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

*The numbers shown are the units at the time of the announcement, and may differ if revisions are later made to past data.

Sales data by OEM/model in China

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2026

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Flash report, February 2026

Mar 11, 2026

China’s February vehicle production, sales volumes decrease by 20.5% y/y, 15.2% y/y, respectively
On March 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for February 2026.
According to the CAAM, as the 2026 Spring Festival holiday fell on mid-to-late February and lasted longer than previous years, effective working days in February amounted to only 16 days, which had certain impact on automakers’ production and operating activities and led overall market heat to decline. Judging from the automotive industry’s operation situation during January and February, production and sales were impacted by multiple factors, both dropping year-over-year (y/y). The passenger vehicle (PV) and New Energy Vehicle (NEV) markets weakened, the commercial vehicle (CV) market strengthened further, and exports grew rapidly.
In February, vehicle production and sales volumes were 1.672 million units and 1.805 million units, down 20.5% y/y and 15.2% y/y, respectively. Domestic sales and exports accounted for 1.133 million units and 672,000 units, down 32.9% y/y and up 52.4% y/y, respectively.
Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales volumes were 4.122 million units and 4.152 million units, down 9.5% y/y and 8.8% y/y, respectively. Domestic sales and exports accounted for 2.799 million units and 1.352 million units, down 23.1% y/y and up 48.4% y/y, respectively.
In February, PV production and sales volumes totaled 1.400 million units and 1.536 million units, down 21.6% y/y and 15.4% y/y, respectively; and CV production and sales volumes totaled 273,000 units and 269,000 units, down 14.1% y/y and 14.0% y/y, respectively. Domestic PV and CV sales volumes accounted for 950,000 units and 183,000 units, down 34.2% y/y and 24.7% y/y, respectively.
YTD PV production and sales volumes totaled 3.462 million units and 3.524 million units, down 12.0% y/y and 10.7% y/y, respectively. YTD CV production and sales volumes totaled 660,000 units and 627,000 units, up 7.0% y/y and 3.9% y/y, respectively. Domestic PV and CV sales volumes accounted for 2.35 million units and 449,000 units, down 26.2% y/y and 2.0% y/y, respectively.
In February, NEV production and sales volumes totaled 694,000 units and 765,000 units, down 21.8% y/y and 14.2% y/y, respectively. Specifically, domestic sales were 483,000 units, down 36.4% y/y and accounting for 42.7% of the domestic vehicle sales. By model, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 458,000 units and 484,000 units, down 16.1% y/y and 10.9% y/y, respectively; PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 236,000 units and 280,000 units, down 30.7% y/y and 19.4% y/y, respectively; and FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 80 units and 300 units, down 48.8% y/y and up 153.3% y/y, respectively.
YTD NEV production and sales volumes totaled 1.735 million units and 1.710 million units, down 8.8% y/y and 6.9% y/y, respectively. Specifically, domestic sales were 1.126 million units, down 27.5% y/y and accounting for 40.2% of the domestic vehicle sales. By model, BEV production and sales volumes totaled 1.117 million units and 1.081 million units, down 5.8% y/y and 3.7% y/y, respectively; PHV production and sales volumes totaled 618,000 units and 628,000 units, down 13.7% y/y and 11.9% y/y, respectively; and FCV production and sales volumes totaled 100 units and 400 units, down 39.3% y/y and up 48.4% y/y, respectively.
In February, PV exports totaled 586,000 units, up 58.0% y/y; CV exports totaled 87,000 units, up 23.1% y/y; and NEV exports totaled 282,000 units, up 110% y/y.
YTD PV exports totaled 1.174 million units, up 53.3% y/y; YTD CV exports totaled 178,000 units, up 22.4% y/y; and YTD NEV exports totaled 583,000 units, up 110% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Feb. 2026			Jan.-Feb. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	54.2	30.0	-28.0	128.8	31.0	-21.1
MPV	5.6	3.1	-29.1	13.1	3.2	-22.2
SUV	91.9	50.9	-3.3	206.7	49.8	-1.3
Mini Van	1.8	1.0	-45.5	3.8	0.9	-29.3
Passenger Cars Total	153.6	85.1	-15.4	352.4	84.9	-10.7
Commercial Vehicles Total	26.9	14.9	-14.0	62.7	15.1	3.9
Grand Total	180.5	100.0	-15.2	415.2	100.0	-8.8

Source:Created by MarkLines based on press release

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Feb. 2026			Jan.-Feb. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	108.27	70.5	-15.3	241.87	68.6	-11.6
Japanese brands	12.63	8.2	-22.3	31.07	8.8	-13.2
German brands	17.56	11.4	-28.9	45.99	13.1	-17.2
American brands	11.60	7.6	32.1	25.87	7.3	19.0
Korean brands	2.99	1.9	-5.1	6.21	1.8	-3.1
French brands	0.45	0.3	-37.1	1.20	0.3	-16.1

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Feb. 2026			Jan.-Feb. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	50.1	30.0	-33.1	126.6	30.7	-22.6
MPV	4.9	2.9	-40.2	11.9	2.9	-31.9
SUV	83.4	49.9	-10.5	204.2	49.5	-1.7
Mini Van	1.6	1.0	-27.3	3.6	0.9	-27.3
Passenger Cars Total	140.0	83.7	-21.6	346.2	84.0	-12.0
Commercial Vehicles Total	27.3	16.3	-14.1	66.0	16.0	7.0
Grand Total	167.2	100.0	-20.5	412.2	100.0	-9.5

Source:Created by MarkLines based on press release

Sales of NEV

	Feb. 2026			Jan.-Feb. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	48.4	63.3	-10.9	108.1	63.2	-3.7
PHV	28.0	36.6	-19.4	62.8	36.7	-11.9
FCV	0.03	0.04	153.3	0.04	0.02	48.4
Total	76.5	100.0	-14.2	171.0	100.0	-6.9

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

Production of NEV

	Feb. 2026			Jan.-Feb. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	45.8	66.0	-16.1	111.7	64.4	-5.8
PHV	23.6	34.0	-30.7	61.8	35.6	-13.7
FCV	0.01	0.01	-48.8	0.01	0.01	-39.3
Total	69.4	100.0	-21.8	173.5	100.0	-8.8

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	Feb. 2026 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	Geely Automobile	14.5	-19.3%
2	BYD Auto	8.9	-56.9%
3	FAW-VW	7.9	-20.0%
4	Changan Automobile	6.9	-14.7%
5	Chery Automobile	5.7	-35.1%
6	SAIC VW	5.7	-15.7%
7	GAC Toyota	4.2	-0.4%
8	Tesla	3.8	42.7%
9	SAIC-GM-Wuling	3.4	-49.8%
10	BMW Brilliance	3.3	0.6%

Source: CPCA

Three Japanese OEMs release February 2026 new car sales figures in China, all down y/y
Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their February 2026 new car sales results in China.
Toyota sold 82,500 units in February, down 13.9% year-over-year (y/y). GAC Toyota accounted for 41,809 units, down 0.4% y/y. The sales volumes of the Camry, Highlander, and Sienna flagship models totaled 20,761 units, up 12% y/y. Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 227,900 units, down 1.9% y/y.
On March 6, Honda announced that its February sales volume was 28,780 units, down 15.0% y/y. Dongfeng Honda and the CR-V model accounted for 17,583 units and 10,102 units, up 10.1% y/y and 13.2% y/y, respectively. YTD sales volume totaled 86,269 units, down 16.0% y/y.
On March 6, Nissan announced that its February sales volume was 25,391 units, down 19.4% y/y. YTD sales volume totaled 75,415 units, down 2.0% y/y. Dongfeng Nissan will soon start accepting pre-orders for the NX8, a new large 5-seater SUV.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Feb. 2026	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2026	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	82,500	-13.9%	227,900	-1.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Mar. 9. 2026
Nissan	25,391	-19.4%	75,415	-2.0%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Mar. 9. 2026
Honda	28,780	-15.0%	86,269	-16.0%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Mar. 9. 2026
Mazda	N/A	-%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales
Mitsubishi	N/A	-%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales
Subaru	N/A	-%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales

Source: Releases by each company

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.

China’s January vehicle production volume increases by 0.01% y/y, sales volume decreases by 3.2% y/y
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) market maintained a positive trend. The New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market operated steadily, and vehicle exports continued to grow. The main factors leading to the market decline were: first, adjustments to the NEV purchase tax policy; second, the year-end transition of car purchase subsidy policies across many regions; and third, the pull-forward of some consumer demand in 2025.
In January, vehicle production and sales volumes totaled 2.45 million units and 2.346 million units, up 0.01% y/y and down 3.2% y/y, respectively. Domestic sales and exports accounted for 1.665 million units and 681,000 units, down 14.8% y/y and up 44.9% y/y, respectively.
For PVs, production and sales volumes in January totaled 2.062 million units and 1.988 million units, down 4.1% y/y and 6.8% y/y, respectively.
For CVs, production and sales volumes in January totaled 388,000 units and 359,000 units, up 29.9% y/y and 23.5% y/y, respectively.
For NEVs, production and sales volumes in January totaled 1.041 million units and 945,000 units, up 2.5% y/y and 0.1% y/y, respectively. Specifically, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 659,000 units and 597,000 units, up 3.8% y/y and 4.0% y/y, respectively; PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 382,000 units and 348,000 units, with production up 0.5% y/y and sales down 5.9% y/y; and FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 51 units and 70 units, down 13.6% y/y and 47.0% y/y, respectively.
In January, vehicle exports totaled 681,000 units, up 44.9% y/y. Specifically, PV exports totaled 589,000 units, up 48.9% y/y; CV exports totaled 93,000 units, up 23.6% y/y; and NEV exports totaled 302,000 units, up 100% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Jan. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	74.6	31.8	-15.2
MPV	7.4	3.2	-16.9
SUV	114.8	48.9	0.4
Mini Van	2.0	0.9	-5.6
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:Created by MarkLines based on press release

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　(Note) The below chart includes estimates

	Jan. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	133.60	67.2	-8.4
Japanese brands	18.44	9.3	-5.6
German brands	28.43	14.3	-7.8
American brands	14.27	7.2	10.1
Korean brands	3.22	1.6	-1.3
French brands	0.75	0.4	4.6

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Jan. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	76.4	31.2	-13.8
MPV	6.9	2.8	-25.2
SUV	120.8	49.3	5.5
Mini Van	2.0	0.8	-24.9
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:Created by MarkLines based on press release

Sales of NEV

	Jan. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	59.7	63.2	4.0
PHV	34.8	36.8	-5.9
FCV	0.01	0.01	-47.0
Total	94.5	100.0	0.1

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

Production of NEV

	Jan. 2026
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	65.9	63.3	3.8
PHV	38.2	36.7	0.5
FCV	0.01	0.01	-13.6
Total	104.1	100.0	2.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Y-o-Y
1	Geely	Geely Xingyuan	41,676	28,147	48.1%
2	Tesla	Model Y	38,916	32,233	20.7%
3	Xiaomi	Xiaomi YU7	37,869	-	-%
4	VW	Sagitar	31,303	28,326	10.5%
5	Tesla	Model 3	30,213	31,005	-2.6%
6	Geely	Bo Yue L	29,694	15,704	89.1%
7	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	25,953	28,160	-7.8%
8	Geely	Xing Yue L	25,066	29,995	-16.4%
9	SERES (2022-)	AITO M7	24,977	5,587	347.1%
10	VW	Lavida	22,878	21,546	6.2%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

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