In July, China automakers’ EV sales were mostly up. Nio Group was up 2.5%, Huawei’s HIMA alliance was up 8.3%, Geely was up 120.4% and BYD was nearly flat with 0.1% growth compared with the same month last year.
The sales represent passenger vehicle (PV) sales of new energy vehicles (NEV) of Chinese automaker groups globally for July. NEV is a Chinese term for all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. At the bottom of the article, the breakdown of group sales to particular brands is available. Some automakers didn’t publish their results at the time of publication (SAIC, for example) and will be updated later.
China EV sales in July by Group
BYD sold 341,030 vehicles, down 9.7% from June and up 0.1% from the same month last year.
In 2025 so far (January – July), BYD sold 2,458,914 vehicles, up 26.2% from the same period last year.
Geely sold 130,124 vehicles, up 6.3% from June and up 120.4% from the same month last year.
In 2025 so far, Geely Auto sold 855,275 vehicles, up 125.5% year-on-year.
Geely sales include Geely-badged cars, Galaxy series, Zeekr and Lynk & Co brands, which Geely merged under the Zeekr umbrella in November 2024.
Chery NEV sold 65,357 vehicles, down 8.7% from June. In 2025 so far, Chery NEV has sold 424,817 vehicles.
Steallantis-based Leapmotor sold record-breaking 50,129 vehicles, up 4.4% from June and up 126.9% from the same month last year.
In 2025 so far, Leapmotor sold 271,793 vehicles, up 149.8% year-on-year.
HIMA sold 47,752 vehicles, down 9.5% from June and up 8.3% from the same month last year. In 2025 so far, HIMA sold 252,606 vehicles, down 14.9 % year-on-year.
Volkswagen-backed Xpeng sold 36,717 vehicles, up 6.1% from June and up 229.4% from the same month last year.
In 2025 so far, Xpeng sold 233,906 vehicles, up 270.3% year-on-year.
Great Wall Motor sold 34,593 vehicles, down 5.0% from June and up 43.3% from the same month last year.
In 2025 so far, Great Wall Motor sold 195,007 vehicles, up 24.6% year-on-year.
Li Auto sold 30,731 vehicles, down 15.3% from June and down 39.7% from the same month last year.
In 2025 so far, Li Auto sold 234,669 vehicles, down 2.2% year-on-year.
Nio sold 21,017 vehicles, down 15.7% from June and up 2.5% from the same month last year.
In 2025 so far (January – July), Nio sold 135,167 cars globally, up 25.2% from the same period last year.
Polestones (Rox Motor) sold 1,316 vehicles, up 4.5% from June. No year-on-year comparison was provided.
China EV sales by brand
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