Chinese manufacturers of new energy vehicles (NEVs) reported strong performance for September 2026. BYD maintained its lead in the market by a significant margin.
BYD recorded global sales of 456,713 passenger vehicles during the month. This total included 273,143 battery electric vehicles and 183,570 plug-in hybrid vehicles. The company exported 180,700 of these units. Its cumulative sales for the first nine months of 2026 reached 3,078,490 vehicles.
Other manufacturers also reported notable delivery figures for September:
- Leapmotor: 105,656 vehicles
- Changan Nevo: 45,607 vehicles
- Xpeng: 41,256 vehicles
- Xiaomi: 40,000 vehicles
- Huawei HIMA: 37,490 vehicles
- Nio: 37,408 vehicles
- Zeekr: 37,216 vehicles
- GAC Aion: 35,494 vehicles
- Li Auto: 31,817 vehicles
- Changan Deepal: 30,185 vehicles
- BAIC NEV: 24,080 vehicles
- Lynk & Co: 18,493 vehicles
- Voyah: 13,025 vehicles
Leapmotor saw a 59 percent year-on-year increase in deliveries, reaching a cumulative total of 665,539 units. Zeekr also experienced substantial growth, with deliveries rising 103.85 percent compared to the same period last year. Xpeng reported a 5 percent year-on-year increase, while GAC Aion grew by 21.91 percent. BAIC NEV, focusing on its ArcFox brand, recorded a 17.24 percent increase. Voyah deliveries rose 19 percent year-on-year for the first nine months of 2026.
BYD remains the dominant force in the Chinese NEV sector.
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