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China - New car sales in 2026 by OEM, model, vehicle type

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Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2026

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Flash report, January 2026

Feb 12, 2026

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)
Jan. 2026
Units
(10,000)
Share(%) Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback TBA - -
MPV TBA - -
SUV TBA - -
Mini Van TBA - -
Passenger Cars Total
198.8 84.7 -6.8
Commercial Vehicles Total 35.9 15.3 23.5
Grand Total 234.6 100.0 -3.2
Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Production of vehicles
Jan. 2026
Units
(10,000)
Share(%) Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback TBA - -
MPV TBA - -
SUV TBA - -
Mini Van TBA - -
Passenger Cars Total 206.2 84.2 -4.1
Commercial Vehicles Total 38.8 15.8 29.9
Grand Total 245.0 100.0 0.0
Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.


Passenger Car retail sales by Chinese Makers Top10

- Maker Jan. 2026
(10,000)
Y-o-Y
1 Geely Automobile 21.0 -12.6%
2 FAW-VW 13.2 -3.5%
3 BYD Auto 9.4 -53.0%
4 SAIC VW 9.0 -9.3%
5 Changan Automobile 8.2 -33.3%
6 Chery Automobile 7.9 -40.3%
7 FAW Toyota 6.5 8.3%
8 GAC Toyota 6.4 0.3%
9 Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance 5.8 65.5%
10 BMW Brilliance 5.1 -3.9%
Source: CPCA

Three Japanese OEMs release January 2026 new car sales figures in China, with Toyota seeing y/y growth after 5-month gap

Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their January 2026 new car sales results in China.
Toyota sold 145,500 units in January, up 6.6% year-over-year (y/y), another y/y growth after a 5-month gap. GAC Toyota accounted for 63,648 units, achieving positive y/y growth. The sales volumes of the Camry and Sienna models grew by 17% y/y and 35% y/y, respectively. The bZ7, GAC Toyota’s first battery electric sedan with Huawei’s HarmonySpace cockpit, is scheduled for launch in March.
On February 9, Honda announced that its January sales volume was 57,489 units, down 16.5% y/y and declining for 24 consecutive months. Three GAC Honda plants suspended production at the end of December 2025 due to semiconductor shortages and resumed normal operations on January 19.
On February 9, Nissan announced that its January sales volume was 50,024 units, up 10.1% y/y, another y/y growth after a 2-month gap. 6,724 units of the HarmonySpace-featured Teana sedan, the world’s first fuel vehicle model with Huawei’s HarmonySpace cockpit, were delivered, up 22% y/y.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand Jan. 2026 Y-o-Y Note Update
Toyota 145,500 6.6% Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales Feb. 10. 2026
Nissan 50,024 10.1% Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included. Feb. 10. 2026
Honda 57,489 -16.5% Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles) Feb. 10. 2026
Mazda N/A -% Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales  
Mitsubishi N/A -% Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales  
Subaru N/A -% Retail Sales  
Source: Releases by each company


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