Deliveries

Xpeng delivered 14,036 vehicles in August, up 26 percent from 11,145 in July, marking the sixth consecutive month of sequential growth.

In the January-August period, Zeekr delivered 121,540 vehicles, up 81.47 percent year-on-year.

Leapmotor delivered 30,305 vehicles in August, surpassing the 30,000 mark for the first time. Its new model C16 delivered more than 8,000 units in August.

Xiaomi said deliveries of the SU7 exceeded 10,000 units in August, marking the third consecutive month over the 10,000 mark, without mentioning a specific number.

Li Auto delivered 48,122 vehicles in August, down 5.64 percent from July. It delivered more than 20,000 units of its lowest-priced Li L6 for the third consecutive month.

Nio's retail sales in August are estimated at around 20,000 units, flat year-on-year and flat sequentially, Deutsche Bank said.

Li Auto had 11,600 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 2,800, Zeekr 3,000, Leapmotor 6,200 and Aito 9,000.

China's NEV retail penetration is set to exceed 50 percent for the second consecutive month and reach a new record high of 53.2 percent.

This means that Li Auto has delivered 26,655 vehicles so far this month, considering that it had 873,345 cumulative deliveries as of the end of July.

Li Auto had 10,700 insurance registrations last week, Xpeng 2,300, Zeekr 3,500, Leapmotor 5,300 and Aito 5,600.