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In the first quarter of this year, under the disturbance of factors such as the withdrawal of national subsidies and the price war in the auto market, the new forces in car manufacturing handed in a slightly flat performance report.

On April 1, several new car manufacturers announced their delivery data for March, and the sales performance of other car companies is gradually recovering.

Sales data shows that in March 2023, Li Auto once again took the lead with a delivery volume of 20,800 units, an increase of 88.7% year-on-year. This is the second time that Li Auto has achieved a monthly delivery of more than 20,000 units since December last year. As of March 31, 2023, Li Auto' cumulative delivery volume was 309,900 units.

NIO delivered 10,400 new cars in March, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%. For the first quarter of 2023, NIO has delivered a total of 320,600 new cars.

NETA Auto, ranked third, delivered 10,100 units. As of March 2023, NETA Auto's cumulative delivery volume was 274,200 units.

In March, XPeng Motors' sales rebounded with the overall trend, but still did not "turn over", delivering 7,002 units, a month-on-month increase of 17%, but a year-on-year decrease of 54%.

Zeekr, a brand under Geely, delivered a total of 6,663 units in March, a year-on-year increase of 271% and a month-on-month increase of 22%, with a cumulative delivery of 93,200 units.

Leap Motor delivered a total of 6,172 new cars in March. Leap Motor Auto stated that from the order structure in March, the C11 series had more than 10,000 orders in a single month, and high-priced models of the C series accounted for 80% of the new orders.