China’s Xpeng delivers over 30,000 automobiles for the 6th consecutive month

Chinese electrical car maker Xpeng delivered 35,045 automobiles in April, maintaining its file of turning in greater than 30,000 automobiles for the 6th consecutive month.

That represents a 273% year-on-year building up in deliveries. The automaker on April 15 introduced the release of its renewed flagship type, the X9, ranging from 359,800 yuan ($49,482).

Its competitor Leapmotor surpassed the 40,000-unit mark and delivered 41,039 automobiles in April, with reference to its 2024 file of 42,517 automobiles delivered in December 2024.

Nio delivered 19,269 automobiles for its major model in April, greater than the 10,219 delivered in March. One of its sub-brands, Onvo, delivered 4,400 automobiles in April, marking a decline from the 4,820 automobiles delivered the former month.

The different sub-brand beneath Nio, Firefly, on April 19 formally introduced its namesake type, a compact electrical automotive that begins at 119,800 yuan. The carmaker additionally introduced that deliveries began April 29. Based on CNBC’s calculations of publicly to be had figures, 231 Firefly vehicles have been delivered in April.

Industry massive BYD offered 372,615 passenger automobiles in April, reflecting a 45.09% year-on-year building up. It had additionally reported 79,086 automobiles offered in another country in April, topping its file of 72,723 in March.

The EV juggernaut unveiled 5 new automotive fashions on the Shanghai Auto Show, an business exhibition which ran from April 23 to May 2.

Geely-owned Zeekr‘s April deliveries fell to 13,727 devices, down from 15,422 the former month. Deliveries additionally fell 14.7% 12 months on 12 months, according to CNBC’s calculations of publicly to be had numbers.

Li Auto delivered 33,939 automobiles in April, down from the 36,674 automobiles delivered the month prior, however nonetheless marking a year-on-year expansion of 31.6%.

Xiaomi delivered over 28,000 automobiles in April, beneath its file of greater than 29,000 the former month. That comes after the crash of an SU7 car in China on April 2 that left 3 lifeless

In mild of the coincidence, protection issues “took centerstage” on the Shanghai Auto Show this 12 months, Nomura analysts stated in a notice dated April 28.

The notice added that businesses are “moving towards embracing more Lidars onto their models.” Lidar, brief for mild detection and varying, can lend a hand assemble maps of our environment, which can be utilized in driver-assistance programs in automobiles.