BYD battery installations in April: 20.977 GWh
From January to April, BYD's installations of power batteries and energy storage batteries totaled 81.192 GWh, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.73%.
BYD NEV sales in April: 321,123
BYD sold 321,123 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in April, a 15.51% year-on-year decrease, but a 6.96% increase from March.
Geely Auto sales in April: 235,164
Geely sold 151,978 vehicles in the Chinese market and exported 83,186 vehicles in April.
Leapmotor deliveries in April: 71,387
From January to April, Leapmotor delivered 181,542 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 41.18%.
Li Auto deliveries in April: 34,085
From January to April, Li Auto delivered 129,227 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 1.91%.
Xpeng deliveries in April: 31,011
From January to April, Xpeng delivered 93,693 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 27.40%.
Nio deliveries in April: 29,356
Nio Inc delivered 29,356 vehicles in April, a 22.83% increase year-on-year, but a 17.27% decrease from March.
China vehicle inventory alert index rises to 62.1% in April
China's Vehicle Inventory Alert (VIA) Index stood at 62.1% in April, indicating that the automotive industry remains in contraction territory.
Data table: China NEV sales in April 1-26
From April 1 to 26, retail sales of passenger NEVs in China totaled 614,000 units, down 11% year-on-year and 6% month-on-month.
China passenger car inventory at end of Mar: 3.45 million
Automakers producing only NEVs had an inventory of 690,000 units at the end of March, up from 680,000 units at the end of February.