Multiple Automakers Report July 2026 Sales and Deliveries; Geely Establishes Sales Headquarters

In July 2026, BYD Auto reported total sales of 419,211 vehicles, including 411,072 passenger vehicles. Overseas sales of passenger cars and pickups reached 179,841 units, up 124.3% year-over-year. Chery Group sold 276,820 vehicles in July, an increase of 23.3% year-over-year. Of these, exports totaled 202,533 units, surging 70.1% year-over-year—making Chery the first Chinese automaker to exceed 200,000 units in monthly exports. Its new energy vehicle (NEV) sales reached 129,067 units, up 97.5% year-over-year. From January to July, Chery’s cumulative sales totaled 1,634,353 units (+10.1% YoY), with cumulative exports of 1,146,350 units (+71.2% YoY) and NEV sales of 604,305 units (+42.3% YoY). Li Auto delivered 30,468 new vehicles in July, bringing its cumulative deliveries since inception to 1,764,155 as of July 31. Leapmotor achieved global deliveries of 101,267 units in July, up 102% year-over-year, marking the first time it surpassed 100,000 units in monthly deliveries. Xiaomi Auto delivered over 30,000 vehicles in July, maintaining this level for the fourth consecutive month. XPeng Group delivered 38,027 new vehicles in July, up approximately 4% year-over-year. Its cumulative global deliveries surpassed 1.2 million units as of July. NIO delivered 35,934 new vehicles in July, up 71% year-over-year. Deliveries for the first seven months totaled 227,057 units, up 68% year-over-year. Cumulative deliveries since inception reached 1,224,649 units as of the end of July. Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) delivered 45,046 new vehicles in July. From January to July, cumulative deliveries totaled 286,000 units, up 13.7% year-over-year, with total cumulative deliveries across all models surpassing 1.48 million units. Geely Automobile Group has established a Sales Headquarters, comprising six primary sales organizations: China Star, Galaxy, Lynk & Co, Zeekr, and others. Lin Jie has been appointed General Manager of the Sales Headquarters and General Manager of Zeekr Sales Company. Fan Junyi serves as Executive Deputy General Manager of the Sales Headquarters and General Manager of Lynk & Co Sales Company, also overseeing the Galaxy Sales Company. Wang Bo is General Manager of China Star Sales Company, and Guan Jiuyang is Executive Deputy General Manager of Galaxy Sales Company. Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the company is preparing for the possibility of Chinese automakers entering the U.S. market within the next five to ten years. CATL has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Pinglu Canal Group. Following the canal’s operational launch in September, electric vessel navigation management will be implemented. The first batch of electric vessels will be equipped with CATL’s marine battery systems, and both parties will jointly operate a “Battery-as-a-Service” (BaaS) rental program. Hefei Xinhuicheng Microelectronics Co., Ltd. has located its HITS Advanced Packaging R&D and Industrialization Project in Nanxiang Town, Jiading District, Shanghai. The project entails a total investment of no less than RMB 7.5 billion and will establish an HITS advanced packaging process platform and R&D headquarters. New passenger vehicle registrations in France rose 9% year-over-year in July to 126,808 units. Tesla’s sales surged 86% to 2,429 units. Starting August 1, 2026, China will implement mandatory CCC certification for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). Products without certification may not be manufactured, sold, imported, or used for commercial purposes. Previously installed charging piles remain unaffected, but any future capacity expansion or replacement must use certified products. Xi’an launched a new round of automotive consumption subsidies effective August 1: - Buyers of eligible new energy passenger vehicles receive a subsidy of 2% of the invoice price, capped at RMB 10,000. - Purchasers of 2026 model-year new energy vehicles priced between RMB 90,000 and RMB 150,000 (inclusive) receive an additional RMB 2,000; those priced at RMB 150,000 or above receive an extra RMB 3,000. - Buyers of used passenger vehicles receive a subsidy of 1.5% of the invoice price, capped at RMB 4,000. The policy remains valid until October 8, 2026, or until allocated funds are exhausted.