In the fourth week of July, EV registrations in China were mostly up. Nio was up 30%, Xpeng was up 25%, Tesla was up 8%, and BYD was up 14% compared with the week before.

Nio Group registered about 5,000 vehicles, up 2% from 4,900 the week before. Onvo registered 1510 units, down 12.2%, while Firefly 230, down 66.2% from last week.

Key events to watch:

• Most automakers were up as the end-of-month sales push starts
• Aito is widening the gap from Li Auto
• Leapmotor’s weekly sales have been pretty stable in recent months, showing strength
• Nio brand is 30% up from last week but 40% down from the same week last year – the cannibalisation from Onvo starts to take toll
• Xpeng is up 250% from the same week last year

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.

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 the brand’s 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 30 of 2025 (W30) was between July 21 and 27

BYD brand registered 58,810 vehicles, up 14.4% from 51,400 the previous week. Year-on-year, this marks a 16.7% decline from 70,600. In the first four weeks of July (June 3 – July 27), the BYD brand registered 214,560 vehicles in China.

Fang Cheng Bao posted 3,130 registrations, an 11.8% gain from the previous week. In the first four weeks of July, the brand registered 11,960 vehicles in China.

Denza registered 2,290 vehicles, up 9.0% week-on-week and up slightly from 2,200 units a year ago. In the first four weeks of July, Denza registered 8,520 vehicles in China.

Yangwang registered 90 units.

Tesla registered 10,650 vehicles, a 7.6% increase from the prior week. Compared with 13,500 units a year ago, Tesla is down 21.11%. In the first four weeks of July, Tesla registered 37,830 vehicles in China.

Tesla Model Y SUV registered 7,950 units, while Model 3 sedan registered 2,700 units.

Huawei’s Aito posted 10,500 registrations, up 10.5% from 9,500 the previous week and flat year-on-year. In the first four weeks of July, Aito registered 38,010 vehicles in China.

Leapmotor registered 8,700 vehicles, 6.1% higher than the previous week. This is an 85.11% increase compared to 4,700 in the same week last year. In the first four weeks of July, Leapmotor registered 34,850 vehicles in China.

Volkswagen-backed Xpeng saw a strong gain to 8,400 units, up 25.4% week-on-week and 250% year-on-year. In the first four weeks of July, Xpeng registered 27,370 vehicles in China.

Xiaomi reported 7,500 registrations, a 4.2% weekly gain and up 92.31% from 3,900 units a year ago. In the first four weeks of July, Xiaomi registered 26,270 vehicles in China.

Xiaomi SU7 sedan (including Ultra) registered 5,900 units, while Xiaomi YU7 SUV registered 1,600 units.

Li Auto registered 7,400 vehicles, up 5.7% from the week before but down 42.19% from 12,800 last year. In the first four weeks of July, Li Auto registered 28,890 vehicles in China.

Deepal posted 4,300 registrations, a 13.2% rise from the prior week and 53.57% higher than the same period in 2024. In the first four weeks of July, Deepal registered 16,050 vehicles in China.

Zeekr registered 3,300 vehicles, a 10% weekly increase and flat year-on-year. In the first four weeks of July, Zeekr registered 12,630 vehicles in China.

Nio saw a 29.8% increase to 3,245 vehicles, but down 49.91% from 5,400 units in the same week last year. In the first four weeks of July, Nio registered 10,655 vehicles in China.

Maybach competitor Nio ET9 sedan registered 45 units.

Onvo registered 1,510 vehicles in Week 30, down 12.2% from 1,720 a week earlier. There is no year-on-year comparison available. In the first four weeks of July, Onvo registered 5,670 vehicles in China.

Firefly posted 230 registrations, down sharply by 66.2% from 680 the previous week. In the first four weeks of July, Firefly registered 2,760 vehicles in China.

Nio Group registered 4,985 vehicles, up 2% from 4,900 the week before. In the first four weeks of July, Nio Group registered 19,085 vehicles in Chia.

Avatr logged 1,900 registrations, a slight 3.1% dip from 1,960 a week earlier. In the first four weeks of July, Avatr registered 7,360 vehicles in China.