# China Pickup Market Sales Reach 67,000 in September, Up 47% Year-on-Year

China's pickup market sold 67,000 vehicles in September 2026, up 47% year-on-year and 23% month-on-month, according to the China Passenger Car Association\. Exports reached 47,000 units in September, up 85% year-on-year\.

By China EV Signal
Published: 2026-10-29T13:05:32.119Z
Updated: 2026-10-29T13:05:32.120Z
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## Key takeaways

- China's pickup market sold 67,000 vehicles in September 2026, up 47% year-on-year and 23% month-on-month\.
- Pickup exports reached 47,000 units in September 2026, up 85% year-on-year and 24% month-on-month\.
- New energy pickup sales totaled 9,000 units in September 2026, up 98% year-on-year and 4% month-on-month\.

## September Sales

China's pickup market sold 67,000 vehicles in September 2026, up 47% year-on-year and 23% month-on-month, the China Passenger Car Association reported\.

For the first nine months of 2026, pickup sales totaled 521,000 units, up 25% year-on-year\.

## Exports

Pickup exports reached 47,000 units in September 2026, up 85% year-on-year and 24% month-on-month\.

Exports totaled 313,000 units in the first nine months of 2026, up 50% year-on-year\.

Pickup exports accounted for 45% of total pickup sales in 2024, 50% in 2025, 55% in the cumulative 2026 period, and 71% of manufacturer volume in September 2026\.

## New Energy Pickups

New energy pickup sales totaled 9,000 units in September 2026, up 98% year-on-year and 4% month-on-month\.

In the first nine months of 2026, new energy pickup sales reached 71,000 units, up 33% year-on-year\.

National new energy pickup sales were 21,000 units in 2024, up 170% year-on-year, and 73,000 units in 2025, up 243%\.

## Brand and Regional Performance

Among new energy pickups in September, BYD's overseas pickup sales were 4,000 units, Geely Radar's electric pickups sold 2,068 units, Zhengzhou Nissan sold 1,936 new energy pickups, and Changan's range-extended pickups sold 452 units\.

In September 2026, the southwest and northwest regions accounted for about 47% of total pickup demand\.

Great Wall Motor held nearly 50% of domestic pickup sales in September 2026, and the top one-plus-three domestic pickup makers together held nearly 70% of the market\.

## City Sales

Chongqing led September 2026 pickup sales among cities with 561 units, followed by Chengdu with 502 units, Shenzhen with 446 units, Urumqi with 270 units, Haikou with 242 units, Xinxiang with 234 units, Nanning with 205 units, Harbin with 203 units, Guiyang with 196 units, and Baise with 190 units\.

For the first nine months of 2026, Chongqing led city pickup sales with 4,709 units, followed by Shenzhen with 4,225 units, Chengdu with 4,071 units, Urumqi with 3,938 units, Beijing with 2,700 units, Harbin with 2,374 units, Zhengzhou with 2,316 units, Kunming with 2,225 units, Pu'er with 2,132 units, and Nanning with 2,045 units\.

The largest year-on-year increases in September 2026 were in Xinxiang with 180 units, Chengdu with 95 units, Wujiaqu with 71 units, Baoding with 58 units, and Shenzhen with 54 units\. For the first nine months, the largest increases were in Shenzhen with 754 units, Wujiaqu with 518 units, Wuhan with 449 units, Harbin with 356 units, and Xilin Gol with 225 units\.

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## Original publisher

乘联分会. Published: 2026-10-29T08:40:10.000Z