Story no.50InternationalOngoingSales and market +1Notable Several countries (3)30 Oct → 2 Nov71 facts · 883 art.

October 2026 sales in China: BYD and Xpeng up, Nio and Li Auto down

On November 2, 2026, Chinese automakers published their October sales, a development relayed by the international press. The Chinese market shows contrasting performances: BYD returns to growth with 490,168 vehicles sold and exports more than doubled, Xpeng sets a record at 50,237 units, while Nio and Li Auto decline and Aito and Avatr see their volumes fall by about half. Chery Group progresses over ten months (+9.3%) but some of its brands decline, and other players such as Changan, BAIC New Energy, Wuling, Stelato or Fang Cheng Bao publish specific volumes. The provided sub-events all concern China; other countries cover the file without detailed national breakdown, so differences between markets are not documented here.

In brief

Ongoing story bringing together 71 events involving BYD, Nio, Xiaomi Auto and 17 more, in 3 countries (Chine, R.A.S. chinoise de Hong Kong, États-Unis), followed from 30 October 2026 to 2 November 2026. 883 articles from 21 sources (sales and market, plants, jobs and earnings); last updated on 2 November 2026 at 10:45. Figures reported: 490200 vehicles.

National stories

What is established

Method

Confirmed(8)

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BYD sold 490,168 new energy vehicles in October 2026, up 10.97% year-on-year.
6 independent sourcesTech in Asia, 英为财情 Investing.com, 中金在线, 新浪汽车, Moomoo +1
6
Geely Auto Group sold 310,183 vehicles in October 2026, exceeding 300,000 for the first time in 2026.
6 independent sourceslincolnjournal.com, mykxlg.com, scanx.trade, The Manila Times, 证券之星 +1
4
Seres sold 24,921 new energy vehicles in October 2026, down 51.57%; total vehicles: 27,037.
4 independent sourcesfinance.sina.com.cn, 东方财富网, 手机新浪网, 资鲸
3
BYD exported 170,200 vehicles in October 2026, up 102.8% year-on-year.
3 independent sources凤凰网, Moomoo, 证券之星
3
Nio delivered 34,246 vehicles in October 2026, down 15.2% year-on-year, its first decline in 31 months.
3 independent sourcesainvest.com, 新浪汽车, Moomoo
2
Xpeng delivered 50,237 vehicles in October 2026, a record, up 19.6% year-on-year.
2 independent sourcesainvest.com, CarNewsChina.com
2
Leapmotor delivered 106,127 vehicles worldwide in October 2026, up 51% year-on-year.
2 independent sourcesCarNewsChina.com, 汽车之家
2
Xiaomi Auto delivered more than 50,000 vehicles in October 2026, an annual record, and about 340,000 over ten months.
2 independent sourcesautoherald.co.kr, 手机新浪网

Sources disagree(1)

BYD sales in October 2026
- 490,168 vehiclesaccording to Tech in Asia, 英为财情 Investing.com, 中金在线, Moomoo, 证券之星
- 483,125 vehiclesaccording to CarNewsChina.com, chinaevhome.com

Single source so far(2)

Li Auto recorded an 8.6% year-on-year decline in October 2026, its second consecutive contraction. (according to ainvest.com)
Chery Group sold 295,934 vehicles in October 2026 (+5.3%), including 200,618 exported. (according to 中金在线)

Updates(8)

2 Nov, 06h02New figure for BYD: 483,125 vehicles (passenger vehicle scope) reported by CarNewsChina, alongside the 490,168 vehicles.
2 Nov, 06h02Addition of October 2026 sales for GWM (120,374, -15.87%), Changan (233,800) and BAIC NEV (32,502).
2 Nov, 00h31Clarification: the BYD figure of 49,02万辆 corresponds to 490,168 rounded vehicles.
1 Nov, 16h28Addition of BYD's 100% electric vehicle sales in October 2026 (more than 300,000, +37%).
1 Nov, 16h28Addition of the fifth consecutive month of declining Onvo deliveries.
1 Nov, 16h28Addition of October 2026 sales for Chery (group and five brands), absent from the previous version.
1 Nov, 12h24Addition of October 2026 sales for GWM, Voyah, Seres, SAIC, Geely and BYD, as well as Nio's ten-month cumulative total, absent from the previous version.
1 Nov, 08h54Addition of October 2026 results for Leapmotor, Zeekr, Nio, HIMA and SAIC-GM-Wuling, absent from the previous version.

AI cross-check of the headlines and extracts of 60 articles (38 outlets) · “confirmed” = reported by at least two independent outlets, or by the manufacturer’s official press room · 2 Nov, 06h02

Checked on the web(3)

Not confirmed at this stage
BYD sold 490,168 new energy vehicles in October 2026, up 10.97% year-on-year.
Sources: oica.net, revueautomobile.ch, attirance-auto.com, autoplus.fr, lindependant.fr
2 Nov, 09h10
Not confirmed at this stage
Geely Auto Group sold 310,183 vehicles in October 2026, exceeding 300,000 for the first time in 2026.
Sources: journalauto.com, gate.com, abcnews.com, boursorama.com, auto.zepros.fr
2 Nov, 06h04
Not confirmed at this stage
Li Auto recorded an 8.6% year-on-year decline in October 2026, its second consecutive contraction.
Sources: strategie-plan.gouv.fr(official), zonebourse.com, boursorama.com, gate.com, gate.com
2 Nov, 06h04

Automatic web search, official sources first · “contradicted” only when an official source is cited

Background

Method

Context and reference points, separate from the story's news. Every item links to its source; updated on 2 Nov

Key terms

New energy vehicle: Category of vehicles whose propulsion does not directly use fossil fuel; it notably includes hydrogen vehicles, which use a chemical transformation of dihydrogen as propulsion energy, for example via a fuel cell. Wikipedia
Automaker: Company in the automotive vehicle construction sector whose main activity is to design, manufacture and market automobiles; many are only assemblers, with parts produced by equipment suppliers. Wikipedia

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The activity

71 facts

Latest activity 25 minutes ago

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Countries concerned

Several countries (3)

Brands concerned

Official figures

BYD · 49,953 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 2 recall(s) in 12 months
Nio · 1 reg. (Germany, Sept 26)
Leapmotor · 14,594 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26)

Key figures

490,200
véhicules

Highest number recorded in 488 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.

Sources by country and language

Press country

	Articles	Outlets
China	748	79
United States	60	31
Unknown country	31	24
South Korea	7	4
Germany	6	4
Hong Kong SAR China	5	2
United Kingdom	4	3
Japan	3	2
Pakistan	3	3
Singapore	3	3
Canada	2	1
Switzerland	2	1
France	2	1
India	2	2
Azerbaijan	1	1
Czechia	1	1
Spain	1	1
Mexico	1	1
Sweden	1	1

Languages

	Articles	Outlets
Chinese	724	77
English	132	61
Portuguese	7	5
Korean	7	4
German	6	5
Japanese	3	2
Spanish	2	2
French	2	1

Country of the outlet (not of the topic), inferred from its address and language. Each outlet counts once per row.