Monthly EV Sales

Since deliveries began in March, the cumulative number of AITO Wenjie M5 deliveries has reached 11,296 units.

Neta has delivered a total of 49,974 vehicles so far this year, up 213 percent from 15,966 vehicles in the same month last year.

Zeekr said the availability of air suspension, which previously had the biggest impact on deliveries, will improve significantly in June.

Although some companies in Shanghai and surrounding cities are starting to resume production, it will be difficult to return to normal levels by the end of May, the CPCA said.

Supply chains across China are in disruption because of the Covid outbreak, and WM Motor's manufacturing sites in Wenzhou and Huanggang have inevitably been affected, it said.

Tesla Model Y sales in China were 960 units in April, down 98 percent from 39,730 units in March.

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class was No. 1 with 10,648 units sold, but down 34.1 percent from a year ago.

Compared to the NEV market, China's overall auto market performed worse in April, with sales down 47.1 percent from March.

The penetration of NEVs in wholesale sales in April was 29.6 percent, up from 25.1 percent in March.

Wholesale sales of Tesla's China-made vehicles fell by 64,302 units, or 97.7 percent, in April compared with 65,814 units in March.