Monthly EV Sales

Among new energy passenger vehicles, BYD sold 36,306 pure electric vehicles in September, up 197 percent from 12,212 units in the same month last year.

Li Auto deliveries were down about 25 percent in September compared to August, which the company blamed on the impact of continued chip supply shortages.

Nio delivered a record 10,628 vehicles in September, exceeding the 10k threshold for the first time and also ahead of Xpeng Motors' 10,412 units.

Tesla China said Saturday that it has exported 97,496 vehicles to more than 10 countries and regions from January to August this year.

Tesla China sold 12,885 units in August and China-made Model 3 sales were 1,309, the lowest for the model since deliveries began last January.

Tesla China's wholesale sales for the month were 44,264 units and SAIC-GM-Wuling 43,783 units, ranking behind BYD, the data showed.

Tesla China's wholesale sales reached a record 44,264 units in August, up 275 percent year-on-year and up 34 percent from July, according to data released Wednesday by the China Passenger Car Association.

Geely said the Covid-19 outbreak in some regions and a global chip supply shortage affected its deliveries in August, but retail sales were still at an all-time high for the same period.

Sales of the BYD Han began in July last year, with cumulative sales to date standing at 110,344 units.

BYD sold 30,382 pure electric vehicles in August, up 223 percent from 9,414 units a year earlier. It sold 30,126 units of plug-in hybrids in August, up 556 percent from a year earlier.