In September 2026, BYD led the automotive market with 463,561 vehicles delivered, marking a 16.98% year-on-year increase. SAIC Group followed with 406,000 units sold, while Chery Group and Geely Holding both reported figures near 292,000 vehicles.
Leapmotor demonstrated significant growth, delivering 105,656 vehicles, a 58.51% increase compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, Xiaomi reported over 40,000 deliveries for the month, with the new Pengcheng series contributing more than 10,000 units in its first month.
Other major players reported mixed results. XPeng delivered 41,256 vehicles, while Li Auto and NIO reported 31,817 and 37,408 deliveries respectively. Great Wall Motor reached 114,944 units, and GAC Aion recorded 35,494 deliveries.
Cumulative performance for the first nine months of 2026 shows SAIC leading the industry with 3.147 million vehicles sold. Chery Group reported 2.206 million units for the same period, and NIO reached a milestone of 1 million vehicles delivered by September 21.
