SALES · CHINA PASSENGER CARS
China car sales, 2026
Monthly retail sales of passenger cars in China — deliveries to end customers — as published by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). Every figure links to the release it comes from.
- Retail sales
- 13,342,000Jan–Sept 2026, sum of monthly releases
- NEV retail
- 7,754,00058.1% NEV share
- Exports
- 6,979,000Jan–Sept 2026, sum of monthly releases
China passenger-car retail sales by month, Jan–Sept 2026 (CPCA)
Navy: new-energy vehicles (battery-electric and plug-in). Grey: combustion and hybrid.
China passenger-car exports by month, Jan–Sept 2026 (CPCA)
Monthly totals
| Month | Retail sales | NEV retail | NEV share | Exports | Retail vs prior year | NEV vs prior year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1,618,000 | 1,084,000 | 67% | 917,000 | -28% | -16.7% | ↗ |
| August 2026 | 1,541,000 | 1,005,000 | 65.2% | 888,000 | -23.6% | -10.1% | ↗ |
| July 2026 | 1,461,000 | 951,000 | 65.1% | 918,000 | -20.9% | -3.9% | ↗ |
| June 2026 | 1,602,000 | 1,007,000 | 62.8% | 877,000 | -23.2% | -9.4% | ↗ |
| May 2026 | 1,510,000 | 950,000 | 62.9% | 784,000 | -22.1% | -7.5% | ↗ |
| April 2026 | 1,384,000 | 849,000 | 61.4% | 769,000 | -21.5% | -6.8% | ↗ |
| March 2026 | 1,648,000 | 848,000 | 51.5% | 695,000 | -15% | -14.4% | ↗ |
| February 2026 | 1,034,000 | 464,000 | 44.9% | 555,000 | -25.4% | -32% | ↗ |
| January 2026 | 1,544,000 | 596,000 | 38.6% | 576,000 | -13.9% | -20% | ↗ |
CPCA publishes monthly totals in units of 10,000 vehicles, so totals are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Exports include knock-down kits (CKD) shipped for local assembly.
Manufacturers above 20,000 new-energy retail sales, February 2026
| # | Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYD比亚迪 | 88,697 |
| 2 | Geely Auto吉利汽车 | 76,636 |
| 3 | Tesla China特斯拉中国 | 38,206 |
| 4 | Changan Automobile长安汽车 | 28,220 |
| 5 | HIMA (Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance)鸿蒙智行 | 28,212 |
| 6 | Li Auto理想汽车 | 26,421 |
| 7 | NIO蔚来汽车 | 20,750 |
| 8 | Xiaomi Auto小米汽车 | 20,414 |