EV Data

Sales of the model increased 0.12 percent in January compared to December, and 52,659 units have been sold since its launch in July 2020.

China's most popular electric car, the Hongguang Mini EV, sold a whopping 36,762 units in January 2021, ranking monthly sales No. 1 in China for five consecutive months.

Chinese automaker BYD sold 20,178 new energy vehicles in January, up 182.88 percent year-on-year, but down 30 percent from 28,841 vehicles in December.

For the full year of 2020, the Aion S, Aion LX and Aion V have accumulated sales of 60,000 units, up 42.9% year-on-year, and entered the top 10 in the rankings of China's new energy vehicle sales.

Leapmotor said it received 5,588 orders for the month, including 3,388 for the Leap C11, which has been available for pre-order since January 1.

Li Auto in January delivered 5,379 units of the Li ONE, its only model, up 355.8 percent year-on-year but was down 12% from December's 6,126 units.

The deliveries consisted of 1,660 ES8s, a 6-seater and 7-seater flagship premium smart electric SUV, 2,720 ES6s, a 5-seater high-performance premium smart electric SUV, and 2,845 EC6s, a 5-seater premium electric coupe SUV.

This is the first time that Xpeng has delivered more than 6,000 units per month, setting a new record for the third consecutive month and growing at more than 100% year-on-year for the seventh consecutive month.

CICC said last week that it is optimistic that Li Auto sales will continue to trend upward quarter by quarter in 2021, with full-year sales expected to reach 80,000 units.

Citi said China's leading automakers' car shipments could grow on month in January, outperforming the broader market's expected sequential decline.