Leapmotor takes third place in the January-October ranking, while Xiaomi returned to the top 10. BYD continued to lead the new energy vehicle (NEV) market in China in October with a 22.4% share, while Tesla fell out of the top 10 after fourth place in September.
BYD recorded 250,301 passenger NEV sales in China in October, which is 15.4% less year-on-year, but 1.4% more than in September. The company's market share fell to 22.8% from 22.4% in September, but remains significantly ahead of second-placed Geely Auto, which recorded 131,708 sales.
Geely Auto reported a 11.8% share in October, up from 11% in September. Leapmotor takes third place with 83,573 sales, which is a 31.1% year-on-year increase and a 6.9% monthly increase. Leapmotor's market share increased to 7.5% from 7.2% in September.
BYD has an official representative in Bulgaria – 'ESCO Automotive', which operates dealer centres in Sofia and Varna. The contact details of the sales experts are published on the company's website. This does not mean that the specific models of the brand are already offered on the Bulgarian market.