Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
Chinese carmaker XPeng registered 94 vehicles in Germany in January, industry data showed on Wednesday, marking the fourth consecutive month with over 80 registrations.
XPeng, which does not have a manufacturing plant in Europe, entered the German market last year. The brand said earlier this week it has partnered with Swedish dealership chain Hedin Automotive to expand its sales network in Germany.
In January, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) accounted for 16.6% of new registrations, totaling 34,498 units—a new record since the government scrapped incentives in late 2023. This also represented a 53.5% increase compared to the same month last year.
The jump in registrations is likely due to the arrival of a new vehicle shipment from Guangzhou.
U.S. electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors registered 19 vehicles in January, up from just two a year ago. Meanwhile, Tesla’s registrations dropped 59% year over year to 1,277 units.
Chinese automaker BYD saw a 69% increase, registering 235 vehicles, while Nio recorded 18 units. Polestar, a brand under China’s Geely Holding Group, more than doubled its registrations to 235 vehicles.
In the Netherlands, XPeng recorded 92 registrations in January, down 16% from a year earlier and falling below 100 units for the first time since July 2024.
The Guangzhou-based automaker began selling in Europe via Norway in late 2020. This year, it plans to expand from 30 to 60 countries globally.
Over the last few weeks, the company continued its European expansion and officially launched Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Finland. XPeng said over the weekend that it delivered a total of 30,350 vehicles in January — a 268% increase from the same month last year.
The Mona M03 sedan, launched in August, delivered more than 15,000 units per month for two consecutive months, while the brand’s latest model XPeng P7+ surpassed 20,000 cumulative deliveries within its first two months on the market.
