In the first week of September, EV registrations in China were mostly down as usual, with several exceptions. Nio was down 16%, Xpeng was down 20% and BYD was down 25% while Tesla was up 15% compared with the week before. Nio Group registered 6,270 units.
The weekly brand’s EV 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.
CarNewsChina continues to publish weekly insurance registrations, based on China EV DataTracker data.
The numbers are rounded and present the brand’s new energy vehicle (NEV) sales in China, the government 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 36 of 2025 (W36) was between September 1 and September 7.
BYD registered 52,030 vehicles, down 25.0% from 69,400 the week before and down 29.31% from 73,600 in the same week last year.
BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao registered 2,600 vehicles. No data was reported the previous week. Compared with the same week last year, registrations rose 72.19% from 1,510.
Tesla registered 14,340 vehicles, up 14.7% from 12,500 the week before but down 11.48% from 16,200 a year earlier.
Stelantis-backed Leapmotor registered 10,790 vehicles, down 22.4% from 13,900 the week before but up 71.27% from 6,300 in the same week last year.
Aito registered 7,400 vehicles, down 31.5% from 10,800 the week before and down 3.90% from 7,700 a year earlier.
Volkswagen-backed Xpeng registered 6,700 vehicles, down 20.2% from 8,400 the week before but up 86.11% from 3,600 a year earlier.
Xiaomi registered 6,160 vehicles, down 48.2% from 11,900 the week before but up 92.50% from 3,200 a year earlier.
Li Auto registered 6,110 vehicles, down 27.3% from 8,400 the week before and down 42.90% from 10,700 in the same week last year.
GAC Aion registered 4,500 vehicles, down 46.4% from 8,400 the week before and down 30.77% from 6,500 in the same week last year.
Zeekr registered 3,300 vehicles, down 2.9% from 3,400 the week before and down 28.26% from 4,600 in the same week last year.
Deepal registered 3,200 vehicles, down 27.3% from 4,400 the week before and down 11.11% from 3,600 in the same week last year.
Onvo registered 2,650 vehicles, down 28.4% from 3,700 the week before. No year-on-year data is available.
Firefly registered 1,090 vehicles, down 27.3% from 1,500 the week before. No year-on-year data is available.
Nio brand registered 2,530 vehicles, down 15.7% from 3,000 the week before and down 43.78% from 4,500 in the same week last year.
Nio Group registered 6,270 units, down 23.5% from 8,200 the week before.
Avatr registered 1,140 vehicles. No data was reported the previous week or the same week last year.
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