September Wholesale Estimate
China's national new energy passenger vehicle manufacturer wholesale volume for September 2026 is estimated at 1.67 million units, a 12% year-on-year increase and an 11% month-on-month increase, according to the China Passenger Car Association. The estimate was calculated using August's structural share combined with September data.
In August, manufacturers with monthly new energy sales above 10,000 units accounted for 93% of total new energy passenger vehicle sales. Their combined September volume was 1.55 million units, with the remaining gap filled by other manufacturers and estimates.
Manufacturer Rankings
BYD recorded September new energy passenger vehicle wholesale volume of 456,713 units, the highest among manufacturers. Geely followed with 188,800 units, Chery with 127,486, Leapmotor with 105,656 and Changan with 102,968.
Other manufacturers included Tesla China with 95,366 units, SAIC-GM-Wuling with 77,670, SAIC Passenger Vehicle with 62,000, GAC Aion with 43,059 and Great Wall Motor with 41,981. Xpeng recorded 41,256 units, Xiaomi exceeded 40,000 units, NIO recorded 37,408 and Li Auto 31,817.
Further down the list, Dongfeng Motor recorded 29,160 units, Seres 25,370 and Arcfox 20,021. FAW Bestune recorded 17,985, SAIC-GM 17,620, SAIC Volkswagen 13,110, GAC Toyota 10,241, FAW Hongqi 10,234 and GAC Trumpchi 9,822.
Zhiji recorded 8,000 units, Dongfeng Nissan 7,471, Changan Mazda 7,264, Volkswagen Anhui 5,832 and Spotlight Automotive 5,572. BAIC recorded 5,263, Seres (Hubei) 3,548, JAC 2,932 and Beijing Automobile Works 2,558.