Outside sources for "The new names on China's electric cars" (Brandotomy, 2026-11-11)
Web sources confirm dates and context only; every pattern in the article comes from unrandom's archive.

Deepal brand and SL03 launch (brand set up April 2022; SL03, its first model, went on sale on the evening of 2022-07-25)
  Xinhua, 2022-07-27 ("7月25日晚，长安汽车旗下全新数字纯电汽车品牌长安深蓝全新轿车SL03上市")  https://www.news.cn/auto/20220727/216f2d043a224789886f513a1cc3cc7c/c.html
  China Securities Journal, 2022-07-25  https://cs.com.cn/qc/202207/t20220725_6286895.html

BYD new-energy vehicle sales, 2025 (4,602,436, of which 1,046,083 overseas) and end of petrol production (March 2022)
  CnEVPost, 2026-01-01  https://cnevpost.com/2026/01/01/byd-nev-sales-dec-2025/
  Gasgoo, 2023-01-03  https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/byd-scores-15246-yoy-surge-in-2022-auto-sales-70021988

Volkswagen Group China deliveries (2020: 3,849,000; 2025: 2,693,800)
  Volkswagen Group, 2021-01-13  https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-group-strengthens-market-position-in-2020-and-hits-the-ground-running-in-e-offensive-17119
  Volkswagen Group, 2026-01-20  https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-group-deliveries-remain-stable-in-2025-20095

Honda China sales (2020: 1,626,972; 2025: 645,345)
  Gasgoo, 2021-01-06  https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/market-industry/hondas-china-business-achieves-best-ever-annual-deliveries-in-2020-70017881
  Jiemian, 2026-01-09  https://m.jiemian.com/article/13864154.html

Price war, 2023
  Tesla China price cuts, CnEVPost, 2023-01-06  https://cnevpost.com/2023/01/06/tesla-significantly-cuts-prices-in-china/
  Hubei subsidies (March 2023; government and Dongfeng co-funded; Citroen C6 up to CNY 90,000 off), CnEVPost, 2023-03-07  https://cnevpost.com/2023/03/07/automakers-in-hubei-offer-hefty-subsidies/ ; Global Times, 2023-03-09  https://globaltimes.cn/page/202303/1287014.shtml

Fixed prices (一口价) at SAIC-Volkswagen and Buick, 2024
  36Kr  https://www.36kr.com/p/3338482627439107
  Jiemian  https://www.jiemian.com/article/12907875.html

Names merged, halted or restructured
  Rising Auto folded into Roewe: NBD, 2024-11-20  https://www.nbd.com.cn/articles/2024-11-20/3653435.html ; CnEVPost, 2024-03-15  https://cnevpost.com/2024/03/15/saic-abandoning-rising-auto-report/
  Geometry merged into Geely Galaxy: IT Home, 2024-10-09  https://www.ithome.com/0/800/947.htm
  Jiyue: Yicai Global, 2024-12-12  https://www2.yicaiglobal.com/news/baidu-backed-ev-brand-jiyue-dismisses-departments-delays-salaries-ceo-says ; Caixin Global, 2024-12-12  https://www.caixinglobal.com/2024-12-12/baidu-geely-ev-brand-pledges-to-maintain-deliveries-as-backers-support-wavers-102267363.html
  HiPhi production halt: CnEVPost, 2024-02-18  https://cnevpost.com/2024/02/18/hiphi-halts-production-for-6-months/
  WM Motor restructuring (pre-restructuring 2023-10-07; formal restructuring accepted 2023-12-29): NBD, 2023-10-11  https://www.nbd.com.cn/articles/2023-10-11/3048030.html ; NBD, 2024-01-31  https://www.nbd.com.cn/articles/2024-01-31/3230721.html
  Neta bankruptcy reorganization: Yicai, 2025-06-14  https://www.yicai.com/news/102666908.html
  Aiways leaving China: Reuters via Yahoo, 2024-03-05  https://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinese-ev-maker-aiways-talking-131112127.html

Changan to integrate Deepal and Avatr back-end operations (lead: combine the research and supply chains of Avatr and Deepal, which keep separate brands, to cut costs by as much as 30%)
  Caixin Global, 2026-04-24  https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-04-24/changan-to-integrate-ev-brands-back-end-operations-to-cut-costs-102437277.html

Lei Jun's Douyin following (42.667m, April 2026); his 3.5-hour SU7 Shanghai-Hangzhou driving livestream drew 39m views (June 2024)
  36Kr (NewRank), 2026-05-20  https://www.36kr.com/p/3817108921582724
  Bloomberg via Free Malaysia Today, 2024-06-24  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2024/06/24/chinese-automakers-embrace-livestreaming-to-modernise-image

Coverage benchmark (Q1 2023: 7,000+ car soft ads on Douyin and Xiaohongshu)
  QuestMobile via 36Kr, 2023-04-18  https://www.36kr.com/p/2220220881921025

Xiaomi's first car (SU7) on sale in 2024
  China Daily, 2024-04-25  https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/25/WS662a2110a31082fc043c404a.html