China Best Selling Cars Ranking in 2024 sees BYD SONG moving up 2 spots to take 1st, followed by the BYD Qin PLUS in 2nd and the Tesla Model Y in 3rd. The BYD Seagull climbed 14 spots into 4th while the Volkswagen Passat rose 11 spots into the Top 10 at 9th.
As reported in a dedicated post on the Chinese Market, the year began positively for the world’s largest auto market and it kept growing during the first nine months of the year in YTD figures (+1.7%). After a decline in year-on-year volumes during late Q3, sales rebounded in September, with the positive momentum continuing into October, when monthly sales rose by 8.2%.
Considering cumulative data up to October 2024, the best-selling model was the BYD Song -up 2 spot- from Chinese manufacturer BYD, which secured the top spot with 442,275 sales (+42.2%).
The BYD Qin Plus -down 1 spot- ranked in 2nd with 402,529 sales (+13.4%), followed by the Tesla Model Y -down 1 spot- in 3rd with 373,852 sales (+7.9%). The BYD Seagull -up 14 spots- made a surprising leap to 4th place with 348,683 cumulative registrations (+121.2%).
The Nissan Sylphy -down 1 spot- ranked 5th with 272,146 (-6.4%), ahead of the Volkswagen Lavida -down 1 spot- with 251,201 (-9.7%), the Toyota Corolla -down 1 spot- with 237,756 (-11.9%) and the BYD Yuan Plus -down 1 spot- with 225,775 (-9.1%)
Volkswagen Passat -up 11 spots- ranked in 9th with 198,320 registrations (+26.3%) followed in 10th place by the BYD Song Pro -up 7 spots- with 195,600 (+21.1%).
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for the top 100 Models
