Data from the China Passenger Car Association showed, on Wednesday, that car deliveries Tesla of Model 3 and Model Y models made in China rose 1.9 percent month-over-month.
The company has already announced quarterly global deliveries, but has not detailed sales in China.
Its Chinese competitor scored BYD With the Dynasty and Ocean ranges of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles having its best month in terms of sales, which increased by 45.56 percent year-on-year in passenger car sales, to record 417,603 units in September.
A BYD filing showed that 33,012 BYD vehicles, or 7.9 percent of total sales, were sold overseas.
With September’s gains, Tesla saw 12 percent growth in sales of electric vehicles made in China from July to September, its first quarterly increase this year.
The US electric car giant was expanding incentives to encourage consumers in the world’s largest car market, where rivals including Xpeng and Nio were racing to launch new economy models.
Tesla extended interest-free financing services in late September for some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in China for another month until the end of October.
Tesla also plans to produce a six-seat version of its best-selling, but aging, Model Y in China from late 2025, Reuters reported.
The US electric car maker, which is set to unveil its robot on October 10, said it is on track to launch its advanced Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver assistance program in China and Europe next year, pending regulatory approval.
