Nio 3,700, Xiaomi 5,400, Tesla 21,900, BYD 85,000

In the first week of December, week 49 of the year, China’s EV market was mainly down, with several exceptions. Xiaomi was down 14%, BYD was down 13%, Nio was down 10%, and Tesla was up 17% compared with the previous week.

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Week 49 (W49) of the year was between Dec 2 and Dec 8. Week 49 of 2023, used for year-on-year comparison, was between Dec 4 and Dec 1.

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.

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BYD maintained its leading position with 85,000 registrations, a 13.1% decline compared to the previous week. Year-over-year, BYD’s registrations rose significantly by 79.3%.

Tesla recorded 21,900 registrations, marking a 17.1% week-over-week increase and a 42.2% rise from the same period last year.

Wuling registered 21,400 units, up 9.7% from last week and showing a robust 101.9% growth year-over-year.

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Li Auto achieved 12,600 registrations, an increase of 5.9% from the previous week and a 21.2% growth compared to last year.

Leapmotor registered 8,500 vehicles, a 7.6% drop from last week. However, year-over-year registrations surged by 129.7%.

Geely saw 7,500 registrations, down 23.5% week-over-week. Year-over-year data is unavailable for comparison.

Xpeng registered 7,000 units, a week-over-week decline of 25.5%. Year-over-year registrations jumped by an impressive 169.2%.

Aion recorded 6,900 registrations, down 6.8% week-over-week and a 19.8% drop year-over-year.

Deepal registered 6,800 units, an increase of 7.9% from last week and a substantial 151.9% rise compared to the previous year.

Aito reported 6,000 registrations, a 22.1% decline from the previous week. Year-over-year data is unavailable.

Zeekr recorded 5,400 registrations, a 12.9% drop week-over-week. However, this represents an impressive 184.2% increase compared to last year.

Xiaomi Auto saw 5,400 registrations, a decline of 14.3% week-over-week. Year-over-year data is unavailable for comparison.

Nio registered 3,700 vehicles, a 9.8% decline from the previous week and a 27.6% increase compared to last year.

Li Auto does not share Onvo registrations as they are too low, but according to China EV DataTracker, Onvo registered 1,400 units of L60 SUV in week 49, down 23.3% from the previous week.