#china-market

#china-market

It looks like the iPhone 17's debut in China is going well. Apple's new smartphone lineup became available for preorders on Friday, and analysts and Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com say it did well compared to last year's model. Preorders for the iPhone 17 surpassed the first-day volume of last year's iPhone 16 series on JD.com, the South China Morning Post reported Saturday.

On its face, the Nio ES8 may not look super different from its current generation. Yet, there are a lot of under-the-skin improvements to the model. Overall, the ES8 is about 7 inches longer than the old model, with 2.49 inches of that going to the wheelbase. Aside from the excess length, the ES8 now has a frunk, whereas the old one did not.

Cognac is a spirit with two sides, embodying luxury and historic value, once favored by Napoleon but facing underappreciation and declining sales in recent years.

Xpeng recently announced its flagship model, the P7, will return as a sporty coupe-sedan designed for global markets, starting sales in China at $42,000.