NIO opens five-seat ES8 reservations ahead of the July 9 China launch — dual front zero-gravity seats, 900V Adam architecture, 5C charging and a 100/150 kWh pack lineup priced between the Li L9 Pro and AITO M9 BEV.
Dongfeng’s Mengshi M817 facelift goes on sale in China from 299,900 RMB with Huawei ADS 5 standard from the Max trim, a 301 km CLTC EV range, tri-motor EREV powertrain and a new three-screen HarmonyOS 5.0 cabin.
The all-new third-generation Li Auto L8 begins first-batch deliveries on June 27, 2026, with an 800V Magic Carpet 2.0 active suspension, AD Max V13 stack and a 359,800 RMB promo price through Q3 2026.
Chinese brands combined for 5.4% of Spain’s H1 2026 new-car registrations — BYD 1.8%, MG 1.6%, Leapmotor 1.1% — with BYD DM-i PHEVs and Stellantis-Leapmotor’s 180-dealer rollout driving the surge.
Geely Holding crosses one million cumulative overseas exports across Geely, Galaxy, Lynk & Co, Polestar, ZEEKR, LEVC and Farizon — with H1 2026 exports hitting 285,000 units (+38% YoY).
GAC and Huawei launched the Qijing GT7 — the first HIMA partner-brand nameplate priced from 209,900 RMB — with an 800V architecture, 900 km CLTC range and Qiankun ADS 5 on a 5,050 mm shooting brake.
XPeng officially revealed the MONA L03 cabin on June 27, 2026 — dual zero-gravity seats standard across the trim range, 15.6-inch 2.5K display, Tianji XOS 6.0, and EREV + BEV dual powertrains.
Lynk & Co recorded 35,800 European registrations in H1 2026 (+35% YoY) — Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden lead, UK launch adds 3,700 units, and Geely Group now overtakes Ford on EU YTD volume.
Chinese-owned brands crossed 10.7% of EU+EFTA+UK new-car registrations in May 2026 (Dataforce, 121,030 units, +97% YoY) — BYD beats MG, Chery Group clears 30K, Leapmotor +487%, Geely overtakes Ford YTD.
Chinese-owned brands combined for 72,400 H1 2026 Italian registrations (6.1% share, +78% YoY) — BYD 22.1K, MG 16.9K, Leapmotor 14.8K (+412%), Stellantis distribution depth drives the surge.
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