Summary
| NIO's exhibition booth |
On April 19, 2021, the Shanghai Motor Show (the 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition) opened at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai). The lineup of NEVs (New Energy Vehicles) exhibited at this year's motor show was the largest ever, and the emerging Chinese EV manufacturers that have been attracting the most attention recently showed off their latest models one after another.
This report mainly focuses on China's emerging EV automakers NIO, Xpeng Motors, WM Motor, Hozon Auto, Leapmotor, Evergrande New Energy, and Human Horizons, including the NEVs they exhibited such as the NIO ET7, Xpeng P5, WM W6, Neta S, Leapmotor C11, HiPhi X and Hengchi brand vehicles.
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NIO: Announces Power North Plan, unveils ET7 self-driving EV sedan
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Xpeng Motor: Unveiled its third production model, the Xpeng P5, and started pre-order sales
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Auto Shanghai 2021: China's Emerging EV Automakers”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of Hozon, Intelligent, Emerging EV Makers, China, Technology Show, NIO and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
WM Motor: Unveiled the W6, a model jointly developed with Baidu Apollo
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Auto Shanghai 2021: China's Emerging EV Automakers”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of Hozon, Intelligent, Emerging EV Makers, China, Technology Show, NIO and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
Hozon: Launched the "Neta U Pro" and celebrated the world premiere of the "Neta S"
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Auto Shanghai 2021: China's Emerging EV Automakers”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of Hozon, Intelligent, Emerging EV Makers, China, Technology Show, NIO and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
Leapmotor: Debut of models such as the C11 performance version and 2021MY T03
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