EV Data

Model 3 retail sales in China increased 24.53 percent in December compared to November, while Model Y sales decreased 43.94 percent from November.

All models on the list except the ET5 and ET7 are traditional fuel models, with the BMW 3 Series coming in at No. 1 with 18,533 units.

BMW said it will accelerate its electrification this year, bringing 11 BEV models to Chinese customers.

By the end of 2022, there were 10.45 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in China, accounting for 79.78 percent of all NEV ownership.

Li Auto appears to be competing primarily with the internal combustion engine-powered SUVs of Mercedes-Benz and BMW, and is already clearly ahead in sales.

From January 2 to January 8, China NEV insurance registrations were 77,000 units, down from 163,700 units the previous week.

For the full year 2022, retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China were 5.67 million units, contributing 27.6 percent of all passenger vehicle sales.

For the full year 2022, Tesla delivered 439,770 vehicles in China, up 37.11 percent from 320,743 vehicles in 2021.

This article compares the weekly insurance registrations of BYD, Tesla, Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi's NEVs in China in 2022.

Zeekr plans to start selling vehicles in Europe later this year and is not planning to enter the US consumer market.