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This index highlights recent reporting; the sitemap covers the full published archive. ## Site information - [Latest news](https://chinaevsignal.com/): Published reporting on China’s EV industry. - [Company news directory](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers): Active company coverage and news pages. - [About China EV Signal](https://chinaevsignal.com/about): Coverage, reading information and contact details. - [Sitemap](https://chinaevsignal.com/sitemap.xml): Canonical URLs for the published archive. - [RSS feed](https://chinaevsignal.com/feed.xml): Recent article titles, summaries and dates. - [Use with your agent](https://chinaevsignal.com/for-agents): Install the China EV Signal news skill. - [Agent skill](https://chinaevsignal.com/skills/china-ev-news/SKILL.md): Self-contained instructions for querying published news and citing platform articles. - [Public news API](https://chinaevsignal.com/api/news): Fresh JSON reporting with company, keyword, publication-date filters and pagination. ## Company coverage - [BYD news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/byd): English reporting and recent developments involving BYD\. - [Geely news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/geely): English reporting and recent developments involving Geely\. - [NIO news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/nio): English reporting and recent developments involving NIO\. - [XPeng news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/xpeng): English reporting and recent developments involving XPeng\. - [Li Auto news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/li-auto): English reporting and recent developments involving Li Auto\. - [CATL news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/catl): English reporting and recent developments involving CATL\. - [Changan news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/changan): English reporting and recent developments involving Changan\. - [Chery news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/chery): English reporting and recent developments involving Chery\. - [Leapmotor news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/leapmotor): English reporting and recent developments involving Leapmotor\. - [Huawei news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/huawei): English reporting and recent developments involving Huawei\. - [Xiaomi news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/xiaomi): English reporting and recent developments involving Xiaomi\. - [Tesla news](https://chinaevsignal.com/manufacturers/tesla): English reporting and recent developments involving Tesla\. ## Recent reporting - [New energy storage accelerates into a new phase driven by market forces](https://chinaevsignal.com/news/china-energy-storage-battery-output-420gwh-first-half-2026/index.md): China's energy storage battery output exceeded 420 GWh in the first half of 2026, up 110% year on year, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on October 15 at the 2026 World Energy Storage Conference in Ningde, Fujian\. As of the end of June 2026, cumulative installed new-type energy storage capacity topped 153 million kilowatts, a 50-fold increase from the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan period\. Published: 2026-10-17T02:33:40.211Z. - [Zeekr 7X Falls from Elevated Bridge in Shiyan; Owner Suffers Minor Injuries](https://chinaevsignal.com/news/zeekr-7x-bridge-fall-shiyan-owner-safe/index.md): Around 8 a\.m\. on October 12, a Zeekr 7X fell from an elevated bridge in rainy and foggy weather in Shiyan, Hubei Province, and the owner was safe but suffered minor injuries, according to the owner's account cited by Zeekr\. The owner posted on the Zeekr App the next day to report being safe\. Published: 2026-10-17T02:31:15.471Z. - [Leapmotor B10 Begins Production at Stellantis Zaragoza Plant in Spain](https://chinaevsignal.com/news/leapmotor-b10-production-zaragoza-spain/index.md): Leapmotor B10 started production on October 16, 2026, at the Zaragoza plant in Spain, where it is built alongside the Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208 and Lancia Ypsilon\. The plant has 43 years of vehicle manufacturing history and has produced more than 10 million vehicles\. Published: 2026-10-17T02:29:40.986Z. - [Chery Green Energy and State Grid Anhui Mingsheng Sign Cooperation Agreement, Launch First V2G Scaled-Operation Site](https://chinaevsignal.com/news/chery-green-energy-mingsheng-v2g-site-launch/index.md): On October 16, 2026, Chery Green Energy and State Grid Anhui Electric Power Mingsheng Group held a cooperation signing ceremony in Wuhu, Anhui, and activated the industry's first vehicle-grid interconnection V2G scaled-operation site\. A Xunlong Second Charging flagship station also held its launch ribbon-cutting\. Published: 2026-10-17T02:28:42.308Z. - [CATL and IRENA Launch 'Energy Storage\+' Report, Promote Global Energy Storage Initiative at 2026 World Energy Storage Conference](https://chinaevsignal.com/news/catl-irena-energy-storage-plus-report-gifes-2026/index.md): At the 2026 World Energy Storage Conference in Ningde, China, on October 15, CATL, as a core co-author, and the International Renewable Energy Agency \(IRENA\) released the simplified version of the report "Key Support for Energy Transition: The 'Energy Storage\+' Paradigm under Cross-Sector Collaboration" and jointly promoted the Global Energy Storage Initiative \(GIFES\)\. Published: 2026-10-17T02:27:26.897Z. - [Honeycomb Energy ranks 9th in global battery installations for January-August 2026](https://chinaevsignal.com/news/honeycomb-energy-global-battery-ranking-january-august-2026/index.md): Honeycomb Energy installed 22\.0GWh of power batteries globally in January-August 2026, ranking 9th with 39\.3% year-on-year growth, according to Gaogong Lithium Battery\. In non-China markets the company installed 11\.4GWh, ranking 8th with growth of 105\.2% and a 3\.2% share\. Published: 2026-10-17T02:26:16.909Z.