Zeekr

This was up 22.27 percent from 8,276 units in September and up from 199 units in the month of the first deliveries last October.

Geely has submitted a proposal to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to spin off Zeekr for a separate listing, with specific terms, including the location and size of the offering, yet to be determined.

Xpeng at 1,183, down from 1,345 the week before. Li Auto at 2,163, higher than the previous week's 1,798.

Li Auto registered 1,798 units, up from 194 units in the first week of October, and Xpeng Motors registered 1,345 units, up from 580 units in the first week.

NEV insurance registrations by major automakers in China fell in the first week of October due to the National Day holiday.

In the third quarter, Zeekr delivered 20,464 vehicles, up 90 percent from 10,769 in the second quarter.

BYD at 44,960 units, up about 10,000 units from the previous week. Li Auto at 2,876 units and Xpeng at 1,975 units.

DRIVE Thor offers 2,000 TOPS of performance, eight times that of DRIVE Orin, and targets automakers' 2025 models.

BYD at 35,006 units, Tesla at 15,856 units, Li Auto at 2,628 units, Xpeng at 1,775 units and Nio at 1,745 units.

The base model of the Zeekr 001 might not lead in any one category, but as a package, for its price, it's bloody hard to beat.