Tesla sold 56,515 China-made vehicles in February

BEIJING — U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. sold 56,515 China-made vehicles in February, including 33,315 for export, the China Passenger Car Association said on Tuesday.

Tesla, which has made Model 3 sedans and Model Y crossovers in Shanghai since 2019, sold 59,845 China-made vehicles in January.

Chinese NEV maker Nio Inc. delivered 6,131 cars in February, up 9.9 percent year over year. Li Auto delivered 8,414 and Xpeng Inc. delivered 6,225 vehicles, rising year over year by 266 percent and 180 percent, respectively.

CPCA said passenger car sales in February in China totalled 1.27 million, up 4.7 percent from a year earlier.