Overview
- Company updates published Friday showed strong April results, with Leapmotor delivering 71,387 vehicles year over year up 73.9%, Li Auto at 34,085, Xiaomi topping 30,000, AITO at 32,759, and Jishi at 2,035.
- AITO said its new M6 had delivered more than 5,000 units by April 30 and it plans to raise output to over 20,000 per month as nationwide deliveries begin.
- SAIC Audi confirmed presales for the E7X start May 8 after its Beijing Auto Show debut, with a CATL 109 kWh battery rated at 751 km CLTC range and a 900V system for faster charging.
- Rental giant CAR Inc signed new procurement frameworks, taking a first batch from SAIC Volkswagen and planning to buy another 10,000 Great Wall Tank 300 SUVs, a channel that puts many test‑drive miles on cars and feeds future retail demand.
- ADAS moves continued, with Leapmotor set to roll out urban navigation assistance nationwide in May while GM said Super Cruise has logged over 1.6 billion km and targets an eyes‑off Level 3 system on Cadillac Escalade IQ around 2028.