Within the final week of August, EV gross sales in China had been largely up, with a number of exceptions. Tesla was up 21%, Leapmotor was up 15%, whereas Onvo was down 10% and BYD was down 1.7% in contrast with the earlier week.
Nio Group registered 8,200 models, up 8.3% from the earlier week.
What to look at:
- Xiaomi broke 10k weekly milestones for the primary time as YU7 manufacturing in F2 lastly totally kicked in
- Nio’s Firefly EV hit a record-breaking 1,500 models, up 70% from the earlier week
- Nio’s Onvo fell 10% because it peaked the week earlier than, after the L90 supply begin
- Leapmotor reached an all-time excessive, with a 99% year-over-year enhance, out-selling Tesla in China
- This model is a black horse in China’s EV market. Backed by Stellantis, it has had a fantastic yr, largely unnoticed.
The weekly model’s EV gross sales had been printed by Li Auto. Nonetheless, Li Auto ceased publishing them in March 2025 after the China Affiliation of Vehicle Producers (CAAM) “really useful” 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 printed solely its personal weekly EV registration.
The weekly information 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 had been registered for highway visitors, which will be later in contrast with automakers’ self-reported month-to-month gross sales, which, in contrast to registrations, embody automobiles for showrooms, take a look at 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 the model’s new power car (NEV) gross sales in China, the federal government time period for BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (vary extenders). To be fully exact, it additionally contains hydrogen autos (FCEVs), however their gross sales are nearly non-existent in China.
Week 35 of 2025 (W35) was between August 25 and August 31.
BYD model registered 69,400 autos, down 1.7% from 70,600 the week earlier than and down 21.85% from 88,800 in the identical week final yr.
Leapmotor registered 13,900 autos, up 14.9% from 12,100 the week earlier than and up 98.57% from 7,000 in the identical week final yr. Within the first complete 4 weeks of August, Leapmotor registered 45,700 autos.
In August, Leapmotor delivered a report 57,066 autos, representing an 88.3% year-over-year enhance.
Tesla registered 12,500 autos, up 21.4% from 10,300 the week earlier than however down 13.19% from 14,400 in the identical week final yr. Within the first complete 4 weeks of August (4-31), Tesla registered 50,200 autos in China.
That means the Tesla gross sales in China can be method over 50,000 models. Tesla doesn’t share China deliveries, however they are going to be revealed by CPCA later this month.
Xiaomi registered 11,900 autos, up 45.1% from 8,200 the week earlier than and up 310.34% from 2,900 a yr earlier. Within the first 4 weeks of August, Xiaomi registered 34,070 autos.
Mannequin breakdown:
- SU7 sedan: 6,330 models
- YU7 SUV: 5,540 models
The corporate stated that they delivered over 30,000 models in August. Because of EV registrations, we will estimate that it will likely be round 35,000 models.
Xpeng registered 8,400 autos, up 2.4% from 8,200 the week earlier than and up 140.00% from 3,500 in the identical week final yr. Within the first 4 weeks of August, Xpeng registered 32,400 autos.
Xpeng delivered 37,709 models in China, representing a 170% year-over-year enhance.
Li Auto registered 8,400 autos, up 10.5% from 7,600 the week earlier than however down 25.66% from 11,300 in the identical week final yr. Within the first 4 weeks of August, Li Auto registered 26,900 autos.
GAC Aion registered 8,400 autos, up 44.8% from 5,800 the week earlier than and up 15.07% from 7,300 a yr earlier. Within the first 4 weeks of August, GAC Aion registered 24,600 autos.
Deepal registered 4,400 autos, up 10.0% from 4,000 the week earlier than and up 4.76% from 4,200 in the identical week final yr. Within the first 4 weeks of August, Deepal registered 16,100 autos.
Onvo registered 3,700 autos, down 9.8% from 4,104 the week earlier than. No year-on-year information is out there. Within the first 4 weeks of August, Onvo registered 14,794 autos.
Mannequin breakdown:
- L90 massive SUV: 2,150 models
- L60 SUV: 1,523 models
Nio registered 3,000 autos, up 16.1% from 2,584 the week earlier than however down 50.00% from 6,000 in the identical week final yr. Within the first 4 weeks of August, Nio registered 10,204 autos.
Nio ET9 flagship registered 40 models.
Firefly registered 1,500 autos, up 69.9% from 883 the week earlier than. No year-on-year information is out there. Within the first 4 weeks of August, Firefly registered 3,963 autos.
Nio Group registered 8,200 models, an 8.3% enhance from the earlier week. Within the first full weeks of August (4-31), Nio Group registered 29,061 EVs in China.
Nio Group delivered 31,305 models in August, up 55.2% from final yr.
Zeekr registered 3,400 autos, down 5.6% from 3,600 the week earlier than and down 26.09% from 4,600 in the identical week final yr. Within the first 4 weeks of August, Zeekr registered 13,600 autos.
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China EV registrations in week 34: Onvo 4,104, Xpeng 8,200, Tesla 10,300, BYD 70,600
China EV registrations in week 33: Nio 2,520, Onvo 3,790, Xpeng 7,900, Tesla 14,000
China EV registrations in week 32: Onvo 3,200, Xpeng 7,900, Tesla 13,400, BYD 54,800
