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This was up 27 percent from February, but below the CPCA's estimate of around 560,000 units announced in late March.

In the first quarter, wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China are expected to be 1.48 million, up 25 percent year-on-year, the CPCA said.

The overall market is recovering at a slower pace than previously expected due to increased consumer wait-and-see sentiment caused by big price cuts, the CPCA said.

This article contains 20 tables compiled by CnEVPost based on data from the CPCA, showing which models and car companies sold the most in China in February.

BYD Song was the best-selling SUV in China in February with 51,592 retail sales, and the Model Y ranked No. 2 with 25,526 units.

Nio ET5 ranks No. 7 with 6,471 retail sales in February, surpassed by Audi A4L with 6,935 sales.

In terms of retail sales, China's NEV penetration rate was 31.6 percent in February, up nearly 10 percentage points from a year ago and up from 25.7 percent in January.

China's new energy passenger vehicle penetration at retail in February was 32.1 percent, up 6.4 percentage points from 25.7 percent in January.

In the first two months, Tesla sold 140,453 China-made vehicles, up 20.71 percent from the same period last year.

Retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China are expected to be around 400,000 units in February, with a penetration rate of 29.6 percent, according to preliminary estimates by the CPCA.