Listed here are the best-selling electrical vehicles in China to date this yr

BEIJING — Tesla took two of the highest three spots for best-selling electrical automobile fashions in China, trade knowledge for the primary three quarters of the yr confirmed.

That is nicely forward of start-up rivals like Xpeng and Nio, in accordance with knowledge launched by China Passenger Automotive Affiliation on Wednesday.

Here is the affiliation’s checklist of the 15 best-selling new vitality automobiles in China for the primary three quarters of 2021:

1. Hongguang Mini (SAIC-GM-Wuling)
2. Mannequin 3 (Tesla)
3. Mannequin Y (Tesla)
4. Han (BYD)
5. Qin Plus DM-i (BYD)
6. Li One (Li Auto)
7. BenBen EV (Changan)
8. Aion S (GAC Motor spin-off)
9. eQ (Chery)
10. Ora Black Cat (Nice Wall Motor)
11. P7 (Xpeng)
12. Tune DM (BYD)
13. Nezha V (Hozon Auto)
14. Intelligent (SAIC Roewe)
15. Qin Plus EV (BYD)

Elon Musk’s automaker bought greater than 200,000 electrical vehicles in China throughout these three quarters — 92,933 Mannequin Ys and 111,751 Mannequin 3s, in accordance with the passenger automobile affiliation. 

China accounted for about one-fifth of Tesla’s income final yr. The U.S.-based automaker started delivering its second China-made car, the Mannequin Y, early this yr. The corporate additionally launched a cheaper version of the car in July.

Tesla’s shares are up almost 15% to date this yr, whereas the U.S.-listed shares of Nio are down greater than 25% and Xpeng’s misplaced almost 7% throughout that point.

On a month-to-month foundation, the information confirmed the best-selling electrical automobile in China in September remained the budget Hongguang Mini — a tiny car developed by General Motors‘ three way partnership with Wuling Motors and state-owned SAIC Motor.

Tesla’s Mannequin Y was the second best-selling electrical automobile in China in September, adopted by the older Tesla Mannequin 3, the passenger automobile affiliation knowledge confirmed.

Gross sales of recent vitality automobiles — a class that features hybrids and battery-only vehicles — climbed amid Beijing’s help for the trade. Nonetheless, passenger automobile gross sales total slumped year-on-year for a fourth-straight month in September.

Chinese language battery and electrical automobile firm BYD dominated the brand new vitality car best-sellers’ checklist in September, accounting for 5 of the highest 15 vehicles bought, the passenger automobile affiliation knowledge confirmed.

Xpeng’s P7 sedan ranked tenth, whereas none of Nio’s fashions made the highest 15 checklist. In reality, Nio hasn’t been on that month-to-month checklist since Might, when the Nio ES6 ranked fifteenth.

Some in China’s auto trade have cast doubt on the accuracy of the association’s figures.