Sales of Chinese-made vehicles, including exports, rose by 14% to 2.904 million units in June 2025, up from 2.551 million units a year earlier, according to passenger car and commercial vehicle wholesale data compiled by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). Domestic sales rose by just over 10% to 2.312 million units last month, while exports increased by 22% to 592,000 units.
The Chinese government has stepped up its stimulus measures this year to boost domestic vehicles sales, including increasing vehicle trade-in and scrappage incentives which favour mainly new energy vehicle (NEV) sales. The country’s vehicle market has also responded to strong price competition among domestic manufacturers and numerous new model launches.
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In the first six months of 2025, total sales of China-made vehicles increased by over 11% to 15,653 million units, up from 14.054 million a year earlier, including a 12% rise in domestic sales to 12.570 million units while exports rose by over 10% to 3.083 million units. Overall sales of passenger vehicles increased by 14% to 13.531 million units, while commercial vehicle sales rose by 2.6% to 2.122 million units.
First-half sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) rose by 40% to 6.937 million units, accounting for over 44% of total vehicle sales in the country. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales surged by 48% to 4.443 million units while plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales rose by 25% to 2.491 million units. Domestic NEV sales rose by 34% to 5.878 million units year-to-date, while exports jumped by 75% to 1.059 million units.
Overall vehicle production in the country rose by almost 13% to 15.621 million units in the first half of 2025, compared with 13.880 million in the same period last year.
Manufacturer performances
BYD’s global sales rose by 33% to 2,145,954 units in the first six months of 2025, including a 128% surge in overseas sales to 464,266 units. Overall sales of passenger PHEVs surged by 24% to 1,089,890 units, while passenger BEV sales rose by 41% to 1,023,381 units and commercial vehicle sales jumped more than fivefold to 32,683 units.
SAIC Motor reported a 12% increase in global sales to 2,052,680 units year-to-date, driven by a 32% surge in SAIC-GM-Wuling’s deliveries to 753,276 units. SAIC-VW’s sales dropped by 4% to 492,145 units, while SAIC-GM’s sales increased by 9% to 245,067 units from depressed year-earlier levels. Overseas sales increased by just over 1% to 494,052 units, while global NEV sales surged by 40% to 646,322 units.
Geely Automobile Holdings reported a 47% rise in global sales to 1,409,180 units in the first half of 2025, while Chery Automobile’s sales rose by 14% to 1,260,124 units, including 550,270 exports. GAC Group, including its joint ventures with Toyota and Honda, reported a 12% sales decline to 755,300 units, while Great Wall Motor’s sales increased by 8% to 559,669 units – driven by a 63% jump in overseas sales to 201,500 units.
Tesla’s Shanghai factory sales fell by 15% to 364,474 units year-to-date, with retail sales in China falling by 5% to 263,410 units despite the recent launch of the revised Model Y, while exports plunged by 32% to 101,064 units.
