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Tesla's move could help dispel the wait-and-see sentiment of some potential consumers, which could benefit sales in the near term.

Edison Yu's team continues to expect most automakers to be aggressive, as market share is a top priority.

BYD sold 104,364 passenger BEVs in April, up 1.65 percent from March, and 105,103 PHEVs, up 1.63 percent from March.

Leapmotor's higher-priced C-series models contributed more than 83 percent of April deliveries.

Zeekr aims to be one of the leading brands in the European EV market by 2030, an executive said.

The P7i, which was launched in March, continues to gather strong order momentum and the company is significantly ramping up production, which will accelerate customer deliveries in the near future, Xpeng said.

In April, most deliveries went to the ET5 and ES7, while Nio has been upgrading its product from NT 1.0 to NT2.0, it said.

From January to April, Neta delivered 37,256 vehicles. The company is aiming to deliver 300,000 vehicles this year.

From January to April, GAC Aion sold 121,320 vehicles, up 120.24 percent from 55,086 vehicles in the same period last year.

April was the first full month of deliveries for Li Auto's cheaper five-seat SUV, the Li L7.