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The China EV market was down in the first week of July. Nio was down 34%, Xiaomi 46%, Tesla 75% and BYD 29% compared with the week before.
Onvo registered 1,310 units, Firefly 1,300 units, bringing Nio Group registrations to 5,110 units, down 18.6%.
The weekly sales were published by Li Auto. However, Li Auto ceased publishing them in March 2025 after the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) “recommended” that Li Auto, media and any third parties end it. CAAM says weekly data “undermines the industry order” and “fuels vicious competition.” Since then, Li Auto has published only its own weekly EV registration.
The weekly data are used by consultants, analysts, or investors to see the sales trend and forecast monthly deliveries. They show how many cars were registered for road traffic, which can be later compared with automakers’ self-reported monthly sales, which, unlike registrations, include cars for showrooms, test cars, and other uses.
Most of China’s media have followed CAAM’s recommendation to stop publishing weekly figures. CarNewsChina continues to publish weekly insurance registrations, based on China EV DataTracker data.
The numbers are rounded and present new energy vehicle (NEV) sales, the Chinese term for BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (range extenders). To be completely precise, it also includes hydrogen vehicles (FCEVs), but their sales are almost non-existent in China.
Week 27 of 2025 (W27) was between June 30 and July 6.
BYD registered 55,570 vehicles, down 29.3% from 78,570 units the week before, and down 5.49% from 58,800 units in the same week last year.
Aito registered 9,400 vehicles, down 19.9% from 11,730 units the week before, but up 18.99% from 7,900 units a year ago.
Leapmotor registered 9,390 vehicles, down 11.6% from 10,620 units the previous week, and up 147.11% year-on-year from 3,800.
Li Auto registered 7,160 vehicles, down 10.1% from 7,960 units the week before, and down 10.50% from 8,000 units in the same week last year.
Xpeng registered 6,450 vehicles, down 42.4% from 11,200 the week before, but up 258.33% from 1,800 a year earlier.
Tesla registered 5,010 vehicles, down 75.8% from 20,680 the previous week, and down 22.92% year-on-year from 6,500.
Xiaomi registered 4,890 vehicles, down 46.2% from 9,090 a week earlier, but up 32.16% from 3,700 in the same period last year.
Deepal registered 4,070 vehicles, down 25.6% from 5,470 the week before, and up 19.71% from 3,400 year-on-year.
Zeekr registered 3,230 vehicles, down 2.1% from 3,300 the previous week, and down 15.00% from 3,800 units in the same week of 2024.
Fang Cheng Bao registered 3,190 vehicles, down 27.5% from 4,400 the week prior.
Nio registered 2,500 vehicles, down 34.0% from 3,790 the previous week, and down 52.83% year-on-year from 5,300.
Onvo registered 1,310 vehicles, down 21.6% from 1,670 the previous week.
Firefly registered 1,300 vehicles, up 58.5% from 820 units the week before.
Denza registered 2,250 vehicles, down 25.2% from 3,010 a week earlier, but up 32.35% from 1,700 a year ago.
Avatr registered 1,830 vehicles, down 25.0% from 2,440 the previous week.
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