Overall market
China's new energy passenger vehicle wholesale sales were estimated at 1.8 million units in October 2026, up 12% year on year and 8% month on month, according to the Passenger Car Market Information Joint Committee.
The October estimate was based on combining September's structural share with October data, the committee said. The initial total for automakers that sold more than 10,000 new energy vehicles in September was 1.62 million units in October.
In September 2026, automakers with new energy wholesale sales above 10,000 units accounted for 93% of total new energy passenger vehicle sales that month.
Top five automakers
BYD led October 2026 new energy passenger vehicle wholesale sales at 483,125 units, followed by Geely at 213,165 units and Chery at 134,471 units.
Changan recorded 122,422 units and Leapmotor 103,021 units, completing the top five.
Other automakers
SAIC-GM-Wuling reported 97,241 units, SAIC Passenger Vehicle 76,479 units, Tesla China 67,829 units, XPeng 50,237 units, Xiaomi more than 50,000 units and Great Wall Motor 49,498 units in October 2026.
GAC Aion recorded 44,871 units, NIO 34,246 units, Dongfeng Motor 30,420 units, Li Auto 29,025 units and Seres 22,105 units.
FAW Besturn reported 19,643 units, SAIC Volkswagen 17,975 units, FAW-Volkswagen 14,933 units, SAIC-GM 12,335 units and FAW Hongqi 11,629 units.
GAC Toyota recorded 11,058 units, Volkswagen Anhui 8,207 units, Changan Mazda 8,095 units, Beijing Auto 7,914 units and IM Motors 7,837 units.