Nio 29, Xpeng 81, BYD 431, MG 957

In November, Chinese EV brands had mixed results in the largest European auto market. MG was down 33%, Xpeng was down 19%, BYD was up 24%, and Nio increased by 93%.

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In November, 244,544 new passenger vehicles were registered in Germany, down 0.5% from the previous year, which is nearly flat. 14.4% were battery electric vehicles (BEV), which translates to 35,167 units, significantly down 21.8% from the same month last year. Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) registered 20,604 units, up 13.7% from last year.

Chinese brands registered 2,710 BEVs, which translates to an 8% BEV market share.

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The data are published by the German Federal Motor Authority, which tracks new car plate registrations in the country and processed by CarNewsChina.

SAIC’s brand MG secured the first position and registered 957 EVs, down 33.2% from the previous month and 42.8% from the same period last year. In 2024 (January – November), MG sold 19,123 EVs in Germany.

Geely-made Smart registered 768 vehicles, a decline of 10.1% compared to the previous month and 42.6% year-over-year. In 2024 (January – November), Smart sold 11,891 EVs in Germany.

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BYD registered 431 vehicles, up 24.2% month-on-month and 23.1% year-over-year. In 2024 (January – November), BYD sold 2,568 EVs in Germany.

Another Geely Holding brand, Polestar registered 208 vehicles, a 36.8% increase compared to the previous month but a 26.0% decline year-over-year.

Great Wall Motor and its Ora EV brand registered 195 vehicles, down 9.3% month-on-month and 54.2% year-over-year.

Volkswagen-backed Xpeng registered 81 vehicles, a 19.0% decline compared to the previous month, with no year-over-year data available. In 2024 (January – November), Xpeng registered about 300 EVs in Germany; serious sales started only in June.

Lotus registered 38 vehicles, a 31.0% increase compared to the previous month and an 11.8% rise year-over-year.

Nio registered 29 vehicles, a 93.3% increase from the previous month but a 42.0% decline year-over-year. In 2024 (January – November), Nio registered 367 EVs in Germany, down 70% from the same period last year.

Shanghai-based EV maker entered Germany in October 2022. Last, they managed to sell 1,263 vehicles in the country.

Maxus registered only 2 vehicles, down 60.0% from the previous month and 50.0% year-over-year.

For comparison, Tesla registered 2,208 EVs in November in Germany, down 55% from last year. In 2024 so far, Tesla sold 33,669 EVs in Germany.