China Best Selling Cars Ranking in 2025 is led by the BYD SONG, though Geely models in 2nd and 3rd threatens its lead. The strongest performance was that of the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, up 27 spots into 6th.
As reported in a dedicated post on the Chinese Market, it dropped 15.4% in January 2025, despite the previous year’s robust performance. 1,781 million units were sold, of which 35% were EVs.
Considering data from January 2025, the best-selling model was the BYD Song -up 1 spot- from Chinese manufacturer BYD, with 32,174 sales (-18.8%).
The Geely Xingyue L -up 12 spots- ranked in 2nd with 29,434 sales (+25.8%), followed by the Geely Xingyuan in 3rd with 28,146 units. The Volkswagen Sagitar -up 7 spots- ranked 4th with 25,745 new registrations (-7.5%).
The Tesla Model Y -up 2 spots- ranked 5th with 25,694 (-14.1%), ahead of the Volkswagen Passat -up 9 spots- with 25,670 (+12.2%), the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV -up 27 spots- with 24,924 (+60.6%) and the Nissan Sylphy -down 3 spots- with 23,959 (-21.1%)
The Volkswagen Lavida -down 6 spots- ranked in 9th with 23,863 registrations (-26.4%) followed in 10th place by the CHANGAN CS75 -down 9 spots- with 23,494 (-43.4%).
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for the top 100 Models
