EV News China: Changan In Europe, Corruption Crackdown and Small Car Battles | 12 Sep 2025
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Changan Automobile makes headlines with its European debut of the SO5 and ambitious global expansion plans, including a new NEV plant in Thailand and a focus on multiple international markets. The episode also covers a crackdown on misleading advertising in China's EV sector, the potential creation of a new small car category in Europe, and X-Pang's innovative E-rev models. Additionally, Tesla's sales struggles in China and NIO's plans for a new share sale are discussed, alongside the launch of affordable vehicles from Fang Cheng Bao and ongoing legal issues at Great Wall Motors.
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CHANGAN EXPANDS IN EUROPE WITH DEEPAL https://evne.ws/46ibJRR
CHANGAN DEEPAL L06 REVEALED https://evne.ws/4nk3fAm
CHINA TARGETS ILLEGAL AUTO ADVERTISING PRACTICES https://evne.ws/3JVJl0g
EU BACKS PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE SMALL ELECTRIC CARS https://evne.ws/47FB5LO
XPENG ONE-CAR TWO-FUNCTION EREV STRATEGY https://evne.ws/4n1wCI7
XPENG OPENS MUNICH R&D CENTER, EXPANDS EUROPE https://evne.ws/4n1wOqP
XPENG TO LAUNCH MONA IN EUROPE 2026 https://evne.ws/3IfFdaL
TESLA MODEL Y CHINA SALES UPDATE https://evne.ws/4m9mThm
NIO SEEKS ABOUT $1 BILLION VIA SHARE SALE https://evne.ws/46i9xtB
LEAKED IMAGES SHOW NIO ES9 DIMENSIONS https://evne.ws/45XPJg4
FANG CHENG BAO TAI 7 LAUNCH SPECS https://evne.ws/4n8FATR
BYD SUES TANK CEO; CHANG YAO MISSING https://evne.ws/4mVgEz1
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"...direct competitor, something like, well, a Tesla Model 3, I would say. But, I mean, design language as we..."
Dacia Spring
"... now in Europe are mostly small Chinese cars, the Dacia Spring, perhaps being obviously part of Renault, one of..."
XPeng P7 Plus
"...h SUVs plus the MPV, I mentioned the X9 and a new P7 Plus. Beyond vehicles, they're talking humanoid robot..."
Tesla Model
"...le launched. The Mona M03 is a competitor to the Tesla Model 3. Some say that the name is a direct reference ..."
Ti7 Fang Cheng Bao
"...nt as Let's talk about a five-seat hybrid SUV by Fang Cheng Bao, which has launched the Ti 7, and they're pricin..."
Land Rover Defender
"...his reminding me very, very much of a Land Rover Defender, so a completely vertical rear end and a very sit..."
Land Rover Range Rover
"...s some markets will call it a 4x4 typical kind of Range Rover Land Rover, really not Range Rover, but very muc..."
Mitsubishi Outlander
"...something like that. All of them look Mitsubishi Outlander or something like that. So very much oil drive, r..."
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