XPeng sold 87 vehicles in the Dutch market in March, down 6.5% from a year earlier, according to official data released on Tuesday. The Guangzhou-based EV maker registered 246 vehicles in the Netherlands during the first quarter, slightly below the 248 recorded in the same period last year.
In March, XPeng sold 56 units of its entry-level G6 SUV and 28 units of its flagship G9 SUV, while its P7 sedan accounted for just 3 registrations. Earlier in the month, the company filed a trademark application for the “P7 Ultra,” suggesting plans to launch an upgraded version of the model—mirroring Xiaomi’s strategy with its SU7 Ultra trim.
Tesla’s Model 3 and the refreshed Model Y recorded 792 and 734 registrations, respectively.
China giant BYD‘s registrations in the Netherlands reached 270 units, while both Polestar and MG listed 165, Zeekr marked 81 and Nio stood at 13. The best selling Chinese EV model was BYD’s SUV SEAL U, recording 171 units.
In the first quarter, EV registrations reached 32,439 units in the Netherlands, a 7.9% increase year over year.
EV Adoption
In March, the market share of fully electric vehicles (BEV) was 35.5%, with hybrids (HEV) leading with nearly 50%.
Over the first three months of the year, the market share of BEVs was 35.3%, while HEVs stood at 46.8% and gasoline cars (ICE) declined to 16.5%.
“Driving electric is still far from the norm; only a small portion of the vehicle fleet is fully emission-free”, Huub Dubbelman, chairman of the Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles section of the RAI Association, stated. “If tax incentives are scaled back further after 2026, we risk losing momentum in sustainability. The government must therefore continue to invest in promoting electric driving.”
Global Delivery Figures
XPeng said earlier this Tuesday that it delivered 33,205 electric vehicles in March, surpassing the implied range of 30,197 to 32,197 vehicles for the month based on its quarterly forecast.
In the first quarter, the Guangzhou-based EV maker delivered 94,008 vehicles, which also exceeded the previously communicated guidance.
Last month, the Chinese carmaker launched refreshed versions of its G6 and G9 SUVs in China. However, details on the arrival of the new versions to global markets remain unknown.
European Expansion
The brand entered Europe via Norway in 2021 and has since expanded to Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and several other markets. Later this quarter, it will expand to Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
After being the first Chinese EV maker to reach 10,000 sales in Europe late last year, XPeng announced in February its expansion to Poland, through local distributor Inchcape.
The company, which started selling its vehicles in the Indonesian market last month, plans to double its presence from 30 to 60 markets by the year end.
According to a report from local media outlet 36Kr, XPeng is developing at least five range-extended models, from sedans to SUVs. The pure EV maker is venturing into hybrid models, with mass production expected in the second half of 2025.
The carmaker’s founder He Xiaopeng said recently he is “confident” about more than doubling last year’s delivery figures, suggesting XPeng sales can surpass 380,000 units this year.
