# China September New Energy Passenger Vehicle Wholesale Volume Estimated at 1\.67 Million Units

China's national new energy passenger vehicle wholesale volume for September 2026 is estimated at 1\.67 million units, up 12% year-on-year and 11% month-on-month, according to the China Passenger Car Association\. BYD led manufacturers with 456,713 units, followed by Geely with 188,800 and Chery with 127,486\.

By China EV Signal
Published: 2026-10-09T14:09:13.262Z
Updated: 2026-10-09T14:09:13.264Z
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## Key takeaways

- China's September 2026 new energy passenger vehicle wholesale volume is estimated at 1\.67 million units, a 12% year-on-year increase and an 11% month-on-month increase, per the China Passenger Car Association\.
- BYD topped September manufacturer wholesale volumes at 456,713 units, with Geely at 188,800, Chery at 127,486, Leapmotor at 105,656 and Changan at 102,968\.
- The Mid-Autumn Festival holiday fell on September 25, affecting late-September production and sales and contributing to unusually low new energy retail sales for the month\.

## 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\.

Jiangling New Energy recorded 2,297 units, FAW Toyota 1,494, Maxus 1,477 and Lingtu 800\. FAW-Volkswagen recorded 701 units and Beijing Hyundai 684\. Other manufacturers combined were estimated at 8,364 units\.

## Growth and Holiday Impact

SAIC Volkswagen and SAIC-GM doubled their new energy passenger vehicle wholesale volumes year-on-year\. Changan Mazda, Chery, Leapmotor, SAIC Passenger Vehicle and GAC Aion each grew more than 50% year-on-year\.

The Mid-Autumn Festival holiday fell on September 25, affecting production and sales in late September and contributing to unusually low new energy retail sales for the month\.

## Data Revision Note

The China Passenger Car Association said its preliminary express data may differ from manufacturers' final data\. The specific manufacturer figures in this release are initial draft data including estimates and should not be directly compared with historical final data\.

## Original publisher

乘联分会. Published: 2026-10-09T09:49:35.000Z