Tesla Sold 59,845 China-Made Vehicles in January: CPCA

The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 9, 2020. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

BEIJING—U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. sold 59,845 China-made vehicles in January, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Monday.

Tesla, which is making Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport-utility vehicles in Shanghai, sold 70,847 China-made vehicles in December.

Chinese EV makers Nio Inc. delivered 9,652 cars in January, increasing by 33.6 percent year on year, and Xpeng Inc. delivered 12,922 vehicles.

CPCA said passenger car sales in January in China totaled 2.11 million, down 4.5 percent from a year earlier.