China NEV retail at 622,000 in Mar 1-23, up 40% from same period last month

  • China's NEV retail penetration rate was 53.90 percent in March 1-23, and 47.30 percent year to date.
  • From March 1 to March 23, retail sales of all passenger cars in China were 1.154 million units, an increase of 18 percent year-on-year and up 25 percent month-on-month.
China NEV retail at 622,000 in Mar 1-23, up 40% from same period last month
(A Volkswagen ID.3 on display at the Shanghai new energy vehicle auto show in June 2024. Image credit: CnEVPost)

The recovery of China's new energy vehicle (NEV) market has continued this month.

In March 1-23, retail sales of Chinese passenger NEVs totaled 622,000 units, an increase of 30 percent year-on-year and up 40 percent month-on-month, according to data released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

Cumulative retail sales of passenger NEVs this year reached 2.048 million units, an increase of 34 percent year-on-year.

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Wholesale sales of passenger NEVs from March 1 to March 23 were 670,000 units, an increase of 35 percent year-on-year and up 30 percent month-on-month.

Cumulative wholesale sales of China's passenger NEVs this year were 2.389 million units, an increase of 44 percent year-on-year.

From March 1 to 23, retail sales of all passenger vehicles were 1.154 million units, an increase of 18 percent year-on-year and up 25 percent month-on-month.

So far this year, cumulative retail sales of all passenger cars in China totaled 4.33 million units, an increase of 5 percent year-on-year.

This means that the retail penetration rate of NEVs in China was 53.90 percent from March 1 to March 23, and 47.30 percent so far this year.

In the first week of March, March 1-9, the average daily retail sales of passenger cars in China were 40,406, an increase of 14 percent year-on-year and up 52 percent compared to the same period last month.

In the second week of March, March 10-16, the average daily retail sales of passenger cars in China were 58,329, a year-on-year increase of 34 percent and an increase of 19 percent over the same period last month.

In the second week of March, March 17-23, the average daily retail sales of passenger cars in China were 54,643, a year-on-year increase of 8 percent and an increase of 11 percent over the same period last month.

From March 1 to March 23, wholesale sales of all passenger cars in China totaled 1.321 million units, an increase of 16 percent year-on-year and up 33 percent month-on-month.

From March 1 to March 9, the average daily wholesale sales of passenger cars in China were 44,822, an increase of 26 percent year-on-year and up 84 percent month-on-month.

From March 10 to March 16, the average daily wholesale sales of passenger cars in China were 67,234, an increase of 24 percent year-on-year and up 28 percent month-on-month.

From March 17 to March 23, the average daily wholesale sales of passenger cars in China were 63,897, an increase of 1 percent year-on-year and up 10 percent month-on-month.

So far this year, the wholesale sales of passenger cars in China has reached 5.186 million units, an increase of 13 percent year-on-year.

BYD's car sales target for 2025 is 5.5 million units, including more than 800,000 in overseas markets, according to local media.
Mar 25, 2025
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