Nio 22, Xpeng 186, Leapmotor 509, BYD 1,857

Most of China’s EV manufacturers in Germany have been down in Could, with a number of exceptions. Nio was down 37%, whereas BYD was up 820% in contrast with the identical month final 12 months. Volkswagen and Stellantis-backed manufacturers Xpeng and Leapmotor haven’t any year-over-year comparisons as they began gross sales in Germany lower than a 12 months in the past, however their outcomes are surprisingly good.

239,297 passenger automobiles have been registered in Germany in Could, barely up 1.2% from final 12 months. All-electric automobiles have been up 44.9% to 43,060 models, reaching 18% EV market penetration. Plug-in hybrid automobiles (PHEVs) have been up 79.4% year-on-year to 25,181 models, reaching 10.5% market share.

For comparability, the US automaker Tesla registered 1,210 automobiles in Germany in Could, down 36.2% from final 12 months.

The brand new automobile registrations are revealed by the German Federal Motor Authority, which tracks new automotive plate registrations within the nation and compiled by CarNewsChina.

Could 2025 registrations in Germany

MG obtained the primary spot with 2,156 registered automobiles, up 23.4% from 1,747 models in April and down 20% from 2,699 automobiles in the identical month final 12 months. MG gross sales additionally embrace PHEV automobiles and a few ICE automobiles.

EU import duties hit state-owned SAIC the toughest because it was a non-cooperative firm. MG is topic to an extra 35.3% tariff to the EU on high of the prevailing 10% obligation, making the overall tariff price 45.3%.

BYD registered 1,857 automobiles, up 18.6% from 1,566 models in April and up 824% from 201 automobiles in the identical month final 12 months.

Thus far in 2025 (Jan-Could), BYD offered 4,648 automobiles in Germany, up 498% from similar interval in 2024.

For BYD, that is the third consecutive month of development in Germany and the perfect consequence since August 2023, when it registered 2,034 automobiles in Germany.

Stellantis-backed Leapmotor registered 509 automobiles, up 62.1% from 314 models in April.

Thus far, in 2025 (Jan-Could), Leapmotor offered 1,496 automobiles in Germany.

Leapmotor began critical registrations in Germany in November of final 12 months.

Polestar registered 240 automobiles, down 20.8% from 303 models in April and down 42% from 414 automobiles in the identical month final 12 months.

Geely-made Sensible registered 331 automobiles, up 22.6% from 270 models in April and down 78% from 1,509 automobiles in the identical month final 12 months.

Sensible is a model below Geely Holding that’s co-engineered with Mercedes-Benz. Based on the firm, the Sensible EVs are designed by Mercedes-Benz’s international design group, whereas Geely is accountable for the engineering and creating the brand new fashions. Sensible automobiles are produced in China at Geely’s Xi’an plant, which began manufacturing in October 2021.

Volkswagen-backed Xpeng registered 186 automobiles, down 10.1% from 207 models in April.

Like Nio and different firms cooperating with the EC anti-subsidy investigation, Xpeng is topic to an extra 20.7% tariff on high of the prevailing 10% tariff.

GWM registered 189 automobiles, up 42.1% from 133 models in April and down 29% from 268 automobiles in the identical month final 12 months.

Lynk&Co registered 158 automobiles, up 777.8% from 18 models in April and up 15,700% from 1 automobile in the identical month final 12 months.

Nio registered 22 automobiles, up 15.8% from 19 models in April and down 37% from 35 automobiles in the identical month final 12 months.

Nio operates 20 battery swap stations in Germany, so the Shanghai-based automaker managed to promote fewer automobiles than it operates swap stations. In Europe, Nio operates 60 battery swap stations.

Nio launched its reasonably priced EV hatchback, Firefly, in Europe in April, beginning with the Netherlands and Norway.

Thus far in 2025 (January-Could), Nio offered 105 automobiles in Germany, down 44.7% from the identical interval in 2024.

Nio is a premium model competing towards Mercedes-Benz, Audi, or BMW in China, which appears difficult in different markets, regardless of the Shanghai-based EV startup sending its greatest sellers, the Nio EL6 (ES6 in China) SUV and the Nio ET5 sedan, to the European battlefield.

We’ll monitor the efficiency of its entry-level hatchback, Firefly EV, which rivals Volkswagen ID.3. If this automotive doesn’t promote effectively within the Previous Continent, Nio will almost definitely have to rethink its entire European operations.