Benzinga | Jan 3, 2022 08:46AM EST

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Monday, Jan. 3, 2022: TSLA, NIO, XPEV, CHPT, VLTA

Today's 5 Stock Ideas (Happy New Year!):

Electric vehicle automakers have adopted an old strategy of the traditional auto manufacturers: reporting auto sales figures at the start of a new month.

* Tesla (TSLA) - The company reported Q4 deliveries over 308,000 vehicles and 2021 deliveries over 936,000 vehicles. Tesla did not specify what the quarter-over-quarter or year-over-year growth rates were.

* NIO (NIO) - Q4 deliveries totaled just over 25,000 units, up about 44% year over year.

* XPeng (XPEV) - Q4 vehicles delivered totaled just under 42,000 vehicles, up 222% from Q4 2020.

* ChargePoint (CHPT) - A play on electric vehicle charging.

* Volta (VLTA) - Another play on electric vehicle charging.