CnEVPost Newsletter: China EV insurance registrations; ​Tesla Model Y sales


CnEVPost Newsletter: Daily Recap

Jun 10, 2025

China EV insurance registrations for week ending Jun 8: Nio 2,630, Tesla 8,640, Xiaomi 4,370

Nio Inc, which includes the Nio, Onvo, and Firefly brands, saw 4,340 insurance registrations last week, a decrease of 19.63 percent from the previous week.

Tesla Model Y sales in China drop 38% year-on-year to 24,770 in May

The decline in Model Y retail sales in China in May was partly due to a significant increase in exports.

Nio Firefly kicks off 15-day European road test to prepare for market entry

Two Firefly product managers have set off from Berlin, Germany, and will travel through seven countries: Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, and Austria.

Nio's highest-priced ET9 delivers 682 units in May

The ET9 delivered 682 units in May, bringing the combined deliveries over the past two months to 1,492 units.

G7 SUV to be first model to feature Xpeng's Turing AI chip

The Turing AI chip gives the G7 more powerful AI capabilities, Xpeng said.

Xpeng May deliveries breakdown: Mona M03 10,900, G6 7,951

The Mona M03 has now surpassed 10,000 monthly deliveries for the ninth consecutive month.

Li Auto establishes robotics units to ramp up AI bet, report says

Li Auto announced in an internal memo that it has decided to add space robotics and wearable robotics departments, according to a local media report.

Li Auto May deliveries breakdown: Li L6 18,781, Li L7 10,016

Li L6 -- Li Auto's lowest-priced model -- accounted for 45.97 percent of May deliveries.

Toyota launches bZ5 coupe SUV equipped with BYD batteries in China, starting at $18,070

The Toyota bZ5 is the latest comeback by a joint venture automaker in China after the Nissan N7.

Shanghai NEV ownership exceeds 1.5 million, 71% purely electric

Shanghai's NEV ownership reached 1.51 million vehicles by the end of 2024, with pure electric vehicles accounting for 71 percent.

Automakers' share of China NEV market in May: BYD No. 1 with 28.5%, Tesla No. 8 with 3.8%

Tesla's market share in China's NEV market in May was higher than its 3.2 percent in April but lower than the 6.9 percent from the same period last year.

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