In week 25 of the year (June 17 – 23), the China EV market was firmly up, with no exceptions. Nio grew nearly 40% compared with the previous week, while Tesla sales were 50% up. BYD sales rose 17%, and Xiaomi sales rose 30%.
Li Auto publishes the weekly sales data, which resumed publishing registration data after a few weeks without any official explanation. The numbers are rounded and present new energy vehicles (NEV), the Chinese term for BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (range extenders). To be completely precise, it also includes hydrogen vehicles (FCEVs), but their sales are almost non-existent in China.
BYD secured the top position, registering 66,800 vehicles, up 16.78% from 57,200 the week before. Throughout the first three weeks of the month (June 3 – 23), BYD sold 330,488 cars in China.
Tesla saw significant growth, selling 17,400 vehicles, a 48.72% increase from 11,700 vehicles the previous week and up 20.00% from 14,500 in the same week last year. The week 25 (W25) of 2023 was June 19 – June 25. During the first three weeks of the month (June 3 – 23), Tesla sold 41,100 vehicles in China.
Li Auto registered sales of 11,700 vehicles, an increase of 11.43% from 10,500 vehicles last week and a 77.27% rise from 6,600 vehicles in the same week last year. Over the first three weeks of June, Li Auto sold 35,020 vehicles.
Aito reported selling 10,700 vehicles, up 15.05% from 9,300 vehicles the previous week and a significant increase of 664.29% from 1,400 vehicles in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Aito sold 32,973 vehicles.
Nio‘s sales rose to 4,700 vehicles, an increase of 38.24% from 3,400 vehicles last week and a substantial rise of 176.47% from 1,700 vehicles in the same week the previous year. Throughout the first three weeks of June, Nio sold 20,544 vehicles.
Zeekr sold 4,500 vehicles, up 9.76% from 4,100 vehicles the previous week and a notable increase of 114.29% from 2,100 vehicles in the same week last year. During the initial three weeks of June, Zeekr sold 18,616 vehicles.
Leapmotor sold 4,200 vehicles, up 23.53% from 3,400 vehicles last week and a 23.53% increase from 3,400 vehicles in the same week the previous year. Over the first three weeks of June, Leapmotor’s sales totaled 18,165 vehicles.
Volkswagen reported 4,100 electric vehicles sold last week appeared in Li Auto-published stats for the first time since February.
Deepal sold 3,700 vehicles, an increase of 19.35% from 3,100 vehicles the previous week and a significant rise of 131.25% from 1,600 vehicles in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Deepal sold 14,371 vehicles.
Xiaomi registered 3,300 vehicles sold, up 32.00% from 2,500 vehicles last week. Throughout the first three weeks of June, Xiaomi sold 8,630 vehicles.
Xpeng sold 2,500 vehicles, an increase of 19.05% from 2,100 vehicles last week and a 19.05% rise from 2,100 vehicles in the same week the previous year. In the first three weeks of June, Xpeng sold 10,146 vehicles.
Denza reported sales of 2,500 vehicles, up 25.00% from 2,000 vehicles last week and a slight increase of 4.17% from 2,400 vehicles in the same week the previous year. Over the first three weeks of June, Denza sold 12,223 vehicles.
IM sold 1,700 vehicles last week, an increase of 13.33% from the 1,500 vehicles sold the week before. Throughout the first three weeks of June, IM sold 4,700 vehicles.
