The China EV market was largely down final week because of the public vacation, with Li Auto being the exception. Nio was down 47%, Xpeng 23%, Tesla 29% and BYD 5% in contrast with the week earlier than. Nio’s model Onvo registered 1,280 autos and Firefly 350.
The weekly gross sales have been revealed by Li Auto. Nonetheless, Li Auto ceased publishing them in March after the China Affiliation of Car Producers (CAAM) “beneficial” that Li Auto, the media and any third events finish it. CAAM says weekly knowledge “undermines the business order” and “fuels vicious competitors.” Since then, Li Auto has revealed solely its personal EV registration.
The weekly knowledge are utilized by consultants, analysts, or buyers to see the gross sales pattern and forecast month-to-month deliveries. They present what number of automobiles have been registered for highway visitors, which could be later in contrast with automakers’ self-reported month-to-month gross sales, which, not like registrations, embody automobiles for showrooms, take a look at automobiles, and different makes use of.
Most of China’s media have adopted CAAM’s suggestion to cease publishing weekly figures. CarNewsChina continues to publish weekly insurance coverage registrations, primarily based on China EV DataTracker knowledge.
The numbers are rounded and current new vitality car (NEV) gross sales, the Chinese language time period for BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (vary extenders). To be utterly exact, it additionally contains hydrogen autos (FCEVs), however their gross sales are nearly non-existent in China.
Week 18 of 2025 (W17) was between April 28 and Could 4.
BYD registered 59,310 autos in China, down 4.6% from 62,200 models the week earlier than.
BYD’s model Denza registered 2,880 autos, down 26.2% from 3,900 models the week earlier than.
Fang Cheng Bao registered 2,260 autos, down 31.5% from 3,300 models the week earlier than. Yangwang registered solely 20 autos.
BYD bought 372,615 passenger autos in April, practically the identical as in March and up 19.4% from April final yr. It was a record-breaking month in 2025 for BYD.
BYD is anticipated to promote 5.5 million automobiles in 2025. The corporate sells solely electrical automobiles and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), because it stopped producing ICE-only autos in April 2022.
Li Auto registered 11,400 autos, up 32.6% from 8,600 models the week earlier than. For Li Auto, this was a record-breaking week in 2025.
Li Auto bought 33,939 autos in April, down 7.5% from March and up 31.6% year-on-year.
Li Auto sells primarily EREV SUVs. Final yr, it launched its first all-electric automobile, Li Mega. Nonetheless, the gross sales have been disastrous for the coffin-like car. In response, Li Auto delayed the launch of one other all-electric mannequin to Q2 2025 – it is going to be an all-electric SUV, Li Auto i8.
Li Auto reportedly goals to promote 700,000 automobiles in 2025. In 2024, the corporate bought 500,508 autos.
Tesla registered 7,290 autos, down 29.2% from 10,300 models the week earlier than.
Aito registered 6,700 autos, down 2.9% from 6,900 models the week earlier than.
Stellantis-backed Leapmotor registered 6,200 autos, down 32.6% from 9,200 models the week earlier than.
Xiaomi registered 5,700 autos, down 18.6% from 7,000 models the week earlier than.
Beijing-based smartphone big raised its 2025 supply goal by 50,000 models to 350,000 autos in March.
Volkswagen-backed Xpeng registered 5,550 autos, down 22.9% from 7,200 models the week earlier than.
Xpeng bought 35,045 autos globally in April, up 5.5% from March and up 273% year-on-year.
Xpeng’s month-to-month supply quantity has exceeded 30,000 autos for the sixth consecutive month. The Mona M03 entry-level sedan has powered its deliveries. Nonetheless, Xpeng surprisingly didn’t disclose Mona gross sales numbers for April.
Deepal registered 4,300 autos, down 15.7% from 5,100 models the week earlier than.
Nio registered 3,470 autos, down 46.6% from 6,500 models the week earlier than.
Onvo registered 1,280 autos, down 14.7% from 1,500 models the week earlier than.
Firefly registered 350 autos in China.
In whole, Nio Group registered 5,100 autos in China final week.
In April, Nio Group bought 23,900 autos globally, up 58.9% from March and 53% year-on-year. This included 4,400 automobiles bought by the Onvo model and 231 by Frefly. Onvo was 9% down in April in contrast with March.
Nio Group’s gross sales goal is about 440,000 autos in 2025 of which Onvo ought to contribute half. Final yr, the corporate delivered 220,000 autos.
Nio’s third model launched its first EV, Firefly, on April 19. Sure, the model’s title is Firefly, and the title of the EV can be Firefly. The small electrical hatchback begins at 125,800 yuan (16,770 USD) with a battery.
Firefly helps battery swap. Nonetheless, it might probably’t swap batteries presently as there are not any appropriate swap stations. The container swap stations devoted to Firefly have been scrapped, and the fifth-generation swap station, which ought to assist the Nio model, Onvo, and Firefly, will launch subsequent yr with restricted availability.
Firefly will launch between June and August in Europe.
Zeekr registered 3,100 autos, down 11.4% from 3,500 models the week earlier than.
Avatr registered 2,100 autos, down 4.5% from 2,200 models the week earlier than.
Arcfox registered 1,600 autos. No knowledge was obtainable for the earlier week.
Luxeed registered 1,000 autos. No knowledge was obtainable for the earlier week.
Really helpful for you
China EV registrations in week 17: Nio 6,500, Xiaomi 7,000, Tesla 10,300, BYD 62,200
China EV registrations in week 16: Nio 5,400, Tesla 6,800, Xiaomi 7,200, BYD 56,300
China EV registrations in week 15: Nio 3,500, Tesla 5,400, Xpeng 6,700, BYD 53,400
