Onvo 4,104, Xpeng 8,200, Tesla 10,300, BYD 70,600

Within the third week of August, the Chinese language EV market was primarily up. Onvo was up 8%, Xpeng was up 4%, and BYD was up 8%, whereas Tesla was down 26%, in contrast with the week earlier than.

Nio Group registered 7,571 models, up 5.3% from 7,190 the week earlier than.

Key occasions to look at:

• Leapmotor reached a record-breaking 12,100 models
• Leapmotor up 95% year-over-year, Xpeng up 190% year-over-year, Xiaomi 290% up year-over-year
• BYD is up from the earlier week however is down year-over-year for seven consecutive weeks
• Nio principal model is down 40% year-over-year
• Onvo is at an all-time excessive in registrations. The hole between Onvo and Nio widens

The weekly model’s EV gross sales have been revealed by Li Auto. Nonetheless, 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 knowledge “undermines the business order” and “fuels vicious competitors.” Since then, Li Auto has revealed solely its personal weekly EV registration.

The weekly knowledge are utilized by consultants, analysts, or traders to see the gross sales pattern and forecast month-to-month deliveries. They present what number of vehicles have been registered for street visitors, which could be later in contrast with automakers’ self-reported month-to-month gross sales, which, not like registrations, embody vehicles for showrooms, check vehicles, 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 the model’s new power automobile (NEV) gross sales in China, the federal government time period for BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (vary extenders). To be utterly exact, it additionally contains hydrogen automobiles (FCEVs), however their gross sales are nearly non-existent in China.

Week 34 of 2025 (W34) was between August 18 and August 24. 

BYD registered 70,600 automobiles, up 8.3% from 65,200 the week earlier than, however down 19.59% from 87,800 in the identical week final yr. Within the first three weeks of August, BYD registered 190,600 automobiles in China.

Fang Cheng Bao registered 3,800 automobiles, up 13.1% from 3,360 the week earlier than and up 151.66% from 1,510 a yr earlier. Within the first three weeks of August, Fang Cheng Bao registered 10,160 automobiles.

Leapmotor registered 12,100 automobiles, up 16.3% from 10,400 the week earlier than and practically doubling from 6,200 a yr earlier (+95.16%). Within the first three weeks of August, Leapmotor registered 31,800 automobiles.

Tesla registered 10,300 automobiles, down 26.4% from 14,000 the week earlier than and down 27.46% from 14,200 a yr in the past. Within the first three weeks of August, Tesla registered 37,700 automobiles in China.

Aito registered 9,800 automobiles, up 27.3% from 7,700 the week earlier than and eight.89% larger than 9,000 in the identical week final yr. Within the first three weeks of August, Aito registered 24,500 automobiles.

Xpeng registered 8,200 automobiles, up 3.8% from 7,900 the week earlier than and up 192.86% from 2,800 in the identical week final yr. Within the first three weeks of August, Xpeng registered 24,000 automobiles.

Xiaomi registered 8,200 automobiles, up 14.4% from 7,170 the week earlier than and up 290.48% from 2,100 a yr earlier. Within the first three weeks of August, Xiaomi registered 22,170 automobiles.

Mannequin gross sales breakdown:

1. SU7 sedan: 4,346 models
   • Normal: 2,072
   • Professional: 995
   • Max: 792
   • Extremely: 487 (practically 15,000 cumulative models)
2. YU7 SUV: 3,899 (practically 20,000 models)
   • Normal: 1,356
   • Professional: 872
   • Max: 1,671

Li Auto registered 7,600 automobiles, up 35.7% from 5,600 the week earlier than, however down 34.48% from 11,600 in the identical week final yr. Within the first three weeks of August, Li Auto registered 18,500 automobiles.

GAC Aion registered 5,800 automobiles, up 16.0% from 5,000 the week earlier than, however down 26.58% from 7,900 in the identical week final yr.

Onvo registered 4,104 automobiles, up 8.3% from 3,790 the week earlier than. No year-on-year knowledge is on the market. Within the first three weeks of August, Onvo registered 11,094 automobiles.

Mannequin gross sales breakdown:

• L90 giant SUV: 2,542 models
• L60 mid-size SUV: 1,562 models

In August up to now (August 1-24), Onvo L90 registered 8,870 models in China.

Nio registered 2,584 automobiles, up 2.5% from 2,520 the week earlier than, however down 43.83% from 4,600 a yr earlier. Within the first three weeks of August, Nio registered 7,204 automobiles.

Firefly registered 883 automobiles, nearly unchanged from 880 the week earlier than. No year-on-year knowledge is on the market. Within the first three weeks of August, Firefly registered 2,463 automobiles.

Deepal registered 4,000 automobiles, the identical because the earlier week and up 5.26% from 3,800 in the identical week final yr. Within the first three weeks of August, Deepal registered 11,700 automobiles.

Zeekr registered 3,600 automobiles, up 9.1% from 3,300 the week earlier than and up 20.00% from 3,000 in the identical week final yr. Within the first three weeks of August, Zeekr registered 10,200 automobiles.

Avatr registered 2,210 automobiles, up 10.5% from 2,000 the week earlier than. No year-on-year knowledge is on the market. Within the first three weeks of August, Avatr registered 6,010 automobiles.