Chinese language new vitality automobile (NEV) startups are saying their September month-to-month gross sales numbers as we’re getting into October. Primarily based on the obtainable information as of 2025/10/01 10:36 Beijing Time, Leapmotor is taking the lead, adopted by Xpeng, then Li Auto.
| Rating | NEV Startup | September Gross sales |
| 1 | Leapmotor | 66,657 |
| 2 | Xpeng | 41,581 |
| 3 | Li Auto | 33,951 |
| 4 | Arcfox | 16,074 |
| 5 | Voyah | 15,224 |
| 6 | IM Motors | 11,107 |
Leapmotor
Leapmotor’s supply quantity reached a brand new excessive of 66,657 automobiles, breaking not simply the 60,000 mark for the primary time, but in addition set the file for the very best month-to-month supply of Chinese language NEV startups. To this point, Leapmotor is within the lead for seven consecutive months amongst Chinese language NEV startups.
It’s price declaring that final week, Leapmotor’s one millionth manufacturing automobile rolled off the meeting line. From the half-millionth to the one millionth unit, Leapmotor took 343 days.
Wanting forward, in October, Leapmotor will debut its flagship D19 SUV.
Xpeng
Xpeng got here in second, delivered a complete of 41,581 automobiles, a year-on-year improve of 95% and a month-on-month improve of 10%, additionally setting a brand new file for itself. From January to September this yr, Xpeng delivered 313,196 automobiles cumulatively, a year-on-year improve of 218%.
Notably, the Xpeng Mona M03 bought greater than 10,000 models in September, bringing its cumulative gross sales to over 180,000 models.
The ten,000th unit of the all-new Xpeng P7 formally rolled off the manufacturing line, turning into the quickest Xpeng Motors mannequin to attain a manufacturing fee of 40 models per hour.
Moreover, Xpeng introduced its entry into 5 new European markets, together with Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia.
Li Auto
Within the third place, Li Auto delivered 33,951 automobiles. Within the third quarter of 2025, Li Auto delivered 93,211 automobiles, bringing its cumulative historic deliveries to 1,431,021 automobiles.
Li Auto’s newest addition to the Chinese language market is its Li i6 five-seater SUV, launched on September 26 and has now begun supply.
Supply: Xpeng, Leapmotor, IM Motors, Arcfox, Voyah, Li Auto
