BYD sales hit 2026 high in October as Xpeng tops 50,000 deliveries; Nio and Li Auto fall
BYD sold 490,168 new energy vehicles in October, up 11% from a year earlier and its highest monthly total this year, according to company figures released on Sunday. Leapmotor and Xpeng reported record deliveries, Xiaomi delivered more than 50,000 vehicles, while Nio, Li Auto and Huawei-led HIMA reported declines.
China’s biggest electric vehicle maker, BYD, sold 490,168 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in October, up 10.97% from a year earlier and 5.74% from September, according to figures the company released on Sunday 1 November and compiled by CnEVPost. It was BYD’s highest monthly total this year.
BYD. Sales of fully battery-electric passenger cars rose 37.38% from a year earlier to 305,743, the first time they topped 300,000 in a month, while plug-in hybrid sales fell 17.23% to 177,382, CnEVPost reported. BYD exported 170,194 vehicles, up 102.84% year on year, while sales in China fell 10.57% to 319,974. Over the first 10 months of 2026, BYD sold 3,621,744 NEVs, down 2.16% from a year earlier.
Records. Leapmotor delivered a record 106,127 vehicles, up 50.99% year on year and above 100,000 for a fourth consecutive month. Xpeng delivered 50,237 vehicles, up 19.57%, its first month above 50,000, including a record 13,326 outside China. Xiaomi said it delivered more than 50,000 vehicles, its highest monthly total this year, but did not give an exact figure. Geely Auto sold 310,183 vehicles, up 0.99%, and Chery Group 295,934, up 5.25%, according to CnEVPost.
Declines. Nio delivered 34,246 vehicles, down 15.23% from a year earlier, its first year-on-year decline since February 2024, CnEVPost reported. Li Auto delivered 29,025, down 8.63% and its lowest monthly total since February. The Huawei-led HIMA alliance delivered 33,537, down 50.84%. Great Wall Motor sold 120,374 vehicles, down 15.87%, though its overseas sales reached a record 62,862.
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