Geely-backed brand Zeekr sold 3,200 vehicles in China from June 2 to 8, registration data shared on social media showed this Tuesday.
The figures showed that sales declined over 21.9% when compared to the last week of May.
Zeekr‘s domestic sales show slight fluctuations week over week, with registrations showing an average 3,316 weekly units since the beginning of the quarter.
Most automakers saw similar week-over-week declines, as the reporting period covered the usually slower start of the month.
Lynk&Co’s registrations in China plunged 53.2% — the brand sold 2,900 units from June 2 to 8, having listed over 6,000 vehicles in the prior week.
The Zeekr Group — which includes both the Zeekr and the Lynk & Co brands — delivered 46,538 vehicles in May. From those, 18,908 were Zeekr vehicles.
Nio Group’s registrations totaled 4,300 vehicles last week, from which 1,200 units were Onvo’s and about 500 were Firefly vehicles.
Li Auto registered 8,300 vehicles last week, ranking below Huawei-backed Aito and Stellantis-backed Leapmotor, which sold 8,800 units each.
Tech giant Xiaomi sold 4,400 EVs, a 43.6% plunge from the 7,800 vehicles listed in the prior week. Guangzhou-based XPeng also saw its sales drop to 4,200 units. The two brands registered their weakest sales figures for the first time since mid-February.
BYD remained the best-selling brand in China, with 54,900 hybrid and fully electric models. Tesla, which typically ranks as the second best-selling electric vehicle brand in the country, sold 8,600 EVs last week — and ranked fourth.
Zeekr’s fully electric lineup in China includes its 001 sedan, the 7X SUV, the 009 MPV, the Mix minivan, plus the luxury 007 sedan and X SUV.
The company recently debuted its first hybrid model, the full-size Zeekr 9X SUV. The brand aims to release two more hybrid SUVs in the third and fourth quarters.
Zeekr started deliveries of the 7X SUV across its European markets in May. Last week, a Norwegian study revealed that the model was capable of reaching 585 km of range in a full charge, above the 541 km it claimed.
Late last month, EV makers Nio and Zeekr announced a partnership allowing drivers of both companies — including the Nio, Onvo, Firefly and Zeekr brands — to access each other’s charging infrastructure in China.
In late May, BYD triggered a price war that prompted the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) to call on NEV companies to maintain fair competition.
CAAM warned that aggressive price cuts were disrupting operations and straining the supply chain, with suppliers reporting delayed payments well beyond the 60-day limit set by the Regulation on Ensuring Payment to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.
In response, several automakers — which include companies like BYD, XPeng, Xiaomi, Li Auto, Leapmotor, Nio and Geely, the owner of Zeekr — pledged to pay suppliers within 60 days.
