China's "Golden September" sales sprint kept rolling on September 25, with a fresh wave of launches and refreshes spanning battery-electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and extended-range electric (EREV) powertrains. Today's headline acts came from Li Auto's volume BEV SUV, a sharpened Lynk & Co PHEV sedan, and Hongqi's Huawei-stacked PHEV flagship opening pre-orders — while two major safety recalls (Tesla, BMW) and the Haikou World NEV Congress rounded out the day. Every figure below is tied to a source link.
Li Auto i6: official image via 163.com
Li Auto i6 officially launches — BEV family SUV from ¥249,800
Li Auto i6 launched on September 25 as the brand's volume "new-form" pure-electric SUV. It keeps the established ¥249,800–269,800 (≈ $34,800–37,600) guide pricing carried over from the current generation, with two drivelines:
- RWD: 250 kW, CLTC range around 720 km on the current pack
- AWD: 400 kW, 0–100 km/h in the 4-second class
The car rides an 800V architecture (third-party chargers have hit ~415 kW peak), uses Sunwoda and CALB cells in a Li Auto–developed pack, and offers optional side/rear LiDAR with the in-house Mach M100 chip. The 2026 revision adds 5C supercharging (10–80 % in ~31 minutes), improved low-temperature battery stability, and front zero-gravity seats. It slots under the just-launched i9 (¥369,800) to cover the ¥250k–400k family BEV SUV band.
Source: 易车 Li Auto i6 specs — https://car.m.yiche.com/lixiangi6/?from=ybm ; 新浪汽车 pricing — https://auto.sina.cn/2026-09-24/detail-inisvytv0934522.d.html
Lynk & Co 07 EM-P refreshed — PHEV sedan from ¥155,800
Lynk & Co 07 EM-P (2026 model) launched on September 25 with three 126 km long-range trims at ¥155,800 / 165,800 / 175,800 (≈ $21,700 / 23,100 / 24,500). It is a CMA-Evo plug-in hybrid sedan (4,835 × 1,900 × 1,480 mm, 2,843 mm wheelbase) with:
- 1.5T hybrid engine + 3-speed DHT, system output 300 kW / 615 N·m, CLTC 126 km electric, 1,450 km combined, 3.72 L/100 km drained-fuel consumption
- 18.4 kWh CATL LFP battery, 30–80 % in 18 minutes
- LiDAR now standard, with Geely's Qianli H5 / H7 ADAS (Orin-Y 200 TOPS or Thor 700 TOPS)
The sub-¥160k LiDAR-equipped variant pushes intelligent driving hardware down into the mass-market sedan segment.
Source: 易车 领克07 EM-P pricing — https://car.yiche.com/lingke07-10642/baojia/c410816?bizmode=-1&o=0 ; 懂车帝 launch confirmation (Sept 25)
Hongqi H9 opens pre-orders — PHEV flagship with Huawei Qiankun ADS (price TBC)
Hongqi H9 (new generation) opened pre-orders on September 25 with a ¥2,000 deposit (≈ $280) deductible against ¥7,000 of purchase value plus a ¥21,000 ADAS activation subsidy. Final pricing is to be confirmed at launch. It is a plug-in hybrid executive sedan built around Huawei Qiankun ADS:
- One forward 896-line image-grade LiDAR + three solid-state LiDARs, 4D mmWave radar, multi-modal perception, six "blue-light" ADAS status indicators
- 2.0T longitudinal hybrid-specific engine + the industry's first longitudinal dual-clutch hybrid e-drive; top speed 238 km/h, CLTC 275 km electric, 17.7 kWh/100 km, 5.19 L/100 km combined
- 800V SiC platform with 6C supercharging, closed air suspension + iDCS, two-way 16° rear-wheel steering (5.35 m turning radius)
- HarmonySpace-style cabin: digital cluster, floating center screen, passenger display, wood/diamond-stitch leather
This is Hongqi's clearest Huawei-deep-cooperation flagship yet.
Source: 腾讯财经 红旗H9预订 — https://gu.qq.com/resources/shy/news/detail-v2/index.html?t=1#/index?_tentrees_trans=0&id=SN20260925091337986a52a0
BYD Da Han locked for Oct 13 launch; BEV version already preselling
BYD's Dynasty-network flagship sedan Da Han (大汉) will launch on October 13, Wang Chuanfu's sales chief Lu Tian announced on September 25. The pure-electric version already opened presales at ¥249,900–299,900 (≈ $34,850–41,840) across three trims, offered alongside a PHEV variant:
- D-class large sedan, 5,256 × 1,999 × 1,510 mm, 3,130 mm wheelbase, ~90.8 % cabin space utilization
- BEV uses a 102.326 kWh 2nd-gen Blade battery: RWD 370 kW / 1,008 km CLTC (claimed world record for a large sedan), AWD 570 kW / 2.9 s / 270 km/h / 880 km
- Roof LiDAR, front double-wishbone + rear five-link all-aluminum suspension, standard rear-wheel steering (7°), 31-speaker Devialet audio, PDLC privacy glass
The presale prices are official; the full launch (incl. PHEV) and final on-sale pricing land October 13.
Source: 腾讯/IT时代网 大汉定档 — https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20260925A091OA00
Tesla's 2.98-million-vehicle door-handle recall begins in China today
The emergency mechanical door-release recall for Tesla in China — filed August 21 — takes effect September 25. It covers 2,975,910 vehicles over interior emergency-release visibility: 973,156 domestic Model 3 (2019-03-04 → 2026-04-29) and 1,956,713 domestic Model Y, plus 35,590 imported Model 3, 8,328 Model X and 2,123 Model S. Remedy: free warning-label application + OTA window-control update adding a post-crash auto-lowering strategy. This is the Tesla portion of the August 21 multi-OEM round (total >4.27M vehicles across 9 brands). A separate Tesla recall (2,740,642 domestic Model 3/Y) over driver-attention monitoring in assisted driving took effect immediately in August.
Source: 国家市场监管总局 SAMR — https://www.samr.gov.cn/zw/zh/art/2026/art_4223bf2706a84189b425d58124dbac7d.html?ref=thetechstreetnow.com ; CnEVPost — https://cnevpost.com/2026/08/21/china-biggest-auto-recall-hits-tesla-xiaomi-leapmotor-others/
BMW files recall for 7,081 imported cars — driveshaft spline wear
BMW China filed a recall on September 24 (public September 25) covering 7,081 imported cars — 4,651 imported 5 Series (2021-03-15 → 2023-01-27), 27 imported 7 Series (2023-06-21 → 2025-01-09), and 2,403 imported 8 Series (2021-03-15 → 2025-11-25). The longitudinal spline between the driveshaft and rear differential can over-wear with long use; in extreme cases it fails and cuts drive to the rear axle. Recall work (free inspection, replace shaft/differential as needed, re-seal with adhesive) starts November 1, 2026. It is a distinct event from BMW's September 19 starter-motor recall.
Source: 腾讯新闻 — https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20260925A05FFQ00 ; 网通社 — https://auto.news18a.com/news/storys_299924.html
2026 World NEV Congress (Haikou) releases global data
Held September 22–24 in Haikou, the 2026 World New Energy Vehicle Congress framed the industry's shift from policy-led to market-driven. Key figures: global H1 2026 NEV sales 11.234 million (+14 %), penetration 24 %, cumulative global NEV sales >94 million (China >62 million); China Jan–Aug NEV sales 10.65 million, penetration 52.4 %; China Jan–Aug NEV exports 3.435 million, +124 % YoY — now a core growth engine pulling the sector from product export toward local production, tech output and ecosystem going overseas.
Source: 新华社/新浪财经 — https://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2026-09-25/doc-inisyywf7826701.shtml
Mercedes secures first rights to ProLogium Gen-4 solid-state battery
Mercedes-Benz has secured priority access to ProLogium's (辉能) fourth-generation solid-state battery cells, becoming the first automaker to lock a production首发. It is a flagship-electrification differentiation play and a signal that solid-state is moving from lab toward production pack fitting — other luxury brands are expected to follow.
Source: Electrek (Sept 24) — https://electrek.co/2026/09/24/mercedes-priority-prologiums-gen4-solid-state-ev-battery
Solera + CATARC partner on China NEV export after-sales
Vehicle-lifecycle services firm Solera met with CATARC (中汽研) and committed to supporting Chinese NEV brands' international expansion — covering overseas after-sales, insurance claims and data compliance. The move targets a real bottleneck as China's NEV export volume climbs: soft capabilities (service, insurance, residual-value management) lag behind hardware shipments.
Source: Manila Times / GlobeNewswire (Sept 24) — https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/24/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/solera-commits-to-becoming-a-global-partner-in-chinas-new-energy-vehicle-industrys-international-expansion-following-high-level-meeting-with-catarc/243163205
Brief tracking (no new headline progress): Huawei's HIMA confirmed September 24 it will focus on four brands — 尊界 / 享界 / 智界 / 尚界 ("四界") — with AITO (问界) now run by Seres; Zhijie (智界) RX / R7 are due to launch next week (RX presale from ¥299,800, L3-architecture orders >90 %). Separately, Toyota will start EREV production in China from April 2027 (~200k units in 2027, 400k in 2028), its pragmatic answer to Li Auto / AITO range-extenders (reported Sept 24). Note: a "全新 ES6" appears on September 25 launch calendars but is also listed for October 8 — the on-sale date is inconsistent, so we did not headline it; the verified 2026 ES6 pricing (¥338k–350k, launched April) stands.
Image credits: Cover photo: Li Auto i6 official image via 163.com. No AI imagery, no unverified photos.
Chinese briefing (中文简报): 9月25日中国新能源要点——①理想i6正式上市，纯电家庭SUV，24.98万起（约3.48万美元），800V/5C超充；②领克07 EM-P新款上市，插混轿车15.58万起，全系标配激光雷达；③红旗H9开启预订，华为乾崑智驾插混旗舰，最终价待公布；④比亚迪大汉定档10月13日上市，纯电版已预售24.99万起、CLTC 1008km；⑤特斯拉297.6万辆应急拉手召回今日起实施；⑥宝马备案召回7081辆进口5/7/8系（传动轴），11月1日启动；⑦2026世界新能源汽车大会（海口）发布全球上半年1123万辆、中国1-8月1065万辆/渗透率52.4%、出口343.5万辆+124%；⑧奔驰获辉能第四代固态电池首发；⑨Solera携手中汽研支持中国新能源车出海售后。动力覆盖BEV/PHEV，增程（EREV）见丰田2027在华投产与智界双车预告。
