China - Automotive Sales volume, 2025

Flash report, March 2025

Apr 11, 2025

*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 March vehicle production, sales volumes increase 11.9% y/y, 8.2% y/y, respectively
On April 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for March 2025.
According to the CAAM, in Q1 2025, a series of policies and measures to boost automobile consumption was continued and implemented more quickly, and automakers scrambled to launch new models. Consumer confidence strengthened and resulted in double-digit growth in both vehicle production and sales volumes, enabling the automotive industry to get off to a flying start. The passenger vehicle (PV) market remained good, while the commercial vehicle (CV) market picked up somewhat. New Energy Vehicle (NEV) production and sales volumes maintained rapid growth. Vehicle exports continued to increase steadily, with remarkable growth seen in NEV exports. Chinese automobile brands maintained a large sales share.
In March, vehicle production and sales volumes totaled 3.006 million units and 2.915 million units, up 11.9% y/y and 8.2% y/y, respectively. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales volumes were 7.561 million units and 7.47 million units, up 14.5% y/y and 11.2% y/y, respectively.
For PVs, production and sales volumes in March totaled 2.574 million units and 2.468 million units, up 14.4% y/y and 10.4% y/y, respectively. YTD production and sales volumes totaled 6.513 million units and 6.419 million units, up 16.1% y/y and 12.9% y/y, respectively.
For CVs, production and sales volumes in March totaled 431,000 units and 447,000 units, down 1.4% y/y and 2.4% y/y, respectively. YTD production and sales volumes were 1.048 million units and 1.051 million units, up 5.1% y/y and 1.8% y/y, respectively.
For NEVs, production and sales volumes in March totaled 1.277 million units and 1.237 million units, up 47.9% y/y and 40.1% y/y, respectively. Specifically, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 838,000 units and 806,000 units, up 53.3% y/y and 42.5% y/y, respectively; PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 439,000 units and 431,000 units, up 38.7% y/y and 35.8% y/y, respectively; and FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 365 units and 377 units, up 36.2% y/y and 69.1% y/y, respectively.
YTD NEV production and sales volumes totaled 3.182 million units and 3.075 million units, up 50.4% y/y and 47.1% y/y, respectively. Specifically, BEV production and sales volumes totaled 2.023 million units and 1.928 million units, up 53.6% y/y and 47.7% y/y, respectively; PHV production and sales volumes totaled 1.158 million units and 1.145 million units, up 45.3% y/y and 46.1% y/y, respectively; and FCV production and sales volumes both totaled 1,000 units, down 32.3% y/y and 20.3% y/y, respectively.
In March, vehicle exports totaled 507,000 units, up 1% y/y. Specifically, PV exports totaled 410,000 units, down 3.2% y/y; CV exports totaled 96,000 units, up 24% y/y; and NEV exports totaled 158,000 units, up 26.8% y/y. YTD vehicle exports totaled 1.42 million units, up 7.3% y/y. Specifically, PV exports totaled 1.178 million units, up 6.1% y/y; CV exports totaled 242,000 units, up 13.1% y/y; and NEV exports totaled 441,000 units, up 43.9% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Mar. 2025			Jan.-Mar. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	105.2	36.1	7.9	268.5	35.9	10.8
MPV	10.8	3.7	11.3	27.6	3.7	33.5
SUV	127.1	43.6	10.9	336.8	45.1	11.6
Mini Van	3.7	1.3	105.6	9.1	1.2	140.1
Passenger Cars Total	246.8	84.7	10.4	641.9	85.9	12.9
Commercial Vehicles Total	44.7	15.3	-2.4	105.1	14.1	1.8
Grand Total	291.5	100.0	8.2	747.0	100.0	11.2

Source:Created by MarkLines based on press release

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

	Mar. 2025			Jan.-Mar. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	162.76	65.9	22.5	436.40	68.0	28.4
Japanese brands	26.91	10.9	-6.6	62.70	9.8	-14.8
German brands	36.82	14.9	-4.0	92.35	14.4	-7.2
American brands	15.14	6.1	-18.0	36.88	5.7	-13.4
Korean brands	4.26	1.7	5.3	10.67	1.7	7.4
French brands	0.73	0.3	1.3	2.16	0.3	9.5

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Mar. 2025			Jan.-Mar. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	110.0	36.6	12.5	273.5	36.2	14.8
MPV	11.9	4.0	24.0	29.4	3.9	36.1
SUV	131.8	43.8	13.8	339.7	44.9	14.3
Mini Van	3.7	1.2	105.6	8.7	1.2	128.2
Passenger Cars Total	257.4	85.6	14.4	651.3	86.1	16.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	43.1	14.3	-1.4	104.8	13.9	5.1
Grand Total	300.6	100.0	11.9	756.1	100.0	14.5

Source:Created by MarkLines based on press release

Sales of NEV

	Mar. 2025			Jan.-Mar. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	80.6	65.2	42.5	192.8	62.7	47.7
PHV	43.1	34.8	35.8	114.5	37.2	46.1
FCV	0.04	0.03	69.1	0.1	0.03	-20.3
Total	123.7	100.0	40.1	307.5	100.0	47.1

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

Production of NEV

	Mar. 2025			Jan.-Mar. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	83.8	65.6	53.3	202.3	63.6	53.6
PHV	43.9	34.4	38.7	115.8	36.4	45.3
FCV	0.04	0.03	36.2	0.1	0.03	-32.3
Total	127.7	100.0	47.9	318.2	100.0	50.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Mar. 2025	Jan.- Mar. 2024	Y-o-Y
1	BYD Auto	Song PLUS	51,501	41,569	23.9%	152,846	90,450	69.0%
2	Tesla	Model Y	49,029	57,586	-14.9%	89,294	135,707	-34.2%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINIEV	42,178	9,835	328.9%	101,999	29,415	246.8%
4	BYD Auto	Seagull	35,532	34,830	2.0%	117,967	84,769	39.2%
5	BYD Auto	Qin PLUS	33,260	40,038	-16.9%	75,406	76,767	-1.8%
6	Geely	Geely Xingyuan	32,490	-	-%	89,228	-	-%
7	BYD Auto	Song Pro	31,578	30,309	4.2%	74,822	58,815	27.2%
8	Tesla	Model 3	29,799	31,478	-5.3%	83,460	85,169	-2.0%
9	Xiaomi	Xiaomi SU7	29,244	4,015	628.4%	75,869	4,015	1789.6%
10	Geely	Xing Yue L	26,697	16,593	60.9%	86,082	53,338	61.4%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*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	Mar. 2025 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	BYD Auto	29.0	11.5%
2	Geely Automobile	19.5	70.5%
3	FAW-VW	13.0	-7.8%
4	Chery Automobile	11.9	58.6%
5	Changan Automobile	11.2	7.5%
6	SAIC-GM-Wuling	9.9	46.8%
7	SAIC VW	9.1	3.9%
8	Tesla	7.4	18.8%
9	FAW Toyota	7.1	22.6%
10	GAC Toyota	6.6	19.3%

Source: CPCA

Three Japanese OEMs release March 2025 new car sales figures in China, with only Toyota seeing growth y/y
Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their March 2025 new car sales results in China.
Toyota sold 155,100 units in March, up 17.3% year-over-year (y/y). The sales volume of EVs, including hybrid vehicles, increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 387,400 units, up 3.6% y/y.
On April 7, Honda announced that its March sales volume was 55,130 units, down 8.8% y/y. YTD sales volume totaled 157,886 units, down 23.7% y/y. On March 6, Dongfeng Honda launched the S7 midsize battery electric SUV, which, according to multiple press releases, excels in exterior design and configuration, but has no obvious price advantages over mainstream Chinese New Energy SUV models.
On April 8, Nissan announced that its March sales volume was 44,409 units, down 25.9% y/y. YTD sales volume totaled 121,335 units, down 27.5% y/y.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Mar. 2025	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Mar. 2025	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	155,100	17.3%	387,400	3.6%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Apr. 9. 2025
Nissan	44,409	-25.9%	121,335	-27.5%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Apr. 9. 2025
Honda	55,130	-8.8%	157,886	-23.7%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Apr. 9. 2025
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, February 2025

Mar 11, 2025

*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 February vehicle production, sales volumes increase 39.6% y/y, 34.4% y/y, respectively
On March 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for February 2025.
According to the CAAM, in February, corporate production and operating activities accelerated after the Spring Festival. Automakers scrambled to launch new models and price-off promotions, injecting much vitality into the market. As a result, China’s February vehicle production and sales volumes grew rapidly year-over-year (y/y). In January and February, the overall vehicle production and sales volumes grew steadily, as trade-in policies were newly strengthened and implemented, and corporate technology and product upgrading boosted demand. The passenger vehicle (PV) market remained good, while the commercial vehicle (CV) market picked up somewhat. The market performance of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) was excellent, with production and sales volumes maintaining rapid growth. All these laid a foundation for a flying start to Q1.
In February, vehicle production and sales volumes totaled 2.103 million units and 2.129 million units, up 39.6% y/y and 34.4% y/y, respectively. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales volumes were 4.553 million units and 4.552 million units, up 16.2% y/y and 13.1% y/y, respectively.
For PVs, production and sales volumes in February totaled 1.785 million units and 1.815 million units, up 40.2% y/y and 36.2% y/y, respectively. YTD production and sales volumes totaled 3.936 million units and 3.948 million units, up 17.2% y/y and 14.4% y/y, respectively.
For CVs, production and sales volumes in February totaled 318,000 units and 313,000 units, up 36.6% y/y and 25% y/y, respectively. YTD production and sales volumes were 617,000 units and 604,000 units, up 10.2% y/y and 5.1% y/y, respectively.
For NEVs, production and sales volumes in February totaled 888,000 units and 892,000 units, up 91.5% y/y and 87.1% y/y, respectively. Specifically, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 546,000 units and 544,000 units, up 94.9% y/y and 85.1% y/y, respectively; PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 341,000 units and 348,000 units, up 86.5% y/y and 90.3% y/y, respectively; and FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 160 units and 120 units, down 44.3% y/y and 36.2% y/y, respectively.
YTD NEV production and sales volumes totaled 1.903 million units and 1.835 million units, respectively, both up 52% y/y. Specifically, BEV production and sales volumes totaled 1.186 million units and 1.123 million units, up 53.8% y/y and 51.7% y/y, respectively; PHV production and sales volumes totaled 717,000 units and 713,000 units, up 49.2% y/y and 52.6% y/y, respectively; and FCV production and sales volumes totaled 219 units and 252 units, down 63.2% y/y and 55.5% y/y, respectively.
In February, vehicle exports totaled 441,000 units, up 16.9% y/y. Specifically, PV exports totaled 371,000 units, up 17.6% y/y; CV exports totaled 70,000 units, up 13.2% y/y; and NEV exports totaled 131,000 units, up 60.5% y/y. YTD vehicle exports totaled 911,000 units, up 10.9% y/y. Specifically, PV exports totaled 766,000 units, up 11.7% y/y; CV exports totaled 145,000 units, up 6.9% y/y; and NEV exports totaled 282,000 units, up 54.5% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Feb. 2025			Jan.-Feb. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	75.3	35.4	35.2	163.2	35.9	12.6
MPV	7.9	3.7	88.1	16.8	3.7	53.7
SUV	95.0	44.6	31.6	209.4	46.0	11.8
Mini Van	3.3	1.6	175.0	5.4	1.2	176.4
Passenger Cars Total	181.5	85.3	36.2	394.8	86.7	14.4
Commercial Vehicles Total	31.3	14.7	25.0	60.4	13.3	5.1
Grand Total	212.9	100.0	34.4	455.2	100.0	13.1

Source:Created by MarkLines based on press release

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

	Feb. 2025			Jan.-Feb. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	127.79	70.4	61.6	273.64	69.3	32.3
Japanese brands	16.26	9.0	-4.2	35.79	9.1	-20.1
German brands	24.70	13.6	4.8	55.53	14.1	-9.2
American brands	8.78	4.8	-12.2	21.74	5.5	-9.9
Korean brands	3.15	1.7	15.5	6.41	1.6	8.9
French brands	0.71	0.4	18.1	1.43	0.4	14.3

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Feb. 2025			Jan.-Feb. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	74.9	35.6	39.7	163.5	35.9	16.4
MPV	8.2	3.9	82.2	17.5	3.8	45.8
SUV	93.2	44.3	36.5	207.7	45.6	14.5
Mini Van	2.2	1.0	144.4	4.9	1.1	148.9
Passenger Cars Total	178.5	84.9	40.2	393.6	86.4	17.2
Commercial Vehicles Total	31.8	15.1	36.6	61.7	13.6	10.2
Grand Total	210.3	100.0	39.6	455.3	100.0	16.2

Source:Created by MarkLines based on press release

Sales of NEV

	Feb. 2025			Jan.-Feb. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	54.4	61.0	85.1	112.3	61.2	51.7
PHV	34.8	39.0	90.3	71.3	38.9	52.6
FCV	0.01	0.01	-36.2	0.03	0.02	-55.5
Total	89.2	100.0	87.1	183.5	100.0	52.0

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

Production of NEV

	Feb. 2025			Jan.-Feb. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	54.6	61.5	94.9	118.6	62.3	53.8
PHV	34.1	38.4	86.5	71.7	37.7	49.2
FCV	0.02	0.02	-44.3	0.02	0.01	-63.2
Total	88.8	100.0	91.5	190.3	100.0	52.0

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2024	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Feb. 2025	Jan.- Feb. 2024	Y-o-Y
1	BYD Auto	Song PLUS	50,004	20,173	147.9%	101,345	48,881	107.3%
2	BYD Auto	Seagull	41,223	13,492	205.5%	82,435	49,939	65.1%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang MINIEV	37,184	13,596	173.5%	59,821	19,580	205.5%
4	Geely	Xing Yue L	29,390	11,740	150.3%	59,385	36,745	61.6%
5	Geely	Geely Xingyuan	28,591	-	-%	56,738	-	-%
6	Xiaomi	Xiaomi SU7	23,728	-	-%	46,625	-	-%
7	BYD Auto	Song Pro	23,172	8,500	172.6%	43,244	28,506	51.7%
8	Tesla	Model 3	22,656	24,117	-6.1%	53,661	53,691	-0.1%
9	BYD Auto	Qin PLUS	21,989	15,630	40.7%	42,146	36,729	14.7%
10	Geely	Bin Yue	21,034	12,819	64.1%	39,956	29,588	35.0%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*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. 2025 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	BYD Auto	20.6	73.2%
2	Geely Automobile	18.0	106.8%
3	FAW-VW	9.8	5.9%
4	Chery Automobile	8.2	45.4%
5	Changan Automobile	8.1	-7.5%
6	SAIC VW	6.8	6.4%
7	SAIC-GM-Wuling	6.6	19.5%
8	GAC Toyota	4.2	-3.0%
9	FAW Toyota	4.1	41.8%
10	Beijing Benz Automotive	3.5	-5.1%

Source: CPCA

Three Japanese OEMs release February 2025 new car sales figures in China, with only Toyota seeing growth y/y
Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their February 2025 new car sales results in China.
Toyota sold 95,800 units in February, up 15.0% year-over-year (y/y). Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 232,300 units, down 3.9% y/y.
On March 7, Honda announced that its February sales volume was 33,866 units, down 25.6% y/y. YTD sales volume totaled 102,756 units, down 29.8% y/y.
On March 7, Nissan announced that its February sales volume was 31,508 units, down 24.7% y/y. YTD sales volume totaled 76,926 units, down 28.4% y/y.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Feb. 2025	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2025	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	95,800	15.0%	232,300	-3.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Mar. 10. 2025
Nissan	31,508	-24.7%	76,926	-28.4%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Mar. 10. 2025
Honda	33,866	-25.6%	102,756	-29.8%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Mar. 10. 2025
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 2025

Feb 17, 2025

*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, sales volumes up 1.7% y/y, down 0.6% y/y, respectively
On February 17, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced China’s vehicle production and sales results for January 2025.
According to the CAAM, despite fewer weekdays, China’s January 2025 vehicle production and sales volumes edged up year-over-year (y/y) and edged down y/y, respectively, due to bullish factors such as trade-in policies and the Spring Festival holiday economy growth, ushering in a stable start. Passenger vehicle (PV) production and sales volumes both grew y/y. New Energy Vehicle (NEV) production and sales volumes, as well as vehicle exports, remained good.
In January, vehicle production and sales volumes totaled 2.450 million units and 2.423 million units, up 1.7% y/y and down 0.6% y/y, respectively.
For PVs, production and sales volumes in January totaled 2.151 million units and 2.133 million units, up 3.3% y/y and 0.8% y/y, respectively.
For commercial vehicles (CVs), production and sales volumes in January totaled 299,000 units and 290,000 units, down 8.6% y/y and 10.3% y/y, respectively.
For NEVs, production and sales volumes in January totaled 1.015 million units and 944,000 units, up 29.0% y/y and 29.4% y/y, respectively. Specifically, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 635,000 units and 574,000 units, up 29.7% y/y and 29.1% y/y, respectively; PHV (plug-in hybrid vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 380,000 units and 370,000 units, up 27.8% y/y and 30.0% y/y, respectively; and FCV (fuel cell vehicle) production and sales volumes totaled 59 units and 132 units, down 80.8% y/y and 65.1% y/y, respectively.
In January, vehicle exports totaled 470,000 units, up 6.1% y/y. Specifically, PV exports totaled 395,000 units, up 7.0% y/y; CV exports totaled 75,000 units, up 1.5% y/y; and NEV exports totaled 150,000 units, up 49.6% y/y.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Jan. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	87.9	36.3	-1.5
MPV	8.9	3.7	32.8
SUV	114.4	47.2	-0.4
Mini Van	2.1	0.9	200.0
Passenger Cars Total	213.3	88.0	0.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	29.0	12.0	-10.3
Grand Total	242.3	100.0	-0.6

Source:Created by MarkLines based on press release

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

	Jan. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	145.85	68.4	14.1
Japanese brands	19.53	9.2	-29.9
German brands	30.83	14.5	-17.9
American brands	12.96	6.1	-8.2
Korean brands	3.26	1.5	3.1
French brands	0.72	0.3	10.7

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Jan. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	88.6	36.2	2.0
MPV	9.3	3.8	22.4
SUV	114.5	46.7	1.6
Mini Van	2.7	1.1	145.5
Passenger Cars Total	215.1	87.8	3.3
Commercial Vehicles Total	29.9	12.2	-8.6
Grand Total	245.0	100.0	1.7

Source:Created by MarkLines based on press release

Sales of NEV

	Jan. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	57.4	60.8	29.1
PHV	37.0	39.2	30.0
FCV	0.01	0.01	-65.1
Total	94.4	100.0	29.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

Production of NEV

	Jan. 2025
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
EV	63.5	62.6	29.7
PHV	38.0	37.4	27.8
FCV	0.01	0.01	-80.8
Total	101.5	100.0	29.0

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2024	Y-o-Y
1	BYD Auto	Song PLUS	51,341	28,708	78.8%
2	BYD Auto	Seagull	41,212	36,447	13.1%
3	Changan/Chana	CS75	37,881	34,780	8.9%
4	Tesla	Model Y	32,233	41,873	-23.0%
5	Tesla	Model 3	31,005	29,574	4.8%
6	Geely	Xing Yue L	29,995	25,005	20.0%
7	VW	Sagitar	28,326	31,747	-10.8%
8	Geely	Geely Xingyuan	28,147	-	-%
9	Changan/Chana	Eado	24,161	17,894	35.0%
10	Geely	Preface	23,717	19,171	23.7%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

*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. 2025 (10,000)	Y-o-Y
1	Geely Automobile	24.0	28.2%
2	BYD Auto	20.0	-3.2%
3	FAW-VW	13.7	-15.4%
4	Changan Automobile	12.2	-37.2%
5	Chery Automobile	11.9	12.2%
6	SAIC VW	9.9	-14.1%
7	SAIC-GM-Wuling	6.9	-9.4%
8	GAC Toyota	6.3	-11.7%
9	FAW Toyota	6.0	-14.1%
10	BMW Brilliance	5.3	-23.7%

Source: CPCA

Three Japanese OEMs’ Chinese sales figures for January 2025 all drop
Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their new car sales results in China for January 2025.
Toyota sold 136,500 units in January, down 13.9% year-over-year (y/y).
On February 10, Honda announced that its January sales volume was 68,890 units, down 31.8% y/y.
On February 12, Nissan announced that its January sales volume was 45,418 units, down 30.7% y/y.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Jan. 2025	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	136,500	-13.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Feb. 14. 2025
Nissan	45,418	-30.7%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Feb. 14. 2025
Honda	68,890	-31.8%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Feb. 14. 2025
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