Chinese Automakers Post Strong October Sales as Year-end Push Begins

WHO:

CnEVPost - The companies and brands reporting October figures included BYD, SAIC, Geely Auto, Chery Group, Great Wall Motor (GWM), Leapmotor, Nevo, GAC Toyota, Xpeng, Xiaomi Auto, Nio Inc., Huawei’s Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA), Deepal, Zeekr, Li Auto, Seres Group, Dongfeng Honda, Voyah and Volkswagen Anhui.

Investor’s Business Daily - BYD, Xiaomi, Xpeng, Leapmotor, Nio and Li Auto were among the Chinese automakers reporting sales.

CnEVPost - Xpeng chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng had said the company aimed to exceed 60,000 monthly sales in the fourth quarter.

WHAT:

CnEVPost - BYD sold 490,168 new-energy vehicles (NEVs), up 10.97% year over year and 5.74% month over month; battery-electric passenger-vehicle sales were 305,743, while plug-in hybrids totaled 177,382.

CnEVPost - SAIC reported 430,018 sales; Geely Auto sold 310,183 vehicles, including 214,996 NEVs; Chery Group sold 295,934 vehicles; GWM sold 120,374; and Leapmotor delivered a record 106,127 vehicles.

CnEVPost - Xpeng delivered a record 50,237 vehicles, up 19.57% year over year and 21.77% month over month. Its 13,326 overseas deliveries were also a record and represented 26.53% of total deliveries.

CnEVPost - Xiaomi Auto reported more than 50,000 deliveries, its highest monthly total of the year, without disclosing an exact figure.

CnEVPost - Nio delivered 34,246 vehicles, down 15.23% year over year and 8.45% month over month. Its Nio brand delivered 18,125, Onvo 8,383 and Firefly 7,738.

CnEVPost - Li Auto delivered 29,025 vehicles, down 8.63% year over year and 8.78% month over month. Li Mega deliveries exceeded 3,000.

CnEVPost - Other reported totals included Nevo at 63,648, GAC Toyota at 53,022, HIMA at 33,537, Deepal at 32,602, Zeekr at 32,483, Seres at 27,037, Dongfeng Honda at 17,026, Voyah at 13,030 and Volkswagen Anhui at 1,597.

Investor’s Business Daily - China auto sales generally rise in the fourth quarter as automakers pursue annual targets, before a typically slow January–February sales period.

WHERE:

CnEVPost - The figures covered automaker sales and deliveries in China, as well as some companies’ global and overseas totals.

WHEN:

CnEVPost - The companies released their October sales figures on Sunday.

WHY:

Investor’s Business Daily - Automakers seek to meet annual targets during the fourth-quarter sales push.

HOW:

CnEVPost - BYD exported 170,194 NEVs, up 102.84% year over year; Geely exported 107,153 vehicles, up 157.78%; Chery Group exported 200,618, up 58.67%; and GWM’s overseas sales reached a record 62,862 vehicles.

(UPDATED November 1, 2026 22:01 UTC)

BYD led China’s October electric-vehicle sales, delivering nearly 490,000 vehicles, while SAIC reported 430,000. Leapmotor and Xpeng set delivery records. Exports surged at major automakers pursuing annual targets.