The second week of Could had blended alerts on the Chinese language EV market. Nio was up 8%, Xiaomi was up 38%, Tesla was up 260%, and BYD was down 19% in contrast with the week earlier than. Onvo bought 1,580 automobiles and Firefly 830.
In complete, 390,000 passenger automobiles had been registered in China final week, up 16.1% year-on-year. Of it, 2180,000 had been electrical autos, up 29.8% year-on-year. The EV penetration reached 55.9%, a brand new excessive this 12 months.
Fundamental occasions to look at:
- Regardless of a number of damaging publicity, Xiaomi is again on the 7k degree
- Tesla is again and has had its strongest efficiency within the final 6 weeks
- Nio’s Onvo is barely down, Firefly is up 77%
- Nio Group bought 6,650 in complete, up 9,7%
- BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao gross sales are getting near Denza gross sales
The weekly gross sales had been revealed by Li Auto. Nevertheless, Li Auto ceased publishing them in March 2025 after the China Affiliation of Vehicle Producers (CAAM) “advisable” that Li Auto, media and any third events finish it. CAAM says weekly information “undermines the business order” and “fuels vicious competitors.” Since then, Li Auto has revealed solely its personal weekly EV registration.
The weekly information are utilized by consultants, analysts, or traders to see the gross sales pattern and forecast month-to-month deliveries. They present what number of automobiles had been registered for highway visitors, which might be later in contrast with automakers’ self-reported month-to-month gross sales, which, not like registrations, embrace automobiles for showrooms, check 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, based mostly on China EV DataTracker information.
The numbers are rounded and current new power automobile (NEV) gross sales, the Chinese language time period for BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (vary extenders). To be fully exact, it additionally contains hydrogen autos (FCEVs), however their gross sales are virtually non-existent in China.
Week 20 of 2025 (W20) was between Could 12 and 18.
BYD registered 55,100 autos, down 18.9% from 67,980 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, BYD registered 123,080 autos in China.
BYD’s premium model Denza registered 2,920 autos, down 2.3% from 2,990 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Denza registered 5,910 autos in China.
BYD’s off-road model Fang Cheng Bao registered 2,760 autos, up 3.8% from 2,660 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Fang Cheng Bao registered 5,420 autos in China.
Tesla registered 11,130 autos, up 262.5% from 3,070 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Tesla registered 14,200 autos in China.
Li Auto registered 9,240 autos, up 13.2% from 8,160 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Li Auto registered 17,400 autos in China.
Leapmotor registered 7,500 autos, down 3.8% from 7,800 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Leapmotor registered 15,300 autos in China.
Aito registered 7,490 autos, down 0.7% from 7,540 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Aito registered 15,030 autos in China.
Xiaomi registered 7,160 autos, up 38.2% from 5,180 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Xiaomi registered 12,340 autos in China.
Xiaomi sells a single automotive – Xiaomi SU7 sedan. It has three primary trims and one efficiency model, SU7 Extremely with over 1,500 hp. Its second automotive, the YU7 SUV, will launch round July. Beijing-based smartphone big raised its 2025 supply goal by 50,000 models to 350,000 autos in March. Xiaomi delivered over 135,000 automobiles in 2024.
Xiaomi gross sales breakdown to trims:
- 2,755 SU7 Commonplace
- 2,193 SU7 Professional
- 1,627 SU7 Max
- 582 SU7 Extremely
Xpeng registered 5,810 autos, down 15.4% from 6,870 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Xpeng registered 12,680 autos in China.
Deepal registered 4,500 autos, down 4.3% from 4,700 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Deepal registered 9,200 autos in China.
Nio registered 4,240 autos, up 7.9% from 3,930 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Nio registered 8,170 autos in China.
Onvo registered 1,580 autos, down 4.8% from 1,660 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Onvo registered 3,240 autos in China.
Firefly registered 830 autos, up 76.6% from 470 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Firefly registered 1,300 autos in China.
In complete, Nio Group registered 6,650 automobiles in China, up 9.7% from 6,060 the week earlier than.
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 12 months, the corporate delivered 220,000 autos.
Nio’s third model launched its first EV, Firefly, on April 19. Sure, the model’s identify is Firefly, and the identify 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. Nevertheless, it could possibly’t swap batteries at the moment as there aren’t any appropriate swap stations. The container swap stations devoted to Firefly had been scrapped, and the fifth-generation swap station, which ought to assist the Nio model, Onvo, and Firefly, will launch subsequent 12 months with restricted availability.
Firefly will launch between June and August in Europe and has already began pre-sales within the Netherlands and Norway.
Zeekr registered 3,640 autos, down 15.5% from 4,310 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Zeekr registered 7,950 autos in China.
Avatr registered 2,400 autos, down 8.7% from 2,630 models the week earlier than. Within the first two weeks of Could, Avatr registered 5,030 autos in China.
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China EV registrations in week 19: Tesla 3,070, Nio 3,930, Xpeng 6,870, BYD 67,980
China EV registrations in week 18: Nio 3,500, Xpeng 5,500, Tesla 7,300, BYD 59,310
China EV registrations in week 17: Nio 6,500, Xiaomi 7,000, Tesla 10,300, BYD 62,200
