The 19th week of the year (May 6-12) saw the EV market strongly rise in China, except for Tesla and Xiaomi. BYD was up about 30%, Nio was up 20%, Tesla was down 10%, and Xiaomi was 15% down, marking the third week with no rise.
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 took the first spot, registering 68,500 vehicles, up 30.23% from 52,600 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, BYD registered 101,300 vehicles in China.
Tesla registered 9,800 vehicles, down 10.91% from 11,000 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Tesla registered 11,690 vehicles in China.
Wuling registered 9,400 vehicles, up 2.17% from 9,200 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Wuling registered 0 vehicles in China.
GAC Aion registered 8,100 vehicles, up 145.45% from 3,300 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, GAC Aion registered 0 vehicles in China.
Li Auto registered 8,000 vehicles, up 50.94% from 5,300 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Li Auto registered 10,800 vehicles in China.
Aito registered 6,000 vehicles, up 25.00% from 4,800 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Aito registered 8,100 vehicles in China.
Leapmotor registered 4,700 vehicles, up 104.35% from 2,300 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Leapmotor registered 5,600 vehicles in China.
Nio registered 4,400 vehicles, up 22.22% from 3,600 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Nio registered 5,600 vehicles in China.
Zeekr registered 4,000 vehicles, up 11.11% from 3,600 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Zeekr registered 5,600 vehicles in China.
Deepal registered 2,500 vehicles, up 8.70% from 2,300 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Deepal registered 3,700 vehicles in China.
Xpeng registered 2,300 vehicles, up 64.29% from 1,400 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Xpeng registered 2,800 vehicles in China.
Denza registered 2,200 vehicles, up 37.50% from 1,600 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Denza registered 2,800 vehicles in China.
Voyah registered 1,200 vehicles, up 20.00% from 1,000 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Voyah registered 1,500 vehicles in China.
Xiaomi registered 1,100 vehicles, down 15.38% from 1,300 vehicles the week before. In the first half of the month, between May 1 – 12, Xiaomi registered 2,000 vehicles in China.
