BYD NEV sales in Mar: 300,222
BYD sold 300,222 NEVs in March, a 20.45% year-on-year decrease, but a 57.85% increase from February.
BYD battery installations in Mar: 21.255 GWh
From January to March, BYD's installed capacity for power batteries and energy storage batteries reached 60.215 GWh, representing a year-on-year increase of 14.58%.
Geely Auto sales in Mar: 233,031
Geely sold 151,392 vehicles in the Chinese market and exported 81,639 vehicles in March.
Leapmotor deliveries in Mar: 50,029
From January to March, Leapmotor delivered 110,155 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 25.82%.
Li Auto deliveries in Mar: 41,053
From January to March, Li Auto delivered 95,142 vehicles, a 2.45% increase year-on-year.
Xpeng deliveries in Mar: 27,415
From January to March, Xpeng delivered 62,682 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 33.32%.
Nio deliveries in Mar: 35,486
Nio Inc delivered 35,486 vehicles in March, representing a year-on-year increase of 135.96% and a month-on-month increase of 70.63%.
China vehicle inventory alert index rises to 57.5% in Mar
China's Vehicle Inventory Alert (VIA) Index stood at 57.5% in March, indicating that the automotive industry remains in contraction territory.
Data table: China NEV sales in Mar 1-22
From March 1 to 22, China's passenger NEV retail sales totaled 495,000 units, down 17% year-on-year but up 66% from the same period in February.
China passenger car inventory at end of Feb: 3.33 million
For manufacturers producing only NEVs, inventory stood at 680,000 units at the end of February, down from 720,000 units at the end of January.