Chinese automakers reported widely varying global electric-vehicle sales and deliveries in October, with BYD well ahead of the rest. BYD sold 483,125 passenger cars worldwide. Its Dynasty and Ocean lines accounted for 423,843, while Fang Cheng Bao contributed 43,872, Denza 15,152 and Yangwang 258.
Geely Auto ranked second with 214,996 deliveries, less than half BYD’s total. Within Geely’s group, Galaxy recorded 153,385 vehicles, Zeekr 32,483 and Lynk & Co 18,521. Leapmotor delivered 106,127 vehicles, up 50.99% year on year, and said it expects to deliver its two-millionth vehicle in November.
Other results were mixed. Xpeng delivered 50,237 cars, up 19.6% from a year earlier, while Changan’s Nevo delivered 63,648 and Deepal 32,602. GAC Aion recorded 42,357 sales, up 56.8% year on year; BAIC NEV sold 32,502, including 26,325 ArcFox vehicles. Great Wall Motor reported 49,499 new-energy vehicles, including 12,187 Ora and 8,648 Wey units. Xiaomi sold 50,000 vehicles and was halfway to its annual target of 550,000. Li Auto delivered 29,025, down 8.6% year on year, and October was its first month without CATL batteries in its vehicles.