In August, the competition in the new energy vehicle market continued to heat up. BYD continued to lead with a sales volume of over 370,000 vehicles. Leapmotor exceeded the 57,000 – vehicle mark. Hongmeng Zhixing’s delivery volume remained among the top. XPeng and NIO showed significant year – on – year growth rates. With the intensive release of new cars, the second – half competition has reached a white – hot stage. Let’s take a look at the specific performance of each brand.

BYD
August sales volume: 373,626 vehicles
Cumulative sales exceed 13.4 million vehicles

BYD sold 373,626 vehicles globally in August, including 371,501 passenger cars. From January to August 2025, BYD’s cumulative sales reached 2,863,876 vehicles, showing a significant year – on – year increase.
Specifically, the sales volume of BYD’s Dynasty and Ocean series of cars in August was 342,838 vehicles; the Fangchengbao brand sold 16,265 vehicles in August; the Denza brand sold 11,993 vehicles in August; and the Yangwang brand also had a sales volume of 405 vehicles.
BYD’s cumulative sales of new energy vehicles have exceeded 13.4 million. This not only testifies to BYD’s own development but also represents the rise of China’s new energy vehicle industry.
Leapmotor
August delivery volume: 57,066 vehicles
The Leapmotor Lafa5 will debut overseas

Recently, Leapmotor announced that its total delivery in August reached 57,066 vehicles, a year – on – year increase of over 88%, setting a new historical high. In addition, the Leapmotor Lafa5 will be unveiled at the Munich Auto Show.
In the first half of this year, Leapmotor achieved a positive net profit and became the second new – force car company to turn a profit. The company’s gross profit margin increased to 14.1%.
Recently, Leapmotor raised its annual sales forecast to 580,000 – 650,000 vehicles and announced a goal of challenging 1 million vehicles next year.
Hongmeng Zhixing
August delivery volume: 44,579 vehicles
The “Five Realms” are complete

Recently, Hongmeng Zhixing announced that it delivered a total of 44,579 new vehicles in August, and the cumulative delivery of the entire series has exceeded 900,000 vehicles. Currently, Hongmeng Zhixing has formed a “Five Realms” matrix to meet diverse user needs.
The pre – sale of the new Shangjie H5 has started. A total of 6 models are available, with a pre – sale price range starting from 169,800 – 209,800 yuan. It is positioned as a mid – size SUV, targeting the mainstream mass market. It is equipped with the Hongmeng cockpit and Huawei’s assisted driving system ADS 4, and offers both pure – electric and extended – range options.
XPeng Motors
August delivery volume: 37,709 vehicles
The XPeng P7 has been launched

Recently, XPeng Motors delivered a total of 37,709 new vehicles in August, a year – on – year increase of 169% and a month – on – month increase of 3%. The single – month delivery volume reached a new historical high. From January to August, XPeng Motors’ cumulative delivery of new vehicles was 271,615, a year – on – year increase of 252%.
The new XPeng P7 has been officially launched. The official guide price is 219,800 – 301,800 yuan. It comes standard with three self – developed Turing AI chips, and the vehicle’s effective computing power reaches 2,250 TOPS. It has a local – end VLA large model, and its assisted driving ability is closer to that of humans.
The new vehicle uses an 800V architecture across the board, comes standard with a double – chamber air suspension, and offers three different range versions, including an 820 – km ultra – long – range version, a 750 – km high – performance version, and a 702 – km long – range version.
NIO
August delivery volume: 31,305 vehicles
The new NIO ES8 “exceeds expectations”

NIO delivered 31,305 new vehicles in August, a year – on – year increase of 55.2%, setting a new historical high. Among them, the NIO brand delivered 10,525 new vehicles; the Ledao brand delivered 16,434 new vehicles, a month – on – month increase of 175%; and the Firefly brand delivered 4,346 new vehicles.
The new ES8 was launched in August. The new vehicle is positioned as a large – size SUV, with comprehensive improvements in space, intelligence, performance, and other aspects. The new vehicle is equipped with a full – domain 900V high – voltage architecture, comes standard with a 102kWh battery. The total power of the front and rear dual motors is 520kW, the peak torque is 700N・m, and the 0 – 100km/h acceleration time is 3.97 seconds.
In addition, the new ES8 is equipped with NIO’s self – developed intelligent driving chip, the Shenji NX9031. The vehicle has 31 sensing hardware, including a lookout – tower – style lidar, bilateral wide – angle lidars, and a 4D radar. The cockpit uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip, with a complete level of intelligence.
Xiaomi Auto
August delivery volume: over 30,000 vehicles
Lei Jun promotes limited – time car – purchase benefits in September

Xiaomi Auto delivered over 30,000 new vehicles in August, with two consecutive months of deliveries exceeding 30，000 vehicles. The Xiaomi YU7 was officially launched at the end of June.
In addition, on September 1, Lei Jun, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi, announced limited – time car – purchase benefits for Xiaomi Auto in September. These include a Nappa leather seat, an electric front trunk, and a HEPA high – efficiency air purification system for the Xiaomi Yu7; a carbon – fiber rearview mirror and carbon – fiber welcome pedals for the Max model; and a lifetime free – use right of Xiaomi’s HAD end – to – end assisted driving system.
The Xiaomi SU7 comes with a Nappa leather seat worth 8,000 yuan and a lifetime free – use right of Xiaomi’s assisted driving system. The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra comes with a carbon – fiber sports steering wheel, a carbon – fiber center console trim panel, and a carbon – fiber front – seat backrest for free, as well as five – year free basic maintenance and a lifetime free – use right of Xiaomi’s HAD end – to – end assisted driving system.
Li Auto
August delivery volume: 28,529 vehicles
The Li Auto i6 will be launched

Li Auto delivered 28,529 new vehicles in August. As of August 31, 2025, the historical cumulative delivery volume was 1,397,070 vehicles. In addition, the Li Auto i6 will be officially launched in September, targeting the market in the price range of 250,000 – 300,000 yuan.
Like the Li Auto i8, the Li Auto i6 uses a native pure – electric architecture. Its length, width, and height are 4,950/1,935/1,655mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 3,000mm. It is positioned as a mid – to – large – size SUV and is expected to be equipped with a VLA driver large model.
According to the information from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the three versions of the Li Auto i6 are all equipped with an 87.3kWh battery. The pure – electric range of the dual – motor version is 660km, and the single – motor version offers two range options of 710km and 720km.
Deepal
August delivery volume: 28,234 vehicles
The Deepal S05 has an outstanding performance

Deepal’s global vehicle delivery volume reached 28,234 vehicles in August, a year – on – year increase of 40% and a month – on – month increase of 4%. Among them, the Deepal S05 delivered a total of 12,184 vehicles in August, with sales exceeding 11,000 vehicles for three consecutive months.
In addition, at the Chengdu Auto Show, the new Deepal S07 was officially launched. It comes standard with Huawei’s Qiankun Intelligent Driving ADS SE and is positioned as a global strategic product. In the next five years, Deepal will launch a total of 30 new mainstream and differentiated models.
Aion
August sales volume: 27,044 vehicles
The Aion i60 has been declared

GAC Aion’s total sales volume in August was 27,044 vehicles. Previously, the Aion i60 was declared. The new vehicle is positioned as a compact SUV and will be launched in the second half of 2025. It is equipped with a 1.5L extended – range hybrid system.
The maximum power of the engine reaches 74kW, paired with a lithium – iron – phosphate battery, and it has the Magazine Battery 2.0 technology.
ZEEKR
August delivery volume: 17,626 vehicles
Han Hong placed an order for the ZEEKR 9X

ZEEKR Technology sold 44,843 vehicles in August, a year – on – year increase of 11% and a month – on – month increase of 2%. Among them, the ZEEKR brand sold 17,626 vehicles in August, and the Lynk & Co brand sold 27,217 vehicles in August.
The pre – sale of the ZEEKR 9X started at the Chengdu Auto Show, with a pre – sale price starting from 479,900 yuan.
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