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GAC Aion sells record 41,012 vehicles in Apr, up 2.5% from Mar

From January to April, GAC Aion sold 121,320 vehicles, up 120.24 percent from 55,086 vehicles in the same period last year.

GAC Aion sells record 41,012 vehicles in Apr, up 2.5% from Mar-CnEVPost

GAC's new energy vehicle (NEV) subsidiary, GAC Aion, sold a record 41,012 vehicles in April, the second consecutive month to exceed the 40,000-unit mark, according to data released today.

This represents a 301.61 percent increase over the 10,212 units sold in the same month last year and a 2.49 percent increase over the 40,016 units sold in March.

In January-April, GAC Aion sold 121,320 vehicles, up 120.24 percent from 55,086 units in the same period last year, according to data monitored by CnEVPost.

GAC Aion is currently selling the Aion series, targeting the mass market, such as the Aion S sedan with a price range of RMB 139,800 ($20,230) to RMB 172,800.

The company unveiled its new premium brand Hyper on September 15, 2022, and its first model, the Hyper SSR supercar, to enter the higher end of the market.

GAC Aion offers two versions of the Hyper SSR, with the regular version priced at RMB 1.286 million in pre-sale and capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 2.3 seconds.

The other version, Hyper SSR Ultimate, is priced at RMB 1,686,000 and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.9 seconds.

GAC Aion said at the time that the model was the fastest accelerating car on the planet and would begin mass production and delivery in October 2023.

On April 16, on the eve of the Shanghai auto show, the Hyper brand's second model, the Hyper GT sedan, opened for pre-sale with a price range of RMB 219,900 to RMB 339,900.

The Hyper GT is available in five versions, one of which supports battery swap, like NIO models.

The Hyper GT will be officially launched in June and deliveries will begin during the year.

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GAC Aion begins pre-production performance testing of Hyper SSR supercar

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Li Auto delivers record 25,681 vehicles in Apr, Li L7 delivers over 10,000

April was the first full month of deliveries for Li Auto's cheaper five-seat SUV, the Li L7.  |  Li Auto US | Li Auto HK

Li Auto delivers record 25,681 vehicles in Apr, Li L7 delivers over 10,000-CnEVPost

Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) saw record deliveries last month as the new, cheaper SUV, the Li L7, began to contribute significantly to sales.

The Chinese automaker delivered 25,681 vehicles in April, another monthly high while surpassing the 20,000-delivery mark for the second consecutive month, according to data released today.

This represents a 516.29 percent increase over the 4,167 units delivered in the same month last year and a 23.33 percent increase over the 20,823 units delivered in March.

As of the end of April, Li Auto has delivered a total of 335,599 units since its inception.

"We are pleased to have delivered over 10,000 Li L7s in its first full month of deliveries, establishing the vehicle as a preferred choice among five-seat premium SUVs for Chinese families while marking the first time a Chinese branded five-seat SUV priced above RMB300,000 has achieved this monthly delivery milestone," said Li Xiang, chairman and CEO of Li Auto.

"Regarding autonomous driving, we expect to release the city NOA for beta testing in Li AD Max 3.0 this quarter and target to roll out in 100 cities nationwide by the year end," he added.

Li Auto's three models currently on sale -- Li L9, Li L8 and Li L7 -- are extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs), which are essentially plug-in hybrids.

The big selling point of these models is that they don't have the range anxiety of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), as they can be charged as well as refueled.

Li Auto launched the Li L7, its first five-seat SUV, on February 8.

The Li L7 is the least expensive of its product array, with Pro as well as Max versions starting at RMB 339,800 ($49,160) and 379,800 respectively. The Li L7 has a lower-priced Air version available, starting at RMB 319,800.

Deliveries of the Li L7 Pro and the Li L7 Max begin on March 11, and deliveries of the Li L7Air begin in late April.

Li Auto also launched an Air version of the Li L8 alongside the Li L7 at a starting price of RMB 339,800. The Li L8 was previously available in Pro and Max versions at RMB 359,800 and RMB 399,800 respectively.

The Li L9 is currently only available in Max version with a starting price of RMB 459,800.

In terms of product planning, Li Auto aims to create a model portfolio of one super flagship, five EREVs and five BEVs by 2025 to meet the diverse needs of families in the price range of 200,000 yuan and above, Li said.

As of April 30, the company had 302 retail stores in 123 cities and 318 service centers and Li Auto-authorized body and paint stores in 222 cities.

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NIO begins deliveries of EC7 coupe SUV earlier than originally planned

The EC7 was launched on NIO Day 2022, December 24, 2022, and NIO had planned to begin deliveries of the model in mid-May.

(Image credit: NIO)

NIO (NYSE: NIO) began the first deliveries of the EC7 coupe SUV today, surprisingly ahead of its original schedule.

Deliveries of the NIO EC7 officially kicked off on April 28, the company said today on its mobile app, and shared several images.

NIO did not announce the number of EC7s delivered in the first batch, but said the company held delivery ceremonies in cities including Hefei, Shenzhen, Guiyang, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Taizhou and Nanjing.

The EC7 was launched on NIO Day 2022 on December 24, 2022, and the new ES8 was also launched at the event.

NIO announced plans at the time that deliveries of the EC7 would begin in May and deliveries of the new ES8 would begin in June.

The company began allowing consumers to lock in orders for the EC7 and test drive the vehicle on April 10. It said at the time that deliveries of customized vehicles for the EC7 would begin in mid-May.

The early start of EC7 deliveries could be part of NIO's effort to accelerate making its new models available to boost weak sales.

NIO delivered 10,378 vehicles in March, up 3.94 percent from 9,985 a year earlier but down 14.6 percent from 12,157 in February, according to figures it announced on April 1.

NIO's deliveries have been weak so far this month, with insurance registrations for its vehicles totaling slightly above 4,000 units from April 3 to April 23.

The EC7, NIO's second coupe SUV after the EC6, is 4,968 mm long, 1,974 mm wide and 1,714 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,960 mm.

For comparison, the EC6 is 4,850 mm long, 1,965 mm wide and 1,731/1,714 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,900 mm.

NIO offers an intelligent dimming glass option for the EC7's roof, the first time the company has introduced this option in one of its models.

The EC7 has a wind resistance coefficient of just 0.23 Cd, which NIO said is the lowest of any mass-produced SUV in the world.

The model is equipped with a 180-kW permanent magnet motor up front and a 300-kW induction motor in the rear, allowing the motor to reach a combined peak power of 480 kW. The powertrain allows the EC7 to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, making it NIO's fastest-accelerating SUV.

NIO currently offers three versions of the EC7, including a version with a 75-kWh standard range battery pack, a version with a 100-kWh battery pack, and a premiere version with a 100-kWh battery pack.

Including the battery, the starting prices for these three versions are RMB 488,000 ($70,560), RMB 546,000 and RMB 578,000 respectively.

Customers who choose NIO's battery rental program BaaS (battery as a service) to purchase the car will see the prices start at RMB 418,000 for both regular versions and RMB 450,000 for the premiere version. Their monthly battery rental costs are RMB 980 yuan, 1,680 yuan and 1,680 yuan respectively.

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Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 23: Tesla 10,300, Li Auto 7,200, NIO 2,000

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Zeekr reaches 100,000 cumulative deliveries

This means Zeekr has delivered 6,818 vehicles so far this month, considering it had 93,182 cumulative deliveries through the end of March.

(Image credit: Zeekr)

Zeekr, 's premium electric vehicle (EV) brand, saw its 100,000th vehicle delivered, marking a milestone in its history.

Zeekr's 100,000th vehicle was officially delivered today in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the EV maker announced on Weibo.

The vehicle, a Zeekr 009 MPV, was delivered to a Zeekr 001 owner, according to the company.

(Zeekr 009. Image credit: CnEVPost)

That means Zeekr has delivered 6,818 vehicles so far this month, considering it had 93,182 cumulative deliveries through the end of March.

Zeekr delivered 6,663 vehicles in March, up 271.20 percent year-on-year and up 22.14 percent from February, according to data it released earlier this month.

Zeekr was officially launched as a standalone company in March 2021, with its first model, the Zeekr 001, launched on April 15, 2021, and deliveries beginning in October 2021.

(Zeekr 001. Image credit: CnEVPost)

On November 1, 2022, Zeekr's second model, the Zeekr 009 MPV, was launched, and its deliveries began on January 15.

On April 12, Zeekr launched its third model, the Zeekr X, which it hopes will become the benchmark for luxury compact cars.

The Zeekr X is already taking reservations and deliveries will begin in June, with the model aiming to deliver 40,000 units this year.

(Zeekr X. Image credit: CnEVPost)

On April 20, Zeekr saw its 100,000th vehicle roll off the line, a ME version Zeekr 009 MPV powered by 's Qilin Battery and built at Zeekr's plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.

The first deliveries of the ME version of the Zeekr 009 began on April 17, marking the global debut of the Qilin Battery in production vehicles.

The Zeekr 009 ME version is equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 140 kWh, providing a CLTC range of 822 km, the highest among pure electric MPVs.

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Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 23: Tesla 10,300, Li Auto 7,200, NIO 2,000

NIO sold 2,000 units last week, up from 700 the week before and 1,316 in the first week of April.

(NASDAQ: LI) maintained strong sales last week, and NIO (NYSE: NIO) saw a significant rebound, the latest data show.

With 7,200 units sold in the week ending April 23, Li Auto far outpaced other new car-making brands, the automaker said today on Weibo.

With deliveries of the Air versions of the Li L8 and Li L7, Li Auto's weekly sales hit another record high, it said.

Li Auto didn't specify what statistic that sales figure was based on, though apparently, it was insurance registrations. Previously, we had access to those numbers every Tuesday, and Li Auto's practice was to share some of them on Wednesdays.

The main third-party agencies and Weibo bloggers that provide data on auto insurance registrations in China stopped sharing the data this month, but Li Auto continues to share some of it.

This is the first time Li Auto has shared those numbers on a Tuesday, though they weren't taken down to single digits.

(NASDAQ: TSLA) sold 10,300 units last week, according to the table shared by Li Auto. That was down from 12,500 units the week before and up from 6,973 units in the first week of April.

NIO sold 2,000 units last week, up from 700 the week before and 1,316 in the first week of April.

(NYSE: XPEV) sold 1,900 units last week, up from 1,300 units and 904 units in the previous two weeks.

sold 2,100 units last week, up from 1,600 units the previous week and 1,476 units in the first week of April.

Among luxury brands, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi had the highest sales last week with 15,800, 15,600 and 14,800 respectively, according to data shared by Li Auto.

Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 16: Tesla 12,500, Li Auto 6,300, NIO 700

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Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 16: Tesla 12,500, Li Auto 6,300, NIO 700

NIO's weak performance may be because it is on the eve of multiple product switches, as it will begin deliveries of the new ET7, new ES6, EC7 in May and will begin deliveries of the new ES8 in June.

(NASDAQ: TSLA) and (NASDAQ: LI) kept sales strong last week, while NIO (NYSE: NIO) was weak, the latest data show.

Li Auto sold 6,300 units in the week of April 10 to April 16, far outpacing China's other new car-making brands, the automaker said in an April 19 post to its WeChat account.

Li Auto didn't say what the sales figure was based on, but it was apparently insurance registrations. Previously, we had access to the data every Tuesday, and Li Auto's practice was to share some of it on Wednesdays.

The main source that provides data on auto insurance registrations in China stopped sharing that data this month, but Li Auto continues to share some of it.

Tesla sold 12,500 units last week, according to the data table shared by Li Auto. Tesla's sales in the previous week were 6,973, according to data previously shared by Li Auto.

NIO sold about 700 units last week, according to the data. The electric vehicle maker sold 1,316 units in the previous week.

NIO's weak performance may be because it is on the eve of multiple product switches. It launched the new ET7 and unveiled the new ES6 on the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18, with deliveries both set to begin in May.

In addition to the new ET7 and the new ES6, NIO will also start delivering the EC7 coupe SUV in May and will start delivering the new ES8 in June, according to plans it previously annouced.

sold 1,300 units last week, up from 904 units the week before, according to data shared by Li Auto. XPeng unveiled the new SUV G6 on the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18, but pricing information is unknown.

sold 1,600 units last week, up from 1,476 the week before. Leapmotor sold 1,700 units last week, up from 1,157 the week before. Neta sold 1,800 units last week, up from 1,526 the week before.

Among premium brands, BMW sold 14,500 cars last week including internal combustion engine vehicles as well as NEVs, Mercedes-Benz 13,400 and Audi 12,600, according to data shared by Li Auto.

Separately, retail sales of NEVs in China from April 1-16 were 223,000 units, up 89 percent year-on-year and up 13 percent from the same period last month, according to data released yesterday by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

Considering that NEV retail sales were 91,000 from April 1 to April 9, this means that during the week of April 10 to April 16, NEV retail sales in China were 132,000 units, up 45 percent from the previous week.

From April 10-16, retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China were 335,328 units, up 80 percent year-on-year and up 23 percent from the same period last month, according to the CPCA.

Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 9: Tesla 6,973, Li Auto 4,177, NIO 1,316

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Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 9: Tesla 6,973, Li Auto 4,177, NIO 1,316

Starting this week, insurance registration data will no longer be available, with Li Auto's sharing a surprise exception.

The major sources that provide insurance registration data for China's auto industry have stopped sharing the data, but Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) has shared content that allows us to still have access to some of the data.

For the week of April 3 to April 9, Li Auto sold 4,177 units, far outpacing other new car brands and again becoming the weekly sales leader for new brands in the Chinese market, the automaker said yesterday on Weibo.

Li Auto didn't specify what the sales figure was based on, though they were apparently insurance registrations. Previously, we had access to those numbers every Tuesday, and Li Auto's practice for the past two weeks has been to share some of them on Wednesdays.

The tables shared by the extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) maker show that NIO (NYSE: NIO) vehicles had 1,316 insurance registrations last week, and (NYSE: XPEV) had 904.

Neta vehicles had 1,526 insurance registrations last week, Zeekr had 1,476 and Leapmotor had 1,157.

Li Auto's tables also provided insurance registrations for vehicles from luxury brands in China last week, with Mercedes-Benz in the top spot with 14,817, BMW in second with 13,506, and Audi in third with 10,573.

Tesla came in fourth with 6,973 units and Li Auto in fifth. Lexus was No. 9 with 1,493 units, and NIO was No. 10.

The vendor that provided us with the data said they will not be able to continue to provide such data, saying it was the decision of the data source.

The bloggers who previously shared the data on Weibo have also stopped sharing such data.

China NEV insurance registrations for week ending April 2: BYD 46,218, Tesla 14,275, NIO 2,730

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Tesla Model Y best-selling SUV in China in Mar with 54,937 units sold

From January to March, Model Y retail sales in China were 94,647 units, second only to BYD Song's 141,415 units.

The Model Y typically sees good results in an SUV ranking in China when Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivers more vehicles to local consumers at the end of each quarter.

The Model Y sold 54,937 retail units in China in March, placing it at No. 1 on the list of best-selling SUVs in the country, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on April 11.

Sales of the Tesla SUV in China last month rose 38.28 percent from 39,730 units a year earlier and 115.22 percent from 25,526 units in February, according to data monitored by CnEVPost.

BYD Song was the second best-selling SUV in China in March with 40,114 units sold at retail, according to the CPCA's ranking. BYD Yuan Plus ranked third with 27,907 units.

The BYD Song remained the best-selling SUV in China from January to March, with 141,415 units sold at retail, up 91.9 percent year-on-year.

The Tesla Model Y ranked second with 94,647 retail sales in China in January-March, up 26.7 percent year-on-year.

BYD Yuan Plus ranked third with 62,528 retail sales in January-March.

Tesla has a factory in Shanghai that produces the Model 3 sedan as well as the Model Y. Its pattern is to produce cars for export in the first half of each quarter and for the local market in the second half.

Tesla delivered 76,663 units in China in March and exported 12,206, according to data released by the CPCA on April 10.

Model 3 retail sales in China in March were 21,726 units, down 16.52 percent year-on-year and up 158.74 percent from February, according to the CPCA's latest figures.

This puts that Tesla sedan in 5th place in the March new energy sedan sales rankings, with BYD Qin in first place with 43,230 sales and BYD Dolphin in second place with 27,687 units.

From January to March, the Model 3 sold 42,782 units in China, up 27.3 percent year-on-year, making it the fifth best-selling new energy sedan in China during this period.

BYD Qin ranked first in new energy sedan sales from January to March with 87,955 retail units, while Hongguang Mini EV was second with 69,842 units and BYD Dolphin was third with 67,951 units.

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China’s NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show

The CAAM proposes that China's central and local governments continue to introduce policies to promote auto consumption, given the current weak market expectations.

China's NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show-CnEVPost

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sales in March were 653,000 units, up 34.8 percent year-on-year and up 24.4 percent from February, according to data released today by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

The CAAM released data on wholesale sales by automakers, where NEVs include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and fuel cell vehicles.

China saw BEV sales of 490,000 units in March, up 23.8 percent year-on-year. PHEV sales were 163,000 units, up 84.3 percent year-on-year. Sales of fuel cell vehicles were 50 units, up 27 percent year-on-year.

China's NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show-CnEVPost

Sales of all vehicles in China were 2.451 million units in March, up 9.7 percent year-on-year and up 24 percent from February.

China's NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show-CnEVPost

This means that China's NEVs had a penetration rate of 26.6 percent in March, the same as in February.

China's NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show-CnEVPost

Production of NEVs in China was 674,000 units in March, up 44.8 percent year-on-year and up 22.1 percent from February.

Production of all vehicles in China was 2,584,000 units in March, up 15.3 percent year-on-year and 27.2 percent from February.

With purchase tax incentives for internal combustion engine vehicles and purchase subsidies for NEVs both expiring at the end of last year, coupled with price cuts since the beginning of the year, China's auto industry faced significant pressure in the first quarter, the CAAM said.

The CAAM proposes that China's central and local governments continue to introduce policies to promote auto consumption, given the current weak market expectations.

In March, exports of vehicles from China were 364,000 units, up 110 percent from a year earlier and up 10.6 percent from February.

Among them, the export volume of NEVs was 78,000 units, up 390 percent year-on-year but down 10.3 percent from February.

In January-March, China's vehicle sales were 6.076 million units, down 6.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the CAAM.

NEVs sold 1.586 million units in January-March, up 26.2 percent year-on-year, with a market share of 26.1 percent.

China's Mar passenger NEV retail up 23.6% MoM to 543,000, CPCA data show

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China’s Mar passenger NEV retail up 23.6% MoM to 543,000, CPCA data show

In retail, China's NEV penetration rate was 34.2 percent in March, up 6 percentage points from 28.2 percent in March 2022 and up from 31.6 percent in February.

Retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles (passenger NEVs) in China were 543,000 units in March, up 21.9 percent year-on-year and up 23.6 percent from February, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on April 10.

This is lower than the CPCA's preliminary figure of 549,000 units released on April 6, and lower than the 560,000 units it estimated in its March 25 report.

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) continued to dominate, with 383,000 retail sales in March, accounting for 70.5 percent of all NEV retail sales. This represents a 6.4 percent year-on-year increase and a 30.1 percent increase from February.

Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) accounted for 160,000 retail sales in March, contributing 29.5 percent of NEV retail sales, up 87.6 percent year-on-year and up 10.4 percent from February.

Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China were 1,587,000 units in March, up 0.3 percent year-on-year and up 14.3 percent from February, according to the CPCA.

In terms of retail sales, China's NEV penetration rate was 34.2 percent in March, up 6 percentage points from 28.2 percent in March 2022 and up from 31.6 percent in February.

The penetration rate of NEVs was 54.7 percent for local brands, 33.6 percent for luxury brands and 4.2 percent for mainstream joint venture brands.

Wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China were 617,000 units in March, up 35.2 percent year-on-year and up 24.5 percent from February.

This represents a 31 percent penetration of NEVs at wholesale in March, up 6 percentage points from the 25.1 percent penetration in March 2022 and up from 30.6 percent in February.

Chinese domestic brands saw a NEV penetration of 46.4 percent at wholesale in March, compared to 36 percent for luxury brands and 3.7 percent for mainstream joint venture brands.

China exported 70,000 passenger NEVs in March, with BEVs accounting for 94.3 percent of the total.

SAIC passenger car unit exported 23,654 units, BYD 13,312 units and China 12,206 units in March.

The recent drop in the price of lithium carbonate has helped manufacturers launch more cost-effective NEV models, the CPCA said.

But at the same time, the recent price cuts by some NEV companies may trigger a wait-and-see mood among consumers, the CPCA said.

Tesla delivers 76,663 vehicles in China in Mar, exports 12,206 from Shanghai plant

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