BYD maintained its position as the top electric vehicle manufacturer in China throughout October 2026. The company reported global passenger vehicle sales of 483,125 units.
Sales were driven by several key series:
- Dynasty and Ocean: 423,843 vehicles
- Fang Cheng Bao: 43,872 vehicles
- Denza: 15,152 vehicles
- Yangwang: 258 vehicles
When including commercial vehicles, the company's total new energy vehicle (NEV) sales reached 490,168 units. This represents an increase of approximately 11% compared to the same period last year. Overseas markets played a significant role in this performance, with 170,194 NEVs sold outside of China during the month.
Other major Chinese automotive groups also reported their October figures:
- SAIC Motor: 430,018 total vehicles, with its subsidiary SAIC-GM-Wuling contributing 142,757 units, including 99,958 NEVs.
- Geely Auto: 214,996 vehicles globally, with the Galaxy brand accounting for 153,385 units, Zeekr for 32,483, and Lynk & Co for 18,521.
- Leapmotor: 106,127 deliveries, marking its fourth consecutive month exceeding 100,000 units, with sales increasing by 50.99% compared to the same period last year.
- Changan: 63,648 vehicles for the Nevo brand and 32,602 for Deepal.
- Xpeng: 50,237 vehicles, including a record 13,326 overseas deliveries, with a 19.6% year-over-year increase and 21.8% month-over-month increase.
- Xiaomi Auto: Over 50,000 deliveries.
- Nio: 34,246 vehicles.
- Huawei HIMA: 33,537 vehicles.
- Li Auto: 29,025 vehicles.
- Great Wall Motor: Sold 49,499 NEVs in October.
Many of these brands, including BYD, Geely, Leapmotor, Deepal, Nevo, MG, Wuling, GAC Aion, Ora, Arcfox, and Xpeng, currently have a presence in the Nepali market.
Writes on vehicle pricing, taxation and the Nepali auto market from ongoing tracking of distributor price lists. Editorial policy.
