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Excluding exports, China's domestic NEV sales were 1,176,000 units in September, surpassing the 1 million mark for the second time after December last year.

Tesla sold 72,200 vehicles in China in September, bringing third-quarter sales here to 181,883 and contributing 39.29 percent of its global deliveries.

Nio today delivered its 600,000th production vehicle in Shanghai, about four months after delivering its 500,000th vehicle.

The Nio brand will see its 600,000th vehicle delivery globally on October 11, meaning that the brand has delivered about 1,960 vehicles so far this month.

China's wholesale sales of passenger NEVs are estimated at 1.228 million units in September, up 48 percent year-on-year and up 17 percent from August.

In the third quarter, Tesla China sold 249,135 vehicles, contributing 53.82 percent of Tesla's global deliveries.

Li Auto saw 8,700 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 2,800, Zeekr 3,700, Leapmotor 3,500 and Aito 4,600.

Tesla delivered 462,890 vehicles in the third quarter, higher than BYD's BEV sales of 443,426, though the latter's hybrid models are growing strongly.

The Song family sold a record 89,135 vehicles in September and continued to be the top-selling BYD lineup.

BYD sold 164,956 passenger BEVs in September, up 9.1 percent year-on-year, and 252,647 PHEVs, its seventh consecutive record high since March, up 86.17 percent.