Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers Xpeng and Xiaomi experienced a rise in deliveries in October, whereas the sales for Li Auto and Nio decreased.
Xpeng announced a historic total of 50,237 vehicle deliveries in October, a 19.6% rise from the previous year and the first instance of the company exceeding the 50,000-unit threshold. From January to October, Xpeng experienced a 5.8% decrease in sales compared to the previous year, amounting to 334,604 vehicles.
Xiaomi revealed, without specifying exact numbers, that its vehicle sales in October surpassed 50,000, setting a new record for the year. Shipments in October 2025 totaled 48,654 units. According to the recent statistics, the firm’s sales in the initial 10 months of this year have exceeded 336,490 vehicles, in contrast to 315,376 for the corresponding timeframe last year.
Li Auto’s October deliveries fell by 8.6% compared to last year, totaling 29,025 vehicles, the lowest monthly count since February. Sales during the January–October timeframe decreased by around 2%, totaling 322,461 units.
Nio’s sales decreased by 15.2% last month to 34,246 vehicles, marking the first decline of this kind since February 2024. The company nonetheless delivered 334,547 vehicles in the first ten months of this year—an increase of 38.5% from the same timeframe last year, surpassing its total production for the entire year of 2025.
source: bloomberg.com
