1. Charging pile prices are rising, but not across the board; industry competition is expected to move beyond the "low-price infighting" phase.
2. Cui Dongshu: Lithium battery exports reached $14.2 billion in January-February 2026, a 46% increase.
3. Tesla officially discontinued production of the Model S and Model X.
4. XPeng Vice President Wei Bin recently resigned.
5. Changan Automobile sold 270,600 vehicles in March, a 78% increase month-on-month, with 89,600 new energy vehicles, a 112% increase month-on-month.
6. BYD topped the charts in March with 300,000 vehicles sold, a year-on-year decline of over 20%, but nearly doubling month-on-month.
7. BYD's first overseas monorail project officially launched in Brazil, with the São Paulo Metro Line 17 opening for operation.
8. SAIC Motor: Net profit for 2025 is expected to reach 10.106 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 506.45%. 9. DeepBlue Autos' global sales reached 31,742 units in March, a 30% year-on-year increase.
10. Hainan's new energy vehicle charging volume increased by nearly 40% year-on-year in the first quarter.
11. Volkswagen signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with Volkswagen (Anhui) and FAW-Volkswagen for its dealer network.