In the second full week of November, week 46, China’s EV market was mostly up, with Tesla being an exception. Nio was up about 25%, BYD was up 10%, and Xiaomi grew 4%, while Tesla was 1.2% down from the previous week.
Week 46 of 2024 was between November 11 and 17, and week 46 of 2023, used for year-on-year comparison, was between November 13 and 19.
The weekly sales are published by Li Auto, and despite Li’s not explicitly saying it, they are based on insurance registration data. The numbers are rounded and present new energy vehicles (NEV) sales, the Chinese term for BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (range extenders). To be completely precise, it also includes hydrogen vehicles (FCEVs), but their sales are almost non-existent in China. Onvo registrations are not published by Li Auto but come from China EV DataTracker.
BYD registered 94,700 vehicles, marking a 10.2% increase from the previous week’s registrations. Year-over-year, BYD’s registrations surged by 79.0%.
Tesla registered 17,100 vehicles, a 1.2% decline from the previous week. Year-over-year, Tesla’s registrations increased by 4.9%.
Li Auto registered 12,300 vehicles, reflecting a 5.1% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year, Li Auto’s registrations grew by 23.0%.
Stellantis-backed Leapmotor registered 8,500 vehicles, a 3.7% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year, Leapmotor’s registrations grew by 88.9%.
GAC Aion registered 7,400 vehicles, marking a 21.3% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year, Aion’s registrations grew by 7.2%.
Aito registered 7,200 vehicles, marking a 10.8% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year data for Aito is not available.
Volkswagen-backed Xpeng registered 6,300 vehicles, reflecting a 75.0% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year, Xpeng’s registrations grew by 50.0%.
Deepal registered 6,100 vehicles, marking a 5.2% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year, Deepal’s registrations rose by 74.3%.
Zeekr registered 6,000 vehicles, reflecting a 5.3% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year, Zeekr’s registrations surged by 150.0%.
Xiaomi Auto registered 5,700 vehicles, marking a 3.6% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year data for Xiaomi Auto is not available.
Nio registered 3,800 vehicles, reflecting a 26.7% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year, Nio’s registrations grew by 2.7%.
Nio’s mass market brand Onvo registered 1,015 vehicles, marking a 24.5% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year data for Onvo is not available as Onvo started deliveries nearly two months ago, on September 28.
ArcFox registered 2,400 vehicles, marking a 9.1% increase from the previous week. Year-over-year data for ArcFox is not available.
