{"id":423992,"date":"2026-05-12T14:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/423992\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:08:36","slug":"a-brand-new-jaecoo-was-the-most-popular-ev-in-nz-last-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/423992\/","title":{"rendered":"A brand-new Jaecoo was the most popular EV in NZ last month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newcomer from Jaecoo tops Kiwi sales charts for April.
\nEV market down compared to May, but double the same month last year.
\nZeekr and Tesla BEVs also top performers.<\/p>\n

Jaecoo’s new J5 compact-SUV<\/a> has sparked lots of interest among Kiwi buyers: it was the top-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV, or pure-electric) in New Zealand last month, with 89 registrations. With sales kicking off in May, it’s also now in the top-10 BEVs year-to-date (just).<\/p>\n

\"Jaecoo
\nRange Rover you say? Nah, we can’t see it.<\/p>\n

Looking a bit like a Range Range Sport viewed from very, very far away (Jaecoo’s parent brand Chery has tie-ups with Jaguar Land Rover<\/a>, so we guess that’s okay), the J5<\/a> is a budget baby-SUV that sells in a single specification for just $42,990.<\/p>\n

It has 59kWh battery and claimed range of 402km. The single electric motor drives the front wheels and makes 155kW\/288Nm. According to\u00a0Jaecoo, one of the model’s main features is “pet friendly” seats made of special silicone-based material, which is antibacterial and wear resistant.<\/p>\n


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\"Zeekr
\nLuxury Zeekr 7X sold up a (relative) storm in April.<\/p>\n

As previously reported<\/a>, NZ’s BEV market share in April was down from May’s 16.2% but still a healthy 11.1% (more than double April 2025).<\/p>\n

The other top BEV performers in April were the Zeekr 7X (83), Tesla Model Y (72), Kia EV3 (71) and Dongfeng Box (65).<\/p>\n

\"Tesla
\nTesla Model Y is always in there: third in April and still top for the year.<\/p>\n

BYD had three models in the top 10 for the month (Atto 1, Sealion 7 and Atto 2) and remained NZ’s top BEV brand for April (152). It also remains the top BEV brand year-to-date with 940 registrations, leading Tesla (680) and Dongfeng (499).<\/p>\n

NZ TOP-SELLING BEVS YEAR-TO-DATE
Tesla Model Y (585)
Dongfeng Box (348)
BYD Atto 1 (307)
BYD Atto 2 (253)
MG ZS EV (240)
Zeekr 7X (222)
BYD Sealion 7 (207)
Kia EV3 (171)
BYD Atto 3 (154)
Jaecoo J5 (124)<\/p>\n


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