China's top 10 selling new energy cars

chinadaily.com.cn
Updated: Oct 12, 2018

Sales of new energy cars in China jumped 59.6 percent to 82,000 units on a yearly basis in August, according to the latest statistics from the China Passenger Car Association. BYD Auto and SAIC Motor remained the biggest winners, with sales both topping 10,000 units. Geely Auto and BMW Brilliance also witnessed a large rebound compared with the previous month.

Battery electric vehicle models still took major market share, as four of the top six best-selling models are BEVs, leaving only two spaces for Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

As Chinese brands are the main players in the domestic NEV market, joint ventures are accelerating their expansion in the country, with different market strategies as most of their models are PHEVs.

Let’s check out the country’s top 10 best-selling new energy car models in August.

No 10 BYD e5

Sales: 3,803

%Change: 81.7

Type: BEV

A BYD e5 300 electric car on display during a launch event in Beijing on March 31, 2016. [Photo/IC]

No 9 BYD Qin

Sales: 3,886

%Change: 78.4

Type: PHEV

Wolfgang Egger, design director of Chinese automaker BYD Auto, speaks after presenting the Qin Pro during a press conference at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing on April 25, 2018. [Photo/IC]

No 8 SAIC Roewe Ei5

Sales: 3,959

%Change: N/A

Type: BEV

An official photo of SAIC Roewe Ei5. [Photo/roewe.com.cn]

No 7 Hawtai EV160

Sales: 3,984

%Change: 319.8

Type: BEV

A photo of the Hawtai EV160. [Photo/hawtaimotor.com]

No 6 SAIC Roewe i6 1.0T EDU

Sales: 4,012

%Change: 254.1

Type: PHEV

A SAIC Roewe i6 model on display in Haikou, South China’s Hainan province, on July 13, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 5 BYD Yuan

Sales: 4,263

%Change: N/A

Type: BEV

The BYD Yuan EV is seen at the Hainan Autumn Auto Show in Haikou, Hainan province on Sept 7, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

No 4 Chery eQ

Sales: 4,613

%Change: 105.5

Type: BEV

A Chery eQ share electric vehicle seen in Xi’an, North China’s Shaanxi province, on April 5, 2017. [Photo/IC]

No 3 Geely Emgrand EV

Sales: 4,647

%Change: 13

Type: BEV

A Geely Emgrand EV on display at the International Electric Vehicle Technology Trade Fair in Beijing on June 21, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

No 2 BYD Tang

Sales: 4,791

%Change: 457.1

Type: PHEV

Visitors check the BYD Tang EV at CES Asia in Shanghai on June 14, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

No 1 JAC IEV

Sales: 5,797

%Change: N/A

Type: BE

A JAC iEV6e car is displayed in Beijing on July 13, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

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