE: XPEV) new SUV G6 was unveiled, and BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) also unveiled several new models.

NIO launches new ET7, unveils new ES6 at Shanghai auto show

(A picture taken by CnEVPost at the Shanghai auto show, which started on April 18, shows the NIO booth.)

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NIO supplier Innovusion partners with Fuyao to put LiDAR behind windshield

Post author By Lei Kang/CnEVPost
Post date April 20, 2023

Innovusion and Fuyao have begun joint research that has resulted in LiDAR integration behind the front windshield with less than 10 percent attenuation of detection performance.

(Image credit: CnEVPost)

The roof LiDAR setup has been complained by some to affect the aesthetics of the vehicle design. Now, local Chinese LiDAR manufacturers are working to put the component inside the vehicle.

NIO's LiDAR supplier Innovusion has partnered with local auto glass giant Fuyao Group to create LiDARs that can be mounted behind the front windshield, according to a press release yesterday.

There are currently two main mounting options for LiDAR, mounting it on top of the car like NIO's models, or placing the part next to the headlights as XPeng does.

Mounting LiDAR behind the front windshield, which does not affect the vehicle's exterior design and makes LiDAR less susceptible to the external environment, becomes one of the best options, Innovusion said.

However, the solution faces a number of technical challenges, including detection signal attenuation, noise from the LiDAR motor, and heat dissipation problems.

(Image credit: Innovusion)

Through its innovation, Fuyao has been able to optimize the LiDAR's waveband transmittance, Innovusion said.

The initial collaboration between the two will be based on Innovusion's Robin-E, which has dimensions of 117 mm * 100 mm * 44 mm, a total weight of about 450 grams, less than 9 W of power consumption and less than 20 dB(A) of noise.

The two companies have started joint research and development and have already achieved LiDAR integration with the camera behind the front windshield, with detection performance attenuation of less than 10 percent, Innovusion said.

Founded in 2016, Innovusion has R&D centers in Silicon Valley, Suzhou and Shanghai, and LiDAR manufacturing sites in Ningbo and Suzhou.

On March 28, 2022, NIO delivered the first ET7 vehicles, marking the mass production of Innovusion's Falcon LiDAR product. ET7 and other newer NIO models are equipped with Innovusion's image-grade, ultra-long-range LiDAR Falcon.

Prior to Innovusion, Hesai (NASDAQ: HSAI) announced on April 14 a new LiDAR called the ET25, which it says is an in-cockpit LiDAR designed to be placed behind the front windshield.

The ET25 is an ultra-thin, long-range LiDAR, with the "ET" standing for Extremely Thin and the "25" referring to its height of just 25 mm.

Hesai unveils ultra-thin LiDAR ET25 that can be placed behind windshield

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Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 16: Tesla 12,500, Li Auto 6,300, NIO 700

Post author By Phate Zhang/CnEVPost
Post date April 20, 2023

NIO's weak performance may be because it is on the eve of multiple product switches, as it will begin deliveries of the new ET7, new ES6, EC7 in May and will begin deliveries of the new ES8 in June.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) kept sales strong last week, while NIO (NYSE: NIO) was weak, the latest data show.

Li Auto sold 6,300 units in the week of April 10 to April 16, far outpacing China's other new car-making brands, the automaker said in an April 19 post to its WeChat account.

Li Auto didn't say what the sales figure was based on, but it was apparently insurance registrations. Previously, we had access to the data every Tuesday, and Li Auto's practice was to share some of it on Wednesdays.

The main source that provides data on auto insurance registrations in China stopped sharing that data this month, but Li Auto continues to share some of it.

Tesla sold 12,500 units last week, according to the data table shared by Li Auto. Tesla's sales in the previous week were 6,973, according to data previously shared by Li Auto.

NIO sold about 700 units last week, according to the data. The electric vehicle maker sold 1,316 units in the previous week.

NIO's weak performance may be because it is on the eve of multiple product switches. It launched the new ET7 and unveiled the new ES6 on the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18, with deliveries both set to begin in May.

In addition to the new ET7 and the new ES6, NIO will also start delivering the EC7 coupe SUV in May and will start delivering the new ES8 in June, according to plans it previously annouced.

XPeng sold 1,300 units last week, up from 904 units the week before, according to data shared by Li Auto. XPeng unveiled the new SUV G6 on the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18, but pricing information is unknown.

Zeekr sold 1,600 units last week, up from 1,476 the week before. Leapmotor sold 1,700 units last week, up from 1,157 the week before. Neta sold 1,800 units last week, up from 1,526 the week before.

Among premium brands, BMW sold 14,500 cars last week including internal combustion engine vehicles as well as NEVs, Mercedes-Benz 13,400 and Audi 12,600, according to data shared by Li Auto.

Separately, retail sales of NEVs in China from April 1-16 were 223,000 units, up 89 percent year-on-year and up 13 percent from the same period last month, according to data released yesterday by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

Considering that NEV retail sales were 91,000 from April 1 to April 9, this means that during the week of April 10 to April 16, NEV retail sales in China were 132,000 units, up 45 percent from the previous week.

From April 10-16, retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China were 335,328 units, up 80 percent year-on-year and up 23 percent from the same period last month, according to the CPCA.

Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 9: Tesla 6,973, Li Auto 4,177, NIO 1,316

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Shanghai auto show: Deutsche Bank’s preview

Post author By Phate Zhang/CnEVPost
Post date April 17, 2023

While auto shows have generally started to lose some significance as automakers turn to dedicated launch events, this year's Shanghai auto show could be an exception, said Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team.

(A file photo taken by CnEVPost at the Shanghai auto show two years ago shows an ET7 wrapped in a blanket.)

The Shanghai auto show will begin in less than 10 hours, and it will be interesting to know what analysts expect from the event.

"While auto shows have generally started to lose some significance as OEMs shifted to dedicated launch events, this year's Shanghai Auto Show (starts officially tomorrow) could be an exception," Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team said in a research note sent to investors today.

Most notably, this will be the first auto show since Covid reopened, bringing together many executives and industry observers from overseas for the first time in years, the team said.

Product cycles for electric vehicles are significantly faster compared to internal combustion engine vehicles, as automakers struggle to maintain customer attention and loyalty, meaning many of the vehicles unveiled at the show will begin delivery in short order, the team noted.

NIO (NYSE: NIO), XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) all have new announcements coming this week, with NIO set to officially unveil its new ES6, historically its best-selling SUV, Yu's team wrote.

NIO's sales have been sluggish in recent months due to customer expectations of a platform changeover, so the new ES6 will be a very important product, with deliveries likely to begin in June, the team said.

In addition to the new ES6, NIO will also unveil the new ET7 at the Shanghai auto show, the flagship sedan whose sales in the past few months have been well below its performance in the second half of last year.

The updated version of the NIO ET7 will feature some improvements to its interior and deliveries are expected to begin in a few months, Yu's team said.

For XPeng, it will unveil its G6 SUV at the show, which Yu's team believes is the most important model for the company's ambition to reignite volume growth.

"Pricing details will likely not be finalized though as management gauges the initial consumer response. Deliveries are set to begin in June," the team wrote.

Li Auto will launch its dual-energy strategy by unveiling its all-electric solution tomorrow.

The company's first BEV will be a premium MPV and production is expected to begin by the end of this year, Yu's team noted.

Li Auto management recently said it plans to spend RMB 10 billion yuan to build 3,000 supercharging stations by 2025, and further details of this roadmap are to be expected, the team said.

In addition to these three Chinese upstarts, traditional Chinese OEMs have been very active over the past year, the team said.

So far, GAC and Zeekr have been the most consistent in terms of volume, according to the team.

Zeekr plans to bring the recently launched Zeekr X compact SUV to Europe along with the Zeekr 001 shooting brake model, and more details on the European strategy will be provided this week.

Also, BYD has been quite active, showing off its new Yangwang U9 electric supercar with the new DiSus-X body control system last week.

This week, BYD will unveil the Song L BEV and also begin taking pre-orders for the U8, a premium off-road SUV.

" The company is clearly trying to move upmarket by establishing bold 'halo' vehicles for its new brand," Yu's team wrote.

BYD also announced that the Dolphin and Seal BEVs will be available in Europe later this year. Both models will be smaller and cheaper and should compete more effectively in the low end of mass market, the team said.

In addition to local Chinese carmakers, global OEMs are also showing off new products, and upcoming new models will include the Polestar 4, Smart #3, Lexus LM and Maybach SUV BEV, the team noted.

Shanghai auto show: Full schedule of 150 press conferences for exhibitors

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Shanghai auto show: Full schedule of 150 press conferences for exhibitors

Post author By Phate Zhang/CnEVPost
Post date April 15, 2023

NIO will hold 2 press conferences on April 18 from 10:00-10:20 and on April 19 from 14:00-14:30.

Shanghai auto show: Complete map about exhibitors' booths-CnEVPost

As the first major auto show after the Covid opening in China, the Shanghai auto show, which will start next week, is highly anticipated, with more than 100 press conferences by car companies and supply chain players on media days.

The show will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center from April 18-27, with media days from April 18-19 and professional visitor days from April 20-21, while the general public can enter from April 22-27.

From April 18 to April 19, car companies and other exhibitors will hold 150 press conferences, according to information released yesterday by Shanghai auto show organizers.

NIO (NYSE: NIO), whose booth is 6A01 in Hall 6.1, will hold one press conference on April 18 from 10:00-10:20 and one on April 19 from 14:00-14:30, according to the information, which has not been officially announced by NIO.

XPeng (NYSE: XPEV), whose booth is 6A08 in Hall 6.1, will hold its press event on April 18 from 09:40-10:00.

XPeng announced yesterday that it will debut its next production model on the morning of April 18, with a live broadcast to air from 09:40 - 10:00 am Beijing time.

XPeng didn't mention the model's name, but it's apparently the G6, an SUV that will compete with the Tesla Model Y.

Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI), whose booth is 6A04, also located in Hall 6.1, will hold a press event on April 18 from 09:20 - 09:40.

BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) will be at booth 7A06 in Hall 7.1, and will hold a presentation on April 18 from 10:20-10:40.

BYD's high-end Yangwang brand's booth is 8A05 in Hall 8.1, and it will hold its event on April 18 from 09:40-10:00.

Zeekr's booth is 6A07, located in Hall 6.1, and it will hold a presentation on April 18 from 10:40-11:00.

Neta's booth is 6A11, located in Hall 6.1, and it will launch on April 18 from 11:20-11:40.

The auto show attracted more than 1,000 companies with a total exhibition area of over 360,000 square meters.

Thirteen indoor halls of the National Exhibition and Convention Center were used, including nine passenger car halls -- 3H, 4.1H, 5.1H, 6.1H, 6.2H, 7.1H, 7.2H, 8.1H and 8.2H.

Automotive technology and supply chain companies are in 3 halls -- 1.2H, 2.1H , 2.2H. 5.2H is the media area.

Below table is the schedule of all 150 conferences compiled by CnEVPost based on the information provided by the organizers of Auto Shanghai 2023.

Shanghai auto show: Complete map about exhibitors' booths

Shanghai auto show exhibitors' press conference schedule

Hall	Exhibitor	Booth	Date	Time
Hall 1.2	Antolin	1BC010	18-Apr	15:00-15:30
Hall 1.2	Changan	1BC013	18-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 1.2	Mingxin Automotive	1BC016	19-Apr	14:00-14:20
Hall 1.2	Baosteel	1BF003	19-Apr	9:30-10:00
Hall 1.2	Forvia	1BF005	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 1.2	ZF	1BF006	18-Apr	13:00-13:30
Hall 1.2	Midea Welling	1BF019	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 1.2	Sunwoda	1BH002	18-Apr	15:00-15:30
Hall 1.2	Sunwoda	1BH002	20-Apr	15:00-15:30
Hall 1.2	ElringKlinger	1BH008	19-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 2.1	Didi Autonomous Driving	2AC008	18-Apr	10:00-11:00
Hall 2.1	Global Technology	2AF008	20-Apr	9:00-12:00
Hall 2.1	Bynav Technology	2AH002	20-Apr	10:30-11:00
Hall 2.2	Raythink	2BA006	19-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 2.2	Benewake	2BA008	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 2.2	LiangDao	2BA012	19-Apr	11:00-11:30
Hall 2.2	LeiShen Intelligence	2BA013b	19-Apr	11:30-12:00
Hall 2.2	LeiShen Intelligence	2BA013b	20-Apr	10:30-11:00
Hall 2.2	Mxnavi	2BAO16B	20-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 2.2	Leekr	2BB001	18-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 2.2	EVK	2BB007B	18-Apr	11:30-11:50
Hall 2.2	Valeo	2BC 005	19-Apr	12:00-12:30
Hall 2.2	Continental	2BC 007	19-Apr	9:40- 10:10
Hall 2.2	Mobis	2BC 009	19-Apr	10:30-11:00
Hall 2.2	Westwell	2BC001	18-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 2.2	NavInfo	2BC003	18-Apr	14:30-15:00
Hall 2.2	Webasto	2BC006	18-Apr	13:00-13:30
Hall 2.2	Desay SV	2BC008	18-Apr	10:30-11:00
Hall 2.2	Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric	2BD001	18-Apr	9:30-10:00
Hall 2.2	Autoliv	2BD003	19-Apr	13:00-13:30
Hall 2.2	Schaeffler	2BD005	18-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 2.2	BorgWarner	2BD006A	18-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 2.2	Freetech	2BD010	19-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 2.2	Highly New Energy	2BE002	18-Apr	11:00-11:30
Hall 2.2	Chuhang Technology	2BF003A	19-Apr	15:00-15:30
Hall 2.2	Hongjing Drive	2BF013	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 2.2	Appotronics	2BF022	18-Apr	15:30-16:00
Hall 2.2	Appotronics	2BF022	19-Apr	11:30-12:00
Hall 2.2	Appotronics	2BF022	19-Apr	15:30-16:00
Hall 2.2	Tanway	2BG003	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 3	SAIC Maxus	3A03	18-Apr	11:10-11:30
Hall 3	IM Motors	3A04	18-Apr	10:00-11:00
Hall 3	IM Motors	3A04	18-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 3	Rising Auto	3A06	18-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 3	SAIC MG	3A07	18-Apr	13:00-13:30
Hall 3	SAIC Audi	3A10	18-Apr	11:30-11:50
Hall 4.1	Smart	4A01	18-Apr	11:40-12:00
Hall 4.1	Denza	4A03	18-Apr	11:20-11:40
Hall 4.1	Bejing Hyundai	4A04	18-Apr	10:20-10:40
Hall 4.1	Jiangling	4A05	18-Apr	09:20-09:40
Hall 4.1	Shenlan	4A06	18-Apr	10:00-10:20
Hall 4.1	Mercedes-Benz	4A07	18-Apr	10:40-11:00
Hall 4.1	Mercedes-EQ	4A07	18-Apr	11:00-11:20
Hall 4.1	Arcfox	4A08	18-Apr	09:40-10:00
Hall 4.1	BAIC Group	4A09	18-Apr	09:00-09:20
Hall 4.1	BAIC Foton	4A09	18-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 4.1	Skyworth Auto	4A11	18-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 4.1	Visteon	4A13	18-Apr	14:30-15:00
Hall 5.1	Hongqi	5A01	18-Apr	09:00-09:20
Hall 5.1	Volkswagen	5A02	18-Apr	09:20-09:40
Hall 5.1	Changan Mazda	5A03	18-Apr	10:40-11 :00
Hall 5.1	Toyota Boshoku	5A04	19-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 5.1	Jetta	5A05	18-Apr	10:20-10:40
Hall 5.1	Audi	5A06	18-Apr	09:40-10:00
Hall 5.1	Geely Auto	5A07	18-Apr	10:00-10:20
Hall 5.1	China Mobile	5A08	18-Apr	11:00-11:20
Hall 5.1	Unity China	5A09	20-Apr	10:30-11:00
Hall 6.1	NIO	6A01	18-Apr	10:00-10:20
Hall 6.1	NIO	6A01	19-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 6.1	Lynk & Co	6A03	18-Apr	11:00-11:20
Hall 6.1	Li Auto	6A04	18-Apr	09:20-09:40
Hall 6.1	Ora	6A05	18-Apr	09:00-09:20
Hall 6.1	Ora	6A05	19-Apr	10:30-11:00
Hall 6.1	Zeekr	6A07	18-Apr	10:40-11:00
Hall 6.1	XPeng	6A08	18-Apr	09:40-10:00
Hall 6.1	Hycan	6A10	18-Apr	10:20-10:40
Hall 6.1	Neta	6A11	18-Apr	11:20-11:40
Hall 6.1	Innovusion	6A12	18-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 6.1	FinDreams	6A13	18-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 6.1	FinDreams	6A13	19-Apr	11 :00-11:30
Hall 6.2	Dongfeng M Hero	6B01	18-Apr	10:00-10:20
Hall 6.2	Jaguar Land Rover	6B02	18-Apr	09:00-09:20
Hall 6.2	Lexus	6B03	18-Apr	09:40-10:00
Hall 6.2	Voyah	6B04	18-Apr	10:40-11:00
Hall 6.2	Wey	6B05	18-Apr	11:20-11:40
Hall 6.2	Tank	6B05	18-Apr	11:40-12:00
Hall 6.2	Tank	6B05	18-Apr	16:00-16:30
Hall 6.2	Tank	6B05	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 6.2	Genesis	6B06	18-Apr	10:20-10:40
Hall 6.2	Polestar	6B07	18-Apr	09:20-09:40
Hall 6.2	Avatr	6B09	18-Apr	11:00-11:20
Hall 6.2	Lincoln	6B10	18-Apr	12:00-12:30
Hall 6.2	Horizon Robotics	6B12	18-Apr	13:00-13:30
Hall 6.2	Horizon Robotics	6B12	19-Apr	09:00-10:00
Hall 6.2	Horizon Robotics	6B12	19-Apr	14:00-15:00
Hall 7.1	Mini	7A01	18-Apr	09:40-10:00
Hall 7.1	BMW	7A02	18-Apr	09:20-09:40
Hall 7.1	HiPhi	7A03	18-Apr	10:00-10:20
Hall 7.1	Yuanhang	7A04	18-Apr	09:00-09:20
Hall 7.1	Haval	7A05	18-Apr	11:00-11:20
Hall 7.1	Great Wall Cannon	7A05	19-Apr	11:00-11:30
Hall 7.1	BYD Auto	7A06	18-Apr	10:20-10:40
Hall 7.1	Bosch	7A09	18-Apr	13:00-13:30
Hall 7.1	Brabus	7A10	18-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 7.1	SemiDrive	7A11	19-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 7.1	Zhilu Space	7A12	19-Apr	10:30-11:00
Hall 7.1	SemiDrive	7All	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 7.2	Nissan	7B01	18-Apr	11:00-11:20
Hall 7.2	Nissan	7B01	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 7.2	Dongfeng Motor	7B02	18-Apr	09:00-09:20
Hall 7.2	iCAR	7B03	18-Apr	10:40-11:00
Hall 7.2	Honda	7B04	18-Apr	12:30-13:00
Hall 7.2	JAC Group	7B06	18-Apr	11:20-11:40
Hall 7.2	JAC Group	7B06	18-Apr	12:00-12:30
Hall 7.2	Jetour	7B09	18-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 7.2	Chery	7B10	18-Apr	10:00-10:20
Hall 7.2	Chery	7B10	18-Apr	13:00-13:30
Hall 7.2	Exeed	7B11	18-Apr	10:20-10:40
Hall 7.2	Dongfeng Peugeot	7B12	18-Apr	09:40-10:00
Hall 7.2	REPT	7B13	18-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 7.2	REPT	7B13	19-Apr	10:30-11:00
Hall 8.1	Ducati	8A01	18-Apr	16:00-16:30
Hall 8.1	Mansory	8A02	18-Apr	14:00-14:30
Hall 8.1	Bentley	8A03	18-Apr	11:00-11:20
Hall 8.1	Lorinser	8A04	18-Apr	12:30-13:00
Hall 8.1	Yangwang	8A05	18-Apr	09:40-10:00
Hall 8.1	Honda Motorcycle	8A06	18-Apr	13:30-14:00
Hall 8.1	Porsche	8A07	18-Apr	10:20-10:40
Hall 8.1	Horwin	8A08	18-Apr	15:30-16:00
Hall 8.1	Speed Auto	8A11	18-Apr	13:00-13:30
Hall 8.1	Jinghang	8A16	18-Apr	15:00-15:30
Hall 8.1	Harley-Davidson	8A17	18-Apr	12:00-12:30
Hall 8.1	Maserati	8A20	18-Apr	09:20-09:40
Hall 8.1	Lamborghini	8A21	18-Apr	10:40-11:00
Hall 8.1	Kede	8A23	18-Apr	14:30-15:00
Hall 8.1	Rolls-Royce Motor Cars	8A24	18-Apr	10:00-10:20
Hall 8.1	Lotus	8A25	18-Apr	11 :40-12:00
Hall 8.1	Bufite	8A26	19-Apr	l1 6:00-16:30
Hall 8.2	Subaru	8B01	18-Apr	11:00-11:20
Hall 8.2	FAW Bestune	8B02	18-Apr	10:20-10:40
Hall 8.2	Changan	8B03	18-Apr	11:40-12:00
Hall 8.2	Ford Motor	8B04	18-Apr	10:40-11:00
Hall 8.2	CATL	8B05	18-Apr	15:00-15:30
Hall 8.2	CATL	8B05	19-Apr	10:00-10:30
Hall 8.2	GAC Trumpchi	8B06	18-Apr	09:20-09:40
Hall 8.2	GAC Aion	8B07	18-Apr	09:40-10:00
Hall 8.2	Toyota	8B08	18-Apr	09:00-09:20
Hall 8.2	Livan	8B09	18-Apr	11:20-11:40
Hall 8.2	Kia	8B10	18-Apr	10:00-10:20
Hall 8.2	Black Sesame	8B12	18-Apr	13:00-13:30

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China Electric eMobility eV Hesai Technology Industry News LiDAR Tesla

Hesai unveils ultra-thin LiDAR ET25 that can be placed behind windshield

Post author By Phate Zhang/CnEVPost
Post date April 14, 2023

The Hesai ET25 is an in-cockpit LiDAR designed to be placed behind the front windshield, with the help of Fuyao's special windshield to solve the signal attenuation problem. | Hesai US

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Some have complained that roof-mounted LiDARs have ruined the design aesthetic of NIO (NYSE: NIO) and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) vehicles.

Now, a new product from a local LiDAR maker promises to make future vehicles with LiDAR on the roof without design compromises.

Hesai (NASDAQ: HSAI) today officially unveiled its new LiDAR, called ET25, which it says is an in-cockpit LiDAR designed to be placed behind the front windshield.

The ET25 is an ultra-thin, long-range LiDAR, with "ET" standing for Extremely Thin and "25" referring to its height of only 25 mm.

The LiDAR will be mounted behind the windshield, which allows for a smoother body design without compromising wind resistance, according to Hesai.

At the same time, the design allows the device to clear the view when it is covered with dust, rain or fog with the help of the vehicle's wipers alone, the company said.

Unlike Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which relies on pure vision solutions for its autonomous driving technology, local Chinese car companies prefer to get better environmental awareness by equipping their vehicles with LiDARs.

Among the common solutions available today, NIO and Li Auto both put LiDARs on the roof of the vehicle, but at the expense of aesthetics to some extent. NIO's LiDAR supplier is Innovusion backed by NIO Capital, and Li Auto's supplier is Hesai.

XPeng, on the other hand, mounts LiDARs near the headlights, such as the G9 and P7i, and the P5, but some are concerned that this location is vulnerable to damage. The LiDAR supplier for the XPeng G9 and P7i is RoboSense.

It is worth noting that Hesai's latest solution may raise concerns about the attenuation of LiDAR-emitted signals when they are blocked by glass.

Conventional automotive glass causes severe signal attenuation of the near-infrared laser emitted by LiDAR when it encounters glass, which does not meet the need for range and resolution, said Hesai.

In addition, how to effectively integrate LiDAR with other devices mounted behind the windshield, such as cameras and rain sensors, is also a great challenge when installing the device into the cockpit, it said.

To address these challenges, Hesai announced a strategic partnership with automotive glass giant Fuyao to advance the adoption of this new LiDAR while unveiling the ET25.

Fuyao's specially made front windshield solves the challenge of signal attenuation in the cockpit caused by ordinary glass when LiDAR is running, Hesai said.

The use of this specially treated glass in the KOZ (Keep Out Zone) area of the LiDAR allows the ET25 to perform without compromise, according to Hesai.

At just 25 mm thick, the ET25 is nearly half as thin as the Hesai AT128, but instead of sacrificing performance, it is more powerful, the company said.

It has a FOV of 120° (H) x 25° (V) and can detect up to 250 meters without a windshield and up to 225 meters behind a windshield, according to Hesai.

With a point frequency of more than 3 million per second and a minimum resolution of just 0.05° x 0.05°, the ET25 brings ultra-high-definition, long-range 3D perception to smart cars, it said.

The ET25 uses Hesai's in-house developed laser transceiver chip to make the receiver chip several times more sensitive, it said, adding that the product can increase the ranging capability of a 905 nm LiDAR to more than 250 m for objects with 10 percent reflectivity.

With only 12 W of power, the LiDAR has excellent thermal performance and can operate continuously in the cockpit for long periods of time, maintaining high performance even on hot summer days, it said.

The ET25 operates at less than 25 decibels in the cockpit, which is lower than the noise level in a quiet library, meeting the NVH requirements in the cockpit of a luxury electric vehicle brand, Hesai said.

Founded in Shanghai in late 2014, Hesai initially focused on developing high-performance laser sensors and has been exploring driverless LiDAR products since 2016.

On February 9, the company completed its NASDAQ debut, becoming the first Chinese LiDAR manufacturing company to list in the US.

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China Electric eMobility eV Tesla XPeng XPeng G6

XPeng to unveil next-gen vehicle technology architecture on Apr 16

Post author By Lei Kang/CnEVPost
Post date April 14, 2023

XPeng G6 will be unveiled at the Shanghai auto show and will be officially launched and delivered by the end of the second quarter. | XPeng US XPeng HK

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Many car companies have announced new models or technologies ahead of the Shanghai auto show, and XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) will be the next.

XPeng will host a press conference on Sunday, April 16, to showcase its next-generation vehicle technology architecture, according to a press release from the company today.

The press conference, which will be hosted by XPeng chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng, will begin at 3:00 pm Beijing time on April 16.

XPeng did not disclose what the conference will involve but said it will be streamed live on channels including its official website.

In addition, at the 2023 Shanghai auto show, which begins on Tuesday, April 18, the company will debut its next production model, it said.

The Shanghai auto show will be held April 18-27 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, and XPeng's booth is 6A08, in Hall 6.1.

The company will debut its next production model on the morning of April 18, with a live broadcast from 09:40 - 10:00 am Beijing time.

XPeng didn't mention the model's name, though it's apparently the G6, an SUV that will compete with the Tesla Model Y.

The company began warming up for the G6 earlier this month, releasing several images of the model's exterior.

On March 17, XPeng management said during the company's four-quarter earnings call that the G6, a new energy SUV in the price range of 200,000 yuan ($29,210) to 300,000 yuan, will be unveiled at the Shanghai auto show and will be officially launched and delivered by the end of the second quarter.

XPeng's monthly sales target for the G6 is 2-3 times that of the P7, Mr. He said during the call.

The G6 will have a significantly improved range that will exceed expectations, and will have much more interior space than similar offerings from competitors, he said.

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BYD China Deliveries Electric eMobility eV EV Data Insurance Registrations Li Auto Neta Nio Tesla Weekly Data XPeng

Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 9: Tesla 6,973, Li Auto 4,177, NIO 1,316

Post author By Phate Zhang/CnEVPost
Post date April 13, 2023

Starting this week, insurance registration data will no longer be available, with Li Auto's sharing a surprise exception.

The major sources that provide insurance registration data for China's auto industry have stopped sharing the data, but Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) has shared content that allows us to still have access to some of the data.

For the week of April 3 to April 9, Li Auto sold 4,177 units, far outpacing other new car brands and again becoming the weekly sales leader for new brands in the Chinese market, the automaker said yesterday on Weibo.

Li Auto didn't specify what the sales figure was based on, though they were apparently insurance registrations. Previously, we had access to those numbers every Tuesday, and Li Auto's practice for the past two weeks has been to share some of them on Wednesdays.

The tables shared by the extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) maker show that NIO (NYSE: NIO) vehicles had 1,316 insurance registrations last week, and XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) had 904.

Neta vehicles had 1,526 insurance registrations last week, Zeekr had 1,476 and Leapmotor had 1,157.

Li Auto's tables also provided insurance registrations for vehicles from luxury brands in China last week, with Mercedes-Benz in the top spot with 14,817, BMW in second with 13,506, and Audi in third with 10,573.

Tesla came in fourth with 6,973 units and Li Auto in fifth. Lexus was No. 9 with 1,493 units, and NIO was No. 10.

The vendor that provided us with the data said they will not be able to continue to provide such data, saying it was the decision of the data source.

The bloggers who previously shared the data on Weibo have also stopped sharing such data.

China NEV insurance registrations for week ending April 2: BYD 46,218, Tesla 14,275, NIO 2,730

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BYD China Deliveries Electric eMobility eV EV Data Insurance Registrations Li Auto Neta Nio Tesla Weekly Data XPeng

China NEV insurance registrations for week ending April 2: BYD 46,218, Tesla 14,275, NIO 2,730

Post author By Phate Zhang/CnEVPost
Post date April 4, 2023

In the past five weeks, NIO vehicles had 11,929 insurance registrations. The company delivered 10,378 vehicles in March.

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sector saw continued improvement last week, with most major players posting sales increases.

In the week ending April 2, insurance registrations for all vehicles in China were 465,500, up 46.9 percent year-on-year and up 19.9 percent from the previous week, according to data shared today by several auto bloggers.

Of these, 139,500 were NEVs, up 44.7 percent year-on-year and up 9.28 percent from the previous week, with a penetration rate of 29.96 percent.

Gasoline vehicles were 326,000 units, up 47.9 percent year-on-year and up 25.1 percent from the previous week.

BYD vehicles continued to register the highest number of insurance units last week at 46,218, up from 43,490 the previous week.

In the past five weeks -- February 27 to April 2 -- BYD NEVs had 204,195 insurance registrations in China.

As a comparison, BYD sold 207,080 wholesale NEVs in March, including 13,312 units sold overseas, according to data it released on April 2.

Insurance registrations for Tesla vehicles in China last week were 14,275, slightly lower than the previous week's 15,886.

In the past five weeks, Tesla vehicles had 79,171 insurance registrations in China.

Tesla sold 88,869 China-made vehicles in March, including exports, according to data released earlier today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

Those numbers mean that Tesla's Shanghai plant may have exported only a few thousand vehicles in March, with the rest for deliveries to Chinese consumers.

Tesla's pattern is to produce cars for export in the first half of the quarter and for the local market in the second half.

Insurance registrations for NIO vehicles were 2,730 last week, up from 1,909 the previous week.

In the past five weeks, NIO vehicles had 11,929 insurance registrations.

NIO delivered 10,378 vehicles in March, including 3,203 SUVs, and 7,175 sedans, according to data released by the company on April 1.

Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) vehicles had 6,185 insurance registrations last week, up from 5,081 in the previous week.

In the past five weeks, Li Auto vehicles saw 24,169 insurance registrations. For comparison, it delivered 20,823 vehicles in March.

XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) vehicles had 2,034 insurance registrations last week, up from 1,564 the previous week.

XPeng's total for the past five weeks was 7,950, and the company delivered 7,002 vehicles in March.

Zeekr vehicles had 2,571 insurance registrations last week and a cumulative total of 7,555 over the past five weeks. It delivered 6,663 vehicles in March.

Neta had a figure of 3,740 vehicles in the last week and a total of 12,286 vehicles in the last five weeks. It delivered 10,087 vehicles in March.

BMW had 2,598 NEV insurance registrations last week, for a total of 9,959 over the past five weeks.

China's Mar passenger NEV wholesale sales up 20% MoM to 600,000, CPCA estimates show

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