Jiri Opletal, Author at CarNewsChina.com https://carnewschina.com/author/jiri-opletal/ China Auto News Mon, 22 Sep 2025 05:05:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://carnewschina.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Group-905-32x32.png Jiri Opletal, Author at CarNewsChina.com https://carnewschina.com/author/jiri-opletal/ 32 32 114384629 Buffett’s Berkshire completely exits BYD, selling all remaining shares as the Chinese automaker faces slowdown https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/22/buffets-berkshire-completely-exits-byd-selling-all-remaining-shares-as-chinese-automaker-face-slow-down/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/22/buffets-berkshire-completely-exits-byd-selling-all-remaining-shares-as-chinese-automaker-face-slow-down/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:51:37 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=239301 Buffett knew what he was doing.

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]]> https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/22/buffets-berkshire-completely-exits-byd-selling-all-remaining-shares-as-chinese-automaker-face-slow-down/feed/ 1 239301 Xpeng’s autonomous driving director, Candice Yuan: L4 self-driving is less complex than L2+ with human driver | INTERVIEW https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/17/xpengs-autonomous-driving-director-candice-yuan-l4-self-driving-is-less-complex-than-l2-with-human-driver-interview/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/17/xpengs-autonomous-driving-director-candice-yuan-l4-self-driving-is-less-complex-than-l2-with-human-driver-interview/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:47:33 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=237629 "L4 for logistic vehicles is less complex than L2+ for human driver," says Yuan in an exclusive interview with CarNewschina.

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]]> https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/17/xpengs-autonomous-driving-director-candice-yuan-l4-self-driving-is-less-complex-than-l2-with-human-driver-interview/feed/ 6 237629 China EV registrations in week 37: Onvo 2,620, Xiaomi 9,800, Tesla 15,400, BYD 64,800 https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/16/china-ev-registrations-in-week-37-onvo-2620-xiaomi-9800-tesla-15400-byd-64800/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/16/china-ev-registrations-in-week-37-onvo-2620-xiaomi-9800-tesla-15400-byd-64800/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:04:10 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=238497 Xiaomi was up 60%, Tesla was up 7% and BYD was up 25%, while Onvo was down 1%

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]]> https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/16/china-ev-registrations-in-week-37-onvo-2620-xiaomi-9800-tesla-15400-byd-64800/feed/ 2 238497 Xpeng to bring its 16,800 USD best-selling EV in Europe by 2026 https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/09/xpeng-to-bring-its-16800-usd-best-selling-ev-in-europe-by-2026/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/09/xpeng-to-bring-its-16800-usd-best-selling-ev-in-europe-by-2026/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:41:01 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=237718 Xpeng is preparing to launch its most affordable electric model in Europe, with CEO He Xiaopeng confirming that the Mona lineup will launch internationally next year. The Mona series, introduced in China in 2024, is Xpeng’s entry-level series, which currently sells a single model – the M03 liftback sedan, and has quickly become a cornerstone […]

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]]> https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/09/xpeng-to-bring-its-16800-usd-best-selling-ev-in-europe-by-2026/feed/ 1 237718 Xpeng to launch plug-in hybrid with 450 km pure electric range and 63.3 kWh battery in late 2025 https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/09/xpeng-to-launch-plug-in-hybrid-with-450-km-electric-range-and-63-3-kwh-battery-in-late-2025/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/09/xpeng-to-launch-plug-in-hybrid-with-450-km-electric-range-and-63-3-kwh-battery-in-late-2025/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:11:04 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=237702 1600 km combined range.

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]]> https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/09/china-ev-registrations-in-week-36-onvo-2650-xpeng-6700-tesla-14340-byd-52030/feed/ 0 237682 Xpeng raise stakes in Europe, promises L4 Robotaxi by 2026 in China https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/08/xpeng-raise-stakes-in-europe-and-announces-robotaxi-trials-by-2026-in-china/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/08/xpeng-raise-stakes-in-europe-and-announces-robotaxi-trials-by-2026-in-china/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:46:40 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=237549 Xpeng takes on European EV makers on their own soil.

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]]> https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/08/xpeng-raise-stakes-in-europe-and-announces-robotaxi-trials-by-2026-in-china/feed/ 2 237549 Chinese battery giant CATL announced European offensive in Munich with Shenxing Pro battery launch https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/07/chinese-battery-giant-catl-announced-european-offensive-in-munich-with-shenxing-pro-battery-launch/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/07/chinese-battery-giant-catl-announced-european-offensive-in-munich-with-shenxing-pro-battery-launch/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:23:56 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=237484 After dominating China, CATL eyes Europe.

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]]> https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/07/chinese-battery-giant-catl-announced-european-offensive-in-munich-with-shenxing-pro-battery-launch/feed/ 9 237484 China EV registrations in week 35: Onvo 3,700, Tesla 12,500, Leapmotor 13,900, BYD 69,400 https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/02/china-ev-registrations-in-week-35-onvo-3700-tesla-12500-leapmotor-13900-byd-69400/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/02/china-ev-registrations-in-week-35-onvo-3700-tesla-12500-leapmotor-13900-byd-69400/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:08:04 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=237029 Tesla was up 21%, Leapmotor was up 15%, while Onvo was down 10% and BYD was down 1.7%.

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]]> https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/02/china-ev-registrations-in-week-35-onvo-3700-tesla-12500-leapmotor-13900-byd-69400/feed/ 0 237029 China EV global sales in August: Nio 31,305, HIMA 44,579, Geely 147,347, BYD 371,501 https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/01/china-ev-global-sales-in-august-nio-31305-hima-44579-geely-147347-byd-371501/ https://carnewschina.com/2025/09/01/china-ev-global-sales-in-august-nio-31305-hima-44579-geely-147347-byd-371501/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:04:24 +0000 https://carnewschina.com/?p=236989 Nio Group was up 55%, Huawei's HIMA 32% up, Geely 95% up and BYD mostly flat 0.2% up

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