Nio 3,000, Xiaomi 7,800, Tesla 13,040, BYD 59,800

The China EV market was primarily up within the final week of Might, with Nio Group being an exception. Xiaomi was up 14%, Tesla was up 19%, and BYD was up 12% in contrast with the earlier week. Nio was down 22%, Onvo 10% and Firefly 12%.

Key occasions to look at

• BYD’s new model Fang Cheng Bao outsold Denza for the primary time
• Xiaomi topped its all-time excessive from week 13 with 7,800 bought automobiles and 254.5% year-on-year progress
• Nio Group was the one EV maker down in week 22 of the 12 months, with all its subrands additionally down
• Nio Group bought 5,400 automobiles, down 17.3% from final week.
  • Nio 3,000
  • Onvo: 1,400
  • Firefly 1,000
• Li Auto had its greatest week in 2025, asserting dominance amongst EV startups after a back-and-forth gross sales combat for the highest spot between Leapmotor, Xpeng and Li Auto round week 17 in April

The weekly gross sales have been revealed by Li Auto. Nonetheless, Li Auto ceased publishing them in March 2025 after the China Affiliation of Car Producers (CAAM) “beneficial” that Li Auto, media and any third events finish it. CAAM says weekly information “undermines the trade 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 development and forecast month-to-month deliveries. They present what number of automobiles have been registered for highway site 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 advice 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 vitality car (NEV) gross sales, the Chinese language time period for BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (vary extenders). To be utterly exact, it additionally consists of hydrogen autos (FCEVs), however their gross sales are virtually non-existent in China.

Week 22 of 2025 (W22) was between Might 26 and June 1.

BYD registered 59,800 autos, up 12.2% from 53,320 models the week earlier than, and rose 11.99% from 53,400 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, BYD registered 236,200 autos in China.

Fang Cheng Bao registered 3,600 autos, up 33.3% from 2,700 models the week earlier than. No comparable year-over-year information is obtainable. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Fang Cheng Bao registered 11,720 autos in China.

Denza registered 3,200 autos, up 18.5% from 2,700 models the week earlier than, and rose 28.00% from 2,500 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Denza registered 11,810 autos in China.

In Might, BYD bought 382,476 autos, up 15.3% from the identical month final 12 months.

Tesla registered 13,040 autos, up 18.9% from 10,970 models the week earlier than, however fell 14.21% from 15,200 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Tesla registered 38,210 autos in China.

Li Auto registered 12,000 autos, up 14.6% from 10,475 models the week earlier than, and rose 42.86% from 8,400 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Li Auto registered 39,875 autos in China.

Aito registered 10,200 autos, up 16.2% from 8,778 models the week earlier than, and rose 45.71% from 7,000 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Aito registered 34,008 autos in China.

Geely registered 9,000 autos. There is no such thing as a prior week or year-over-year information obtainable for comparability.

Leapmotor registered 8,400 autos, up 16.9% from 7,185 models the week earlier than, and rose 95.35% from 4,300 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Leapmotor registered 30,885 autos in China.

In Might, Leapmotor delivered record-breaking 45,067 automobiles, surpassing its earlier all-time excessive from December 2024. The Might deliveries are up 148% from the identical month final 12 months.

Xiaomi registered 7,800 autos, up 14.4% from 6,819 models the week earlier than, and surged 254.55% from 2,200 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Xiaomi registered 26,959 autos in China.

Xpeng registered 7,300 autos, up 28.1% from 5,700 models the week earlier than, and rose 192.00% from 2,500 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Xpeng registered 25,680 autos in China.

Xpoeng delivered 33,525 automobiles in Might, the seventh consecutive month exceeding the 30,000 threshold. It additionally represents 230% progress from Might 2024, when it delivered 10,146 models.

Deepal registered 5,300 autos, up 17.3% from 4,520 models the week earlier than, and rose 96.30% from 2,700 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Deepal registered 19,020 autos in China.

Zeekr registered 4,100 autos, up 13.9% from 3,600 models the week earlier than, however fell 2.38% from 4,200 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Zeekr registered 15,650 autos in China.

Nio registered 3,000 autos, down 21.9% from 3,840 models the week earlier than, and fell 55.22% from 6,700 models in the identical week final 12 months. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Nio registered 15,010 autos in China.

Onvo registered 1,400 autos, down 10.3% from 1,560 models the week earlier than. No comparable year-over-year information is obtainable. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Onvo registered 6,200 autos in China.

Firefly registered 1,000 autos, down 11.5% from 1,130 models the week earlier than. No comparable year-over-year information is obtainable. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Firefly registered 3,430 autos in China.

Nio Group delivered 23,231 automobiles in Might, up 13% from 20,544 models in the identical month final 12 months and down 2.8% from 23,900 models in April.

• Nio model delivered 13,270 automobiles in Might, down 35.4% year-on-year
• Onvo delivered 6,281 automobiles in Might, up 42.8% from April
• Firefly delivered 3,680 autos in Might; no comparisons can be found as deliveries began on the finish of April

Avatr registered 2,400 autos, down 2.8% from 2,470 models the week earlier than. No comparable year-over-year information is obtainable. Within the first 4 weeks of Might, Avatr registered 9,900 autos in China.