The China EV market was mainly up in the third week of May, with several exceptions. Nio was up 5%, Xpeng was up 33%, and BYD was up 19%, while Tesla was down 11% compared with the week before.

Onvo registered 1,450 and Firefly 470 units, bringing the Nio Group’s registrations to 5,170, up 10% from the previous week. In the first three weeks of June, the Nio Group registered 14,200 cars.

Key events to watch:

• BYD brand is at a 2025 all-time high, and BYD Group, with its brands Denza and FCB, surpassed 90k registrations
• Xpeng grew 240% from the same week last year to 8,500 units
• Xiaomi down 16.9% WoW – The Xiaomi YU7 SUV will launch later this week
• Firefly grew 18% after three consecutive weeks of decline, but sales are still low, under 500 units.
• Onvo grew 21%, but its sales couldn’t break the 1,500 units threshold for four consecutive weeks

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 25 of 2025 (W25) was between June 16 and 22.

BYD registered 83,400 vehicles, up 18.6% from 70,300 units the week before, and rose 24.85% from 66,800 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, BYD registered 208,550 vehicles in China.

Fang Cheng Bao registered 4,180 vehicles, up 2.0% from 4,100 units the week before. In the first three weeks of June, Fang Cheng Bao registered 12,770 vehicles in China.

Denza registered 2,960 vehicles, up 5.7% from 2,800 units the week before, and rose 18.40% from 2,500 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Denza registered 8,060 vehicles in China.

Tesla registered 13,800 vehicles, down 11.0% from 15,500 units the week before, and fell 20.69% from 17,400 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Tesla registered 37,940 vehicles in China.

Aito registered 10,900 vehicles, up 9.0% from 10,000 units the week before, and rose 1.87% from 10,700 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Aito registered 29,690 vehicles in China.

Leapmotor registered 9,700 vehicles, up 10.4% from 8,790 units the week before, and surged 130.95% from 4,200 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Leapmotor registered 27,290 vehicles in China.

Li Auto registered 8,900 vehicles, up 13.1% from 7,870 units the week before, but fell 23.93% from 11,700 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Li Auto registered 25,040 vehicles in China.

Xpeng registered 8,500 vehicles, up 33.0% from 6,390 units the week before, and rose 240.00% from 2,500 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Xpeng registered 19,080 vehicles in China.

Xiaomi registered 4,620 vehicles, down 16.9% from 5,560 units the week before, but rose 40.00% from 3,300 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Xiaomi registered 14,550 vehicles in China.

Deepal registered 5,600 vehicles, up 12.9% from 4,960 units the week before, and rose 51.35% from 3,700 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Deepal registered 14,440 vehicles in China.

Zeekr registered 3,140 vehicles, down 1.6% from 3,190 units the week before, and fell 30.22% from 4,500 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Zeekr registered 9,530 vehicles in China.

Nio registered 3,250 vehicles, up 4.8% from 3,100 units the week before, but fell 30.85% from 4,700 units in the same week last year. In the first three weeks of June, Nio registered 8,980 vehicles in China.

Onvo registered 1,450 vehicles, up 20.8% from 1,200 units the week before. In the first three weeks of June, Onvo registered 3,850 vehicles in China.

Firefly registered 470 vehicles, up 17.5% from 400 units the week before. In the first three weeks of June, Firefly registered 1,370 vehicles in China.

Nio Group registered 5,170 units in week 25, up 10% from 4,700 the week before.

Nio Group delivered 23,231 cars in May, up 13% from 20,544 units in the same month last year. However the Nio brand delivered 13,270 EVs, down 35.4% year-on-year.

Nio launched Firefly with a BaaS rental plan today, effectively lowering the starting price by over 30% to 79,800 yuan (11,100 USD) in China. The monthly battery rental fee is 399 yuan (55 USD).

As Firefly has no compatible battery swap stations and the BaaS model was supposed to launch in late August, this move signals a lower-than-expected sales performance from Firefly EV, which Nio tries to address.

Avatr registered 2,600 vehicles, up 8.3% from 2,400 units the week before. In the first three weeks of June, Avatr registered 6,740 vehicles in China.