Over the past decade, China has established itself as one of, if not the leading player in the global automotive sector, holding both the largest domestic sales volume and highest vehicle manufacturing output in the world. 
That lead widened again in 2025. The country’s topline domestic Light Vehicle (LV) sales are e

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for January 2026.
China passenger car production and sales volumes in January 2026
Retail
January retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 1.544 million

On February 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for January 2026.
According to CAAM, in January, the overall operation of the automotive industry was stable. The passenger vehicle (PV) market declined, while the commercial vehicle (CV) ma

On February 1, BYD announced its sales results for January 2026.
In January, the automaker sold 210,051 vehicles, down 30.1% year-over-year (y/y). New energy passenger vehicles (NEPVs) and new energy commercial vehicles (NECVs) accounted for 205,518 units and 4,533 units, down 30.7% y/y and up 10.8% y/y, respectively

On January 26, China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced that the 2025 national motor vehicle ownership totaled 469 million units, including 366 million automobiles. New Energy Vehicle (NEV) ownership totaled 43.97 million units, accounting for 12.01% of the automobile ownership. Battery electric vehicle ow

On January 22, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced that the January 2026 retail sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) are estimated at 1.8 million units (up 0.3% year-over-year (y/y)) and 800,000 units, respectively.
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On January 14, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for December 2025.
According to the CAAM, China’s 2025 automobile production and sales performance hit another record high. The passenger vehicle (PV) market maintained stable growth and, as

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for December 2025.
China passenger car production and sales volumes in December 2025
Retail
December retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 2.261 milli

On December 19, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced that the December 2025 retail sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) are estimated at 2.3 million units (down 12.7% year-over-year (y/y)) and 1.38 million units, respecti

On December 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for November 2025.
According to the CAAM, the November production and sales performance remained good, both achieving year-over-year (y/y) growth despite the relatively high base in the same

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for November 2025.
China passenger car production and sales volumes in November 2025
Retail
November retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 2.225 milli

On November 21, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced that the November 2025 retail sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) are estimated at 2.250 million units (down 8.7% year-over-year (y/y)) and 1.35 million units, respect

On November 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for October 2025.
According to the CAAM, the October production and supply pace was rather fast, as automakers rushed to seize the window for year-end policy changes. Thanks to the pooled la

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced the production and sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) for October 2025.
China passenger car production and sales volumes in October 2025
Retail
October retail sales volumes of passenger cars totaled 2.242 million

According to multiple press releases dated October 27, in terms of automobile production in the first three quarters of 2025, Anhui Province ranked first in China with 2.4044 million units, up 31.64% year-over-year and surpassing Guangdong Province, which ranked second with 2.0884 million units, by over 300,000 units

On October 24, the Shanghai Customs Office released the export statistics of the Shanghai Haitong International Automotive Terminal in the Waigaoqiao Port Area (Waigaoqiao Haitong Terminal).
As of the end of September 2025, the Waigaoqiao Haitong Terminal has exported a total of over 5.32 million Chinese-made automob

On October 24, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced that the October 2025 retail sales volumes of passenger cars (including sedans, SUVs, and MPVs, excluding minivans) and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) are estimated at 2.2 million units (down 2.6% year-over-year (y/y)) and 1.32 million units, respectivel

Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their September 2025 new car sales results in China.
Toyota sold 158,900 units in September, down 1.0% year-over-year (y/y), the first y/y decline since January. FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota accounted for 71,031 units and 71,220 units, down 4.2% y/y and up 0.9% y/y, respectively. Y

On October 14, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for September 2025.
According to the CAAM, recently, the policy of vehicle trade-in continued to take effect and is resuming in some regions where it was suspended, and positive progress was