China EV registrations in Week 9:

In week number 9 of the year, China EV market was mostly up, with several exceptions. BYD grew 6%, Xiaomi 6%, Nio 24% and Tesla 77%. Onvo sold 1,800 units, up 29%.

The weekly sales are published by Li Auto or Dongchedi, 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.

Keep in mind that insurance registration and sales/deliveries are different datasets. Regulator-related automotive associations report insurance registration, while delivery data are self-reported by automakers, which might include show cars, test cars, and other instruments.

Week 9 of 2025 (W9) was between February 24 and March 2.

BYD secured the top position with 62,400 insurance registrations in China, up 5.6% from 59,100 units the week before.

Wuling recorded 15,700 registrations, a slight decline of 2.5% from 16,100 units the previous week.

Tesla saw a strong surge with 12,400 registrations, increasing by 77.1% from 7,000 units the week prior.

Geely registered 12,100 vehicles, reflecting a 10.0% increase from 11,000 units the previous week.

Li Auto reported 7,300 registrations, down 5.2% from 7,700 units in the previous week.

GAC Aion recorded 7,200 registrations, marking a 12.5% increase from 6,400 units the week before.

Xiaomi registered 6,800 units, up 6.3% from 6,400 units the previous week.

Xpeng recorded 6,700 registrations, a 23.9% decline from 8,800 units the prior week.

Leapmotor reported 5,900 registrations, increasing 7.3% from 5,500 units in the previous week.

Aito registered 3,800 units, down 2.6% from 3,900 units the previous week.

Zeekr saw 3,600 registrations, growing 2.9% from 3,500 units the prior week.

Nio recorded 3,100 registrations, marking a 24.0% increase from 2,500 units the previous week.

Luxeed registered 2,700 vehicles, reflecting a 10.0% drop from 3,000 units in the previous week.

Denza maintained steady numbers with 2,300 registrations, unchanged from the prior week.

Onvo registered 1,800 units, up 28.6% from 1,400 units the previous week.

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