The best-selling EV models in China
Data: full year 2025 · last checked Jan 17, 2026
| 1 | Geely Xingyuan / EX2BEV Geely | 465,775 |
| 2 | Wuling Hongguang Mini EVBEV SGMW (Wuling) | 435,599 |
| 3 | Tesla Model YBEV Tesla | 425,337 |
| 4 | BYD Qin PLUSNEV BYD Ueberwiegend DM-i/PHEV-Variante; CPCA/Yiche melden die Modellfamilie ohne BEV/PHEV-Split; daher kein definitiver Antriebsart-Tag | 387,315 |
| 5 | BYD SeagullBEV BYD | 310,956 |
| 6 | BYD Qin LNEV BYD Ueberwiegend DM-i/PHEV-Variante; CPCA/Yiche melden die Modellfamilie ohne BEV/PHEV-Split; daher kein definitiver Antriebsart-Tag | 264,671 |
| 7 | Xiaomi SU7BEV Xiaomi | 258,164 |
| 8 | BYD Seal 06BEV BYD | 220,317 |
| 9 | Tesla Model 3BEV Tesla | 200,361 |
| 10 | BYD Song PLUSNEV BYD Ueberwiegend DM-i/PHEV-Variante; CPCA/Yiche melden die Modellfamilie ohne BEV/PHEV-Split; daher kein definitiver Antriebsart-Tag | 200,276 |
Global context (not our own ranking, cited for orientation): according to Autovista24 (based on EV Volumes data), the Tesla Model Y was the world's best-selling BEV in full-year 2025 with 1.086 million units, followed by the Tesla Model 3 (500,000) and the Geely Galaxy Xingyuan (474,000).
China remains the largest and fastest-moving EV market in the world. Whoever leads here sets the global cost curve for the years ahead.
Methodology
Full-year 2025 retail sales per model, compiled by CarNewsChina (an English-language China automotive trade publication) from Yiche and China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) data. BEV and PHEV both count as EVs. CPCA itself only publishes market aggregates (NEV share, total sales), no public model-by-model ranking. Models without a documented BEV/PHEV split (e.g. BYD Qin PLUS) carry an "NEV" tag instead of a definitive BEV/PHEV tag, with details noted on the model row. No US market and no all-powertrain ranking (see Global context below).
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China's best-selling EV model in full-year 2025 is ranked #1 in this table with 465,775 units (last checked 2026-01-17).
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