China NEV retail sales in Dec 1-14 down 4% year-on-year to 476,000 units

  • From December 1 to 14, China's overall passenger vehicle retail sales totaled 764,000 units, a 24 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.
  • China's NEV retail penetration rate was 62.3 percent from December 1-14 and 53.7 percent year-to-date.
China NEV retail sales in Dec 1-14 down 4% year-on-year to 476,000 units
(A SAIC Roewe model displayed at the Shanghai auto show in April 2025. Image credit: CnEVPost)

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) retail sales in the first half of December declined year-on-year, marking a rare year-end dip.

From December 1-14, China's passenger NEV retail sales came in at 476,000 units, down 4 percent year-on-year but up 1 percent month-on-month, according to data released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

Year-to-date, China's cumulative passenger NEV retail sales reached 11.95 million units, up 18 percent year-on-year.

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Wholesale sales of China's passenger NEVs from December 1-14 totaled 457,000 units, down 15 percent year-on-year and down 14 percent month-on-month.

Year-to-date, China's cumulative passenger NEV wholesale sales reached 14.21 million units, up 26 percent year-on-year.

From December 1-14, China's total passenger vehicle retail sales were 764,000 units, down 24 percent year-on-year while up 2 percent month-on-month.

Year-to-date, China's cumulative retail sales of all passenger vehicles reached 22.25 million units, up 5 percent year-on-year.

This indicates that China's NEV retail penetration rate stood at 62.3 percent during December 1-14 and 53.7 percent year-to-date.

During the first week of December, December 1-7, China's average daily passenger vehicle retail sales were 42,468 units, down 32 percent year-on-year and down 8 percent month-on-month.

During the second week of December, December 8-14, China's average daily passenger vehicle retail sales were 66,629 units, down 17 percent year-on-year but up 9 percent month-on-month.

From December 1-14, China's total passenger vehicle wholesale sales totaled 734,000 units, down 31 percent year-on-year and down 15 percent month-on-month.

During December 1-7, China's average daily wholesale sales of passenger vehicles were 42,525 units, down 40 percent year-on-year and down 18 percent month-on-month.

From December 8-14, China's average daily passenger vehicle wholesale sales were 62,271 units, down 22 percent year-on-year and down 13 percent month-on-month.

Year-to-date, China's passenger vehicle wholesale sales totaled 27.5 million units, up 9 percent compared to the same period last year.

BYD's share edged slightly higher than October's, while Tesla made its return to the top 10 after falling out of the rankings last month.
Dec 9, 2025
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