Neta delivered 36,241 vehicles in the second quarter, up 9.89 percent from a year earlier and up 38.45 percent from the first quarter.
Neta Auto, Hozon Auto's electric vehicle (EV) brand, saw deliveries slip last month after four months of sequential growth.
Neta delivered 12,132 vehicles in June, down 6.88 percent from 13,029 in May and down 7.79 percent from 13,157 in the same month last year, according to data released today.
June deliveries included 1,201 vehicles delivered overseas, according to Neta, which is the first time it has released overseas delivery figures.
Neta's electric sports car, the Neta GT, delivered 1,298 units in June, according to the company, which did not disclose figures for other models.
The company delivered 36,241 vehicles in the second quarter, up 9.89 percent from a year earlier and up 38.45 percent from the first quarter.
In the first half of the year, Neta delivered 62,417 vehicles, down 1.13 percent from 63,131 units in the same period last year.
Neta has been seen as a budget EV maker since its inception in October 2014, as its vehicles have been priced primarily to target the lower end of the market over the past few years. The Neta V and Neta U currently start at RMB 83,900 (11,570) and RMB 118,800 in China, respectively.
The Neta S, its first effort at the premium end of the market, hit the market in China on July 31, 2022, with a current starting price range of RMB 202,800 to RMB 341,800.
On the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18, Neta officially launched the Neta GT sports car for a starting price of RMB 178,800 to RMB 227,800. Deliveries of the model began on May 13.
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Neta announced its strategy to enter overseas markets in November 2021, with the first stop being Thailand.
The right-hand drive version of the Neta V was launched in Thailand on August 24, 2022, its first model offered there.
On March 10, 2023 Neta laid the foundation stone for its factory in Bangkok, Thailand, which will be its main manufacturing base for building right-hand drive electric vehicles for export to ASEAN.
On May 11, Neta announced its entry into Malaysia, officially launching the right-hand drive version of the Neta V for local consumers at the largest auto show in the region.
On June 6, Neta announced that 4,000 Neta EVs were shipped abroad, the latest new batch after 3,600 units were sent to overseas markets in March.
($1 = RMB 7.2523)
