Nio 19, Xpeng 207, Leapmotor 314, MG 1,747

China’s EV gross sales in Germany confirmed combined alerts in April. BYD was up 750%, MG 34%, whereas Nio was down 64% in contrast with the earlier yr.

242,728 passenger automobiles have been registered in Germany in April, virtually the identical (down 0.2%) as final yr. Of it, 18.8% have been battery electrical automobiles (BEVs), up 53.5% from final yr. 10.0% have been plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), up 60.7% from final yr.

For comparability, the US automaker Tesla registered 885 automobiles in Germany in April, down 45.9% from final yr.

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

April 2025 registrations in Germany

MG obtained the primary spot with 1,747 registered automobiles, down 16.8% from 2,100 models in March and up 34% from 1,304 automobiles in the identical month final yr. 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 a further 35.3% tariff to the EU on high of the present 10% obligation, making the entire tariff charge 45.3%.

BYD registered 1,566 automobiles, up 94.5% from 805 models in March and up 756% from 183 automobiles in the identical month final yr.

For BYD, that is the very best outcome since August 2023, when it registered 2,034 automobiles in Germany.

Stellantis-backed Leapmotor registered 314 automobiles, down 5.4% from 332 models in March, with no registrations in the identical month final yr. Leapmotor began severe registrations in Germany in November of final yr.

Polestar registered 303 automobiles, down 15.1% from 357 models in March and up 47% from 206 automobiles in the identical month final yr.

Geely-made Good registered 270 automobiles, up 12.5% from 240 models in March and down 82% from 1,532 automobiles in the identical month final yr.

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

Volkswagen-backed Xpeng registered 207 automobiles, up 17.6% from 176 models in March. Xpeng formally entered Germany in September final yr.

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

GWM registered 133 automobiles below Ora model, down 0.7% from 134 models in March and down 46% from 247 automobiles in the identical month final yr.

Lotus registered 27 automobiles, down 15.6% from 32 models in March and up 4% from 26 automobiles in the identical month final yr.

Maxus registered 24 automobiles, up 84.6% from 13 models in March and up 243% from 7 automobiles in the identical month final yr.

Nio registered 19 automobiles, down 9.5% from 21 models in March and down 64% from 53 automobiles in the identical month final yr.

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 final month, beginning with the Netherlands and Norway.

Thus far in 2025 (January-April), Nio bought 83 automobiles in Germany, down 46.5% from the identical interval in 2024.

Lynk&Co registered 18 automobiles, up 500.0% from 3 models in March and down 10% from 20 automobiles in the identical month final yr.

Chery registered 4 automobiles, teasing the official market entry and hypothesis that it’s going to purchase Volkswagen’s plant to fabricate EVS domestically to keep away from tariffs. Chery is China’s largest auto exporter.

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