Monthly EV Sales

BEV sales in April were up 58.4 percent year-on-year, higher than the 21.9 percent growth rate for PHEVs.

Models with lower price tags contributed more to Li Auto's monthly deliveries.

The Mona M03 and P7+ sedans continue to be Xpeng's top sellers, though the G6 and also G9 SUVs saw significant sales growth.

In the January-April period, Model Y retail sales in China stood at 101,873 units, down 19.61 percent year-on-year.

The ET9 is Nio's highest-priced model and one of the few luxury sedans built by a Chinese carmaker.

In the January-April period, Tesla's retail sales in the Chinese domestic market decreased by 0.31 percent year-on-year to 163,338 vehicles.

China's passenger NEV retail sales saw year-on-year growth last month, despite a decline from March.

China's NEV retail penetration stood at 52.3 percent in April and 48.31 percent year-to-date.

China's wholesale sales of passenger NEVs were estimated at 1.14 million units in April, up 42 percent year-on-year and up 1 percent from March.

That's down 5.96 percent from 62,167 vehicles sold in the same month last year and down 25.84 percent from 78,828 units in March.