In their latest models, Xpeng used its in-house Turing chip, while Nio deployed its Shenji NX9031 chip.

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Driving the shift, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is overseeing the transition by requiring automakers to conduct regular self-assessments of domestic chip usage.

The momentum follows Nvidia’s announcement that it will exclude China from future revenue forecasts after losing $2.5 billion in first-quarter sales due to U.S. export controls.

Prior reports also indicated China is pushing forward with Nvidia’s B40 project despite U.S. export restrictions, even as Nvidia denies re-entering the Chinese market with a new AI chip.

Reportedly, Shenzhen-based supplier ZJK Industrial is ramping production for the B40, a custom AI accelerator based on Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture tailored for China. ZJK expects to begin mass production in June and ship over 1 million units by the end of 2025.

Meanwhile, Nvidia maintains it has not finalized any product for China, stating, “Until we settle on a new product design and receive approval from the U.S. government, we are effectively foreclosed from China’s $50 billion data center market.”

The tensions follow Nvidia’s withdrawal of its Hopper chips from China due to U.S. export bans, which forced the company to write off $5.5 billion in inventory and forgo around $15 billion in potential sales.

Price Actions: XPEV is trading higher by 1.66% to $19.61 premarket at last check Wednesday. NIO is up 3.33%.

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