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CPCA expects China Apr NEV retail sales to fall 8.4% from Mar to about 500,000 units

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April 25, 2023

April passenger vehicle sales in China are expected to be around 1.57 million units, down 1.3 percent from March, the CPCA said.

CPCA expects China Apr NEV retail sales to fall 8.4% from Mar to about 500,000 units-CnEVPost

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sales rose significantly this month from a year ago, though they were down from March.

In April, retail sales of NEVs in China are expected to be around 500,000 units, up 77 percent from a year earlier but down 8.4 percent from March, according to estimates released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

Survey shows that car companies, which contribute about 80 percent of passenger car sales, are targeting slightly lower retail sales in April than in March, the CPCA said.

According to preliminary projections, China's passenger vehicle sales in April were about 1.57 million units, up 49.8 percent from a year earlier but down 1.3 percent from March, the CPCA said.

That means the penetration of NEVs at retail in April would be 31.8 percent.

Last April, China's auto industry suffered disruption due to the Covid lockdown in Shanghai, with 1.04 million units of all passenger vehicles sold that month, including just 280,000 NEVs.

In the first quarter of this year, China's NEV sales continued to recover, with 545,739 units sold in March, according to the CPCA's final figures released last week. This is slightly higher than the 543,000 units announced by the CPCA on April 11.

In April, the price war in China's auto industry gradually receded and consumers returned to rational consumption, easing the wait-and-see sentiment, the CPCA said in the report today.

The average daily retail sales of major automakers in the first three weeks were 31,500, 36,700 and 54,800, up 8 percent, 23 percent and 26 percent, respectively, from the same period in March, the CPCA said.

But in the fourth week, the average daily retail sales of car companies are expected to fall 14 percent from the fourth week of March, considering that automaker sales usually have an upward pulse at the end of the quarter, according to the CPCA.

With a large number of local government stimulus policies expiring at the end of March and fewer policy incentives in April, no strong stimulus policies are expected to provide support in the short term, the CPCA said.

China's Mar passenger NEV retail up 23.6% MoM to 543,000, CPCA data show

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Full CPCA rankings: Top-selling models and automakers in China in Mar

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April 12, 2023

This article shares the CPCA's rankings of the best-selling models and car companies in China for March.

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced on April 11 the top selling models and car companies in China in March, presenting a panoramic view of the Chinese auto industry.

CnEVPost highlighted the NIO ET5 and Tesla's Model Y on these lists in yesterday's articles.

Here are 20 tables that CnEVPost put together based on data from the CPCA, if you wish to know more details about these rankings.

Automakers with highest retail sales in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Automaker	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY	Share
1	BYD	192,289	103,229	86.3%	12.1%
2	FAW-Volkswagen	146,816	126,133	16.4%	9.2%
3	Changan	93,073	120,437	-22.7%	5.9%
4	Geely	90,175	93,378	-3.4%	5.7%
5	SAIC-Volkswagen	84,019	78,018	7.7%	5.3%
6	Tesla China	76,663	65,754	16.6%	4.8%
7	SAIC-GM	65,021	70,021	-7.1%	4.1%
8	FAW Toyota	62,347	58,239	7.1%	3.9%
9	GAC Toyota	60,626	88,048	-31.1%	3.8%
10	BMW Brilliance	58,320	42,623	36.8%	3.7%
11	Great Wall Motor	50,710	74,071	-31.5%	3.2%
12	Beijing Benz	49,530	45,552	8.7%	3.1%
13	Dongfeng Nissan	49,416	67,821	-27.1%	3.1%
14	SAIC-GM-Wuling	49,199	70,841	-30.6%	3.1%
15	Chery	46,286	45,963	0.7%	2.9%

Automakers with highest retail sales in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Automaker	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY	Share
1	BYD	508,706	287,363	77.0%	11.9%
2	FAW-Volkswagen	368,762	421,852	-12.6%	8.6%
3	Changan	302,898	324,675	-6.7%	7.1%
4	Geely	269,701	294,495	-8.4%	6.3%
5	SAIC-Volkswagen	238,650	295,793	-19.3%	5.6%
6	GAC Toyota	188,768	228,779	-17.5%	4.4%
7	SAIC-GM	173,063	263,063	-34.2%	4.1%
8	BMW Brilliance	164,429	168,707	-2.5%	3.9%
9	FAW Toyota	156,104	159,397	-2.1%	3.7%
10	Dongfeng Nissan	151,753	242,341	-37.4%	3.6%
11	SAIC-GM-Wuling	150,771	216,579	-30.4%	3.5%
12	Beijing Benz	138,742	148,304	-6.4%	3.3%
13	Tesla China	137,429	108,300	26.9%	3.2%
14	Great Wall Motor	127,915	219,478	-41.7%	3.0%
15	Chery	126,555	156,157	-19.0%	3.0%

Automakers with highest retail sales of NEVs in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Automaker	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY	Share
1	BYD	192,289	103,229	86.3%	35.4%
2	Tesla China	76,663	65,754	16.6%	14.1%
3	GAC Aion	40,016	20,317	97.0%	7.4%
4	SAIC-GM-Wuling	27,848	46,791	-40.5%	5.1%
5	Geely	26,923	13,633	97.5%	5.0%
6	Changan	23,779	15,233	56.1%	4.4%
7	Li Auto	20,823	11,034	88.7%	3.8%
8	NIO	10,378	9,985	3.9%	1.9%
9	Great Wall Motor	8,462	14,999	-43.6%	1.6%
10	BAIC Motor	8,135	4,112	97.8%	1.5%
11	BMW Brilliance	7,629	4,133	84.6%	1.4%
12	FAW-Volkswagen	7,394	7,232	2.2%	1.4%
13	SAIC-Volkswagen	7,123	6,543	8.9%	1.3%
14	XPeng	7,002	15,414	-54.6%	1.3%
15	Neta	6,360	12,026	-47.1%	1.2%

Automakers with highest retail sales of NEVs in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Automaker	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY	Share
1	BYD	508,706	282,686	80.0%	38.8%
2	Tesla China	137,429	108,300	26.9%	10.5%
3	GAC Aion	80,308	44,874	79.0%	6.1%
4	SAIC-GM-Wuling	77,701	105,227	-26.2%	5.9%
5	Changan	60,674	30,645	98.0%	4.6%
6	Geely	59,597	44,735	33.2%	4.5%
7	Li Auto	52,584	31,716	65.8%	4.0%
8	NIO	31,041	25,768	20.5%	2.4%
9	Neta	22,449	30,152	-25.5%	1.7%
10	BMW Brilliance	21,334	12,119	76.0%	1.6%
11	Great Wall Motor	20,936	34,719	-39.7%	1.6%
12	XPeng	18,230	34,561	-47.3%	1.4%
13	FAW-Volkswagen	16,965	17,674	-4.0%	1.3%
14	Chery	16,125	50,072	-67.8%	1.2%
15	FAW Hongqi	14,571	2,584	463.9%	1.1%

Automakers with highest wholesale sales in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Automaker	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY	Share
1	BYD	206,089	104,338	97.5%	10.4%
2	FAW-Volkswagen	165,484	122,197	35.4%	8.3%
3	Changan	152,426	132,483	15.1%	7.7%
4	Chery	115,699	73,674	57.0%	5.8%
5	Geely	110,300	101,166	9.0%	5.5%
6	Tesla China	88,869	65,814	35.0%	4.5%
7	SAIC Passenger Cars	81,478	61,012	33.5%	4.1%
8	GAC Toyota	81,300	97,006	-16.2%	4.1%
9	SAIC-Volkswagen	81,019	110,018	-26.4%	4.1%
10	Great Wall Motor	70,259	82,475	-14.8%	3.5%
11	GAC Honda	70,110	76,833	-8.8%	3.5%
12	Dongfeng Nissan	63,783	62,335	2.3%	3.2%
13	SAIC-GM	62,800	88,523	-29.1%	3.2%
14	FAW Toyota	61,857	69,957	-11.6%	3.1%
15	BMW Brilliance	61,628	35,723	72.5%	3.1%

Top-selling sedans at retail in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY
1	BYD Qin	43,230	24,791	74.4%
2	BYD Dolphin	27,687	10,448	165.0%
3	Aion S	26,392	6,798	288.2%
4	Volkswagen Lavida	24,427	21,331	14.5%
5	Nissan Sylphy	23,170	30,240	-23.4%
6	Wuling Hongguang Mini	23,159	41,980	-44.8%
7	Tesla Model 3	21,726	26,024	-16.5%
8	Honda Accord	20,158	14,855	35.7%
9	Volkswagen Sagitar	17,938	15,148	18.4%
10	Toyota Corolla	16,925	15,474	9.4%
11	Audi A6L	15,614	9,453	65.2%
12	Changan Eado	15,367	20,353	-24.5%
13	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	14,145	9,415	50.2%
14	Geely Emgrand	14,037	16,336	-14.1%
15	BMW 3 Series	13,924	8,519	63.4%

Top-selling sedans at retail in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY
1	BYD Qin	87,955	75,834	16.0%
2	Nissan Sylphy	72,779	108,741	-33.1%
3	Volkswagen Lavida	72,613	93,326	-22.2%
4	Wuling Hongguang Mini	69,842	94,778	-26.3%
5	BYD Dolphin	67,951	29,611	129.5%
6	Volkswagen Sagitar	52,919	55,423	-4.5%
7	Aion S	48,310	17,227	180.4%
8	Honda Accord	47,970	51,578	-7.0%
9	Tesla Model 3	42,782	33,619	27.3%
10	Toyota Corolla	42,415	41,716	1.7%
11	Toyota Camry	40,500	61,696	-34.4%
12	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	40,261	43,195	-6.8%
13	Audi A6L	40,246	30,673	31.2%
14	Geely Emgrand	38,528	49,161	-21.6%
15	BYD Han	37,817	34,401	9.9%

Top-selling high-end sedans at retail in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY
1	Audi A6L	15,614	9,453	65.2%
2	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	14,145	9,415	50.2%
3	BMW 3 Series	13,924	8,519	63.4%
4	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	13,565	12,797	6.0%
5	BMW 5 Series	9,991	12,041	-17.0%
6	Audi A4L	9,394	10,752	-12.6%
7	NIO ET5	6,437	NA	NA
8	Volvo S90	2,679	2358	13.6%
9	Hongqi H9	1,517	1,969	-23.0%
10	Cadillac CT6	905	1,034	-12.5%
High-end models are those with a starting price of more than RMB 300,000.

Top-selling high-end sedans at retail in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY
1	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	40,261	43,195	-6.8%
2	Audi A6L	40,246	30,673	31.2%
3	BMW 3 Series	37,151	43,100	-13.8%
4	BMW 5 Series	35,728	47,485	-24.8%
5	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	31,907	24,986	27.7%
6	Audi A4L	21,272	36956	-42.4%
7	NIO ET5	18,703	NA	NA
8	Volvo S90	7,853	6910	13.6%
9	Hongqi H9	3,479	6,532	-46.7%
10	Jaguar XFL	2,196	1,754	25.2%
High-end models are those with a starting price of more than RMB 300,000.

Top-selling high-end SUVs at retail in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY
1	BMW X3	34,810	39,592	-12.1%
2	Mercedes-Benz GLC	26,576	45,037	-41.0%
3	Audi Q5L	26,236	36,624	-28.4%
4	BMW X5	24,973	NA	NA
5	Li Auto Li L9	21,126	NA	NA
6	Li Auto L8	20,515	NA	NA
7	Mercedes-Benz GLB	16,924	13,906	21.7%
8	Volvo XC60	14,003	12,371	13.2%
9	Volkswagen Teramont	9,383	10,890	-13.8%
10	Li Auto Li L7	7,702	NA	NA

Top-selling new energy SUVs at retail in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY
1	Tesla Model Y	54,937	39,730	38.3%
2	BYD Song	40,114	26,723	50.1%
3	BYD Yuan Plus	27,907	10,017	178.6%
4	Aion Y	13,267	9,501	39.6%
5	BYD Tang	11,954	9,086	31.6%
6	Li Auto Li L7	7,702	NA	NA
7	BYD Frigate 07	6,455	NA	NA
8	Li Auto L8	6,224	NA	NA
9	Smart #1	5,911	NA	NA
10	Li Auto Li L9	5,831	NA	NA
11	Zeekr 001	4,517	1795	151.6%
12	BMW X3	3,864	2,582	49.7%
13	Leapmotor C11	3,154	4,201	-24.9%
14	Neta U	3,056	3,904	-21.7%
15	Hycan Z03	2,499	1,689	48.0%

Top-selling new energy SUVs at retail in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY
1	BYD Song	141,415	70,199	101.4%
2	Tesla Model Y	94,647	74,681	26.7%
3	BYD Yuan Plus	62,528	16,532	278.2%
4	BYD Tang	32,525	27,959	16.3%
5	Aion Y	31,055	18,900	64.3%
6	Li Auto Li L9	21,126	NA	NA
7	Li Auto L8	20,515	NA	NA
8	BYD Frigate 07	17,927	NA	NA
9	Smart #1	12,697	NA	NA
10	Zeekr 001	12,472	8,241	51.3%
11	Neta V	9,598	18,677	-48.6%
12	BMW X3	8,986	5,785	55.3%
13	Li Auto Li L7	7,702	NA	NA
14	AITO M5	7,322	4,921	48.8%
15	Neta U	7,080	11,475	-38.3%

Top-selling MPVs at retail in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY
1	Buick GL8	11,949	7,839	52.4%
2	Wuling Hongguang	10,970	13,726	-20.1%
3	Denza D9	10,398	NA	NA
4	GAC Trumpchi M8	8,420	4,400	91.4%
5	Toyota Sienna	6,232	6,444	-3.3%
6	GAC Trumpchi M6	5,488	3,193	71.9%
7	Honda Elysion	4,820	2,163	122.8%
8	Toyota Granvia	3,732	NA	NA
9	Wuling Jiachen	3,511	NA	NA
10	Dongfeng Fengxing Lingzhi	2,960	5,277	-43.9%
11	Honda Odyssey	2,365	3,793	-37.6%
12	Zeekr 009	2,146	NA	NA
13	JAC Ruifeng	1,929	2,017	-4.4%
14	FAW Bestune NAT	1,926	375	413.6%
15	Buick Century	1,833	NA	NA

Top-selling MPVs at retail in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY
1	Wuling Hongguang	34,385	57,636	-40.3%
2	Denza D9	24,161	NA	NA
3	Buick GL8	23,277	32,986	-29.4%
4	GAC Trumpchi M8	19,282	11,410	69.0%
5	Toyota Sienna	18,506	14,893	24.3%
6	Wuling Jiachen	12,064	NA	NA
7	GAC Trumpchi M6	11,740	11,543	1.7%
8	Toyota Granvia	9,967	NA	NA
9	Honda Elysion	9,117	6,951	31.2%
10	Dongfeng Fengxing Lingzhi	7,050	13,676	-48.4%
11	Honda Odyssey	6,157	11,714	-47.4%
12	JAC Ruifeng	5,115	5,623	-9.0%
13	Buick Century	5,037	NA	NA
14	FAW Bestune NAT	3,623	971	273.1%
15	Brilliance Xinyuan Jinhaishi	3,597	1,965	83.1%

Automakers with highest wholesale sales in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Automaker	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY	Share
1	BYD	547,917	289,961	89.0%	10.8%
2	Changan	392,307	360,730	8.8%	7.8%
3	FAW-Volkswagen	382,524	434,073	-11.9%	7.6%
4	Geely	322,453	326,024	-1.1%	6.4%
5	Chery	307,465	209,317	46.9%	6.1%
6	Tesla China	229,322	182,174	25.9%	4.5%
7	SAIC-Volkswagen	226,330	331,229	-31.7%	4.5%
8	GAC Toyota	220,000	247,006	-10.9%	4.4%
9	SAIC Passenger Cars	195,108	191,253	2.0%	3.9%
10	SAIC-GM	185,958	274,536	-32.3%	3.7%
11	BMW Brilliance	172,766	158,368	9.1%	3.4%
12	Great Wall Motor	171,151	240,548	-28.8%	3.4%
13	Dongfeng Nissan	165,620	275,759	-39.9%	3.3%
14	FAW Toyota	153,209	197,327	-22.4%	3.0%
15	Beijing Benz	150,006	142,246	5.5%	3.0%

Top-selling new energy sedans at retail in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY
1	BYD Qin	43,230	24,791	74.4%
2	BYD Dolphin	27,687	10,448	165.0%
3	Aion S	26,392	6,798	288.2%
4	Wuling Hongguang Mini	23,159	41,980	-44.8%
5	Tesla Model 3	21,726	26,024	-16.5%
6	BYD Han	13,834	12337	12.1%
7	Geely Panda Mini	10,550	NA	NA
8	Changan Lumin	10,217	NA	NA
9	Shenlan SL03	8,568	NA	NA
10	BJEV EU Series	8,135	4105	98.2%
11	NIO ET5	6,437	NA	NA
12	GM Velite 6	5,409	3026	78.8%
13	BYD Seal	5,201	NA	NA
14	BYD Destroyer 05	4,136	1476	180.2%
15	Ora Good Cat	3,970	6,316	-37.1%

Top-selling new energy sedans at retail in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY
1	BYD Qin	87,955	75,834	16.0%
2	Wuling Hongguang Mini	69,842	94,778	-26.3%
3	BYD Dolphin	67,951	29,611	129.5%
4	Aion S	48,310	17,227	180.4%
5	Tesla Model 3	42,782	33,619	27.3%
6	BYD Han	37,817	34,401	9.9%
7	Changan Lumin	24,033	NA	NA
8	BYD Seal	19,573	NA	NA
9	Shenlan SL03	18,808	NA	NA
10	NIO ET5	18,703	NA	NA
11	Geely Panda Mini	17,211	NA	NA
12	BYD Destroyer 05	13,752	1,476	831.7%
13	Hongqi E-QM5	12,310	1517	711.5%
14	BJEV EU Series	10,389	6111	70.0%
15	Chery QQ Ice Cream	9,821	28,113	-65.1%

Top-selling SUVs at retail in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY
1	Tesla Model Y	54,937	39,730	38.3%
2	BYD Song	40,114	26,723	50.1%
3	BYD Yuan Plus	27,907	10,017	178.6%
4	Changan CS75	16,796	22,811	-26.4%
5	Haval H6	14,841	19,303	-23.1%
6	Aion Y	13,267	9,501	39.6%
7	BMW X3	12,880	11,231	14.7%
8	BYD Tang	11,954	9,086	31.6%
9	Volkswagen Tayron	11,953	7,036	69.9%
10	BMW X1	11,852	6492	82.6%
11	Toyota RAV4	11,725	14,415	-18.7%
12	Honda CR-V	11,624	16,437	-29.3%
13	Hongqi HS5	11,586	7,632	51.8%
14	Audi Q5L	11,355	10,703	6.1%
15	Geely Boyue L	10,135	NA	NA

Top-selling SUVs at retail in China in Jan-Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Jan-Mar 2023	Jan-Mar 2022	YoY
1	BYD Song	141,415	73,704	91.9%
2	Tesla Model Y	94,647	74,681	26.7%
3	BYD Yuan Plus	62,528	16,532	278.2%
4	Changan CS75	51,826	67,230	-22.9%
5	Haval H6	47,993	71,411	-32.8%
6	Geely Boyue L	35,407	NA	NA
7	BMW X3	34,810	39592	-12.1%
8	Honda CR-V	33,314	56,312	-40.8%
9	BYD Tang	32,525	27,959	16.3%
10	Changan CS55	32,406	52,040	-37.7%
11	Aion Y	31,055	18,900	64.3%
12	Hongqi HS5	29,533	33,017	-10.6%
13	Geely Xingyue L	28,561	29,554	-3.4%
14	Toyota RAV4	27,368	38,857	-29.6%
15	Mercedes-Benz GLC	26,576	45,037	-41.0%

Top-selling high-end SUVs at retail in China in Mar 2023
Ranking	Model	Mar-23	Mar-22	YoY
1	BMW X3	12,880	11,231	14.7%
2	Audi Q5L	11,355	10,703	6.1%
3	Mercedes-Benz GLB	7,786	4,369	78.2%
4	Li Auto Li L7	7,702	NA	NA
5	BMW X5	7,245	NA	NA
6	Li Auto L8	6,224	NA	NA
7	Li Auto Li L9	5,831	NA	NA
8	Volvo XC60	4,234	4,122	2.7%
9	Mercedes-Benz GLC	3,451	12,748	-72.9%
10	Volkswagen Teramont	3,438	3,399	1.1%

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Tesla Model Y best-selling SUV in China in Mar with 54,937 units sold

China / CPCA / CPCA Ranking / Deliveries / Electric / eMobility / eV / EV Data / Monthly Data / Tesla / Tesla Model 3 / Tesla Model Y
April 11, 2023

From January to March, Tesla Model Y retail sales in China were 94,647 units, second only to BYD Song's 141,415 units.

The Model Y typically sees good results in an SUV ranking in China when Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivers more vehicles to local consumers at the end of each quarter.

The Model Y sold 54,937 retail units in China in March, placing it at No. 1 on the list of best-selling SUVs in the country, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on April 11.

Sales of the Tesla SUV in China last month rose 38.28 percent from 39,730 units a year earlier and 115.22 percent from 25,526 units in February, according to data monitored by CnEVPost.

BYD Song was the second best-selling SUV in China in March with 40,114 units sold at retail, according to the CPCA's ranking. BYD Yuan Plus ranked third with 27,907 units.

The BYD Song remained the best-selling SUV in China from January to March, with 141,415 units sold at retail, up 91.9 percent year-on-year.

The Tesla Model Y ranked second with 94,647 retail sales in China in January-March, up 26.7 percent year-on-year.

BYD Yuan Plus ranked third with 62,528 retail sales in January-March.

Tesla has a factory in Shanghai that produces the Model 3 sedan as well as the Model Y. Its pattern is to produce cars for export in the first half of each quarter and for the local market in the second half.

Tesla delivered 76,663 units in China in March and exported 12,206, according to data released by the CPCA on April 10.

Model 3 retail sales in China in March were 21,726 units, down 16.52 percent year-on-year and up 158.74 percent from February, according to the CPCA's latest figures.

This puts that Tesla sedan in 5th place in the March new energy sedan sales rankings, with BYD Qin in first place with 43,230 sales and BYD Dolphin in second place with 27,687 units.

From January to March, the Model 3 sold 42,782 units in China, up 27.3 percent year-on-year, making it the fifth best-selling new energy sedan in China during this period.

BYD Qin ranked first in new energy sedan sales from January to March with 87,955 retail units, while Hongguang Mini EV was second with 69,842 units and BYD Dolphin was third with 67,951 units.

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NIO ET5 ranks 7th in top-selling premium sedan list in China with 6,437 Mar sales

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April 11, 2023

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The ET5, which has been the main seller for NIO (NYSE: NIO) in recent months, saw its position unchanged in a premium sedan ranking last month.

With 6,437 retail sales in March, the ET5 ranked No. 7 in China for premium sedan sales starting at more than 300,000 yuan ($43,560), according to a list released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

The ranking is the same as in February, when the ET5 sold 6,471 units at retail, as previously reported by CnEVPost.

The ET5 is the least expensive of the NIO product array, with a starting price of RMB 328,000. Deliveries of the model begin on September 30, 2022.

NIO delivered 10,378 vehicles in March, including 3,203 SUVs, and 7,175 sedans, according to figures the company announced on April 1.

Considering that NIO's sedans are only ET7 and ET5, this means that ET7 delivered 738 units in March.

The ET7 delivered 649 units in February. Earlier today, NIO announced that in addition to the new ES6, it will launch the 2023 ET7 on the first day of the Shanghai auto show on April 18.

Except for the ET5, none of the other models in the premium sedan sales ranking are battery-electric vehicles. The models with higher sales than the ET5 are all from German luxury car companies Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi.

The Audi A6L topped the list, with 15,614 retail sales in March, while the Mercedes-Benz C-Class ranked second with 14,145 units and the BMW 3 Series third with 13,924 units.

In January-March, the NIO ET5 ranked seventh with 18,703 units sold at retail. The model was No. 6 on the January-February list with 12,266 units sold.

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was the best-selling premium sedan in China in the first three months with 40,261 units sold. The Audi A6L ranked second with 40,246 units. The BMW 3 Series ranked 3rd with 37,151 units.

As in March, the premium sedans that sold more than the ET5 in January-March were all from German luxury car companies.

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China EV battery installations in Mar: CATL overtakes BYD in LFP market for 1st time this year

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April 11, 2023

CATL's share of the LFP market in March was 39.47 percent, higher than 38.88 percent for BYD, which was No. 1 in the LFP market in both January and February.

China's electric vehicle (EV) battery installations continued to grow last month, with CATL maintaining its lead and regaining the top spot over BYD in the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery market.

China's power battery installations in March were 27.8 GWh, up 29.7 percent year-on-year and up 26.7 percent from February, according to data released today by the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA).

CATL's power battery installed base in March was 12.49 GWh, continuing to rank first with a 44.95 percent share, up from 43.76 percent in February.

BYD installed 7.40 GWh of power batteries in March, ranking second with a 26.65 percent share, down 7.54 percentage points from 34.19 percent in February.

CALB saw a market share gain in March, as the company installed 2.86 GWh of power batteries in the month, ranking third with a 10.28 percent share, up 2.89 percentage points from 7.39 percent in February.

Gotion High-tech ranked fourth with a 4.51 percent share of 1.25 GWh installed in March, while Eve Energy ranked fifth with a 3.86 percent share of 1.07 GWh installed.

China's ternary lithium battery installed base in March was 8.7 GWh, accounting for 31.4 percent of the total installed base, up 6.3 percent year-on-year and up 29.8 percent from January.

Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries accounted for 19.0 GWh or 68.5 percent of the total installed base, up 44.4 percent year-on-year and up 25.3 percent from January.

In the ternary Li-ion battery market, CATL ranked first with 56.99 percent of the total installed base of 4.97 GWh in March.

CALB and LG Energy Solution ranked second and third in the ternary battery market with 16.82 percent and 6.52 percent shares, respectively.

In the LFP battery market, CATL topped the list with 39.47 percent of the installed base of 7.51 GWh in March, the first time it overtook BYD in this market this year.

BYD was second in the LFP market with 7.40 GWh installed in March, with a share of 38.88 percent. In both January and February, BYD ranked first in this market, with shares of 51.52 percent and 49.37 percent, respectively.

CALB and Gotion High-tech ranked third and fourth in the LFP battery market with 7.29 percent and 6.20 percent shares, respectively.

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China’s NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show

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April 11, 2023

The CAAM proposes that China's central and local governments continue to introduce policies to promote auto consumption, given the current weak market expectations.

China's NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show-CnEVPost

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sales in March were 653,000 units, up 34.8 percent year-on-year and up 24.4 percent from February, according to data released today by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

The CAAM released data on wholesale sales by automakers, where NEVs include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and fuel cell vehicles.

China saw BEV sales of 490,000 units in March, up 23.8 percent year-on-year. PHEV sales were 163,000 units, up 84.3 percent year-on-year. Sales of fuel cell vehicles were 50 units, up 27 percent year-on-year.

China's NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show-CnEVPost

Sales of all vehicles in China were 2.451 million units in March, up 9.7 percent year-on-year and up 24 percent from February.

China's NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show-CnEVPost

This means that China's NEVs had a penetration rate of 26.6 percent in March, the same as in February.

China's NEV sales up 24% MoM to 653,000 in Mar, CAAM data show-CnEVPost

Production of NEVs in China was 674,000 units in March, up 44.8 percent year-on-year and up 22.1 percent from February.

Production of all vehicles in China was 2,584,000 units in March, up 15.3 percent year-on-year and 27.2 percent from February.

With purchase tax incentives for internal combustion engine vehicles and purchase subsidies for NEVs both expiring at the end of last year, coupled with price cuts since the beginning of the year, China's auto industry faced significant pressure in the first quarter, the CAAM said.

The CAAM proposes that China's central and local governments continue to introduce policies to promote auto consumption, given the current weak market expectations.

In March, exports of vehicles from China were 364,000 units, up 110 percent from a year earlier and up 10.6 percent from February.

Among them, the export volume of NEVs was 78,000 units, up 390 percent year-on-year but down 10.3 percent from February.

In January-March, China's vehicle sales were 6.076 million units, down 6.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the CAAM.

NEVs sold 1.586 million units in January-March, up 26.2 percent year-on-year, with a market share of 26.1 percent.

China's Mar passenger NEV retail up 23.6% MoM to 543,000, CPCA data show

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China’s Mar passenger NEV retail up 23.6% MoM to 543,000, CPCA data show

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April 11, 2023

In retail, China's NEV penetration rate was 34.2 percent in March, up 6 percentage points from 28.2 percent in March 2022 and up from 31.6 percent in February.

Retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles (passenger NEVs) in China were 543,000 units in March, up 21.9 percent year-on-year and up 23.6 percent from February, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on April 10.

This is lower than the CPCA's preliminary figure of 549,000 units released on April 6, and lower than the 560,000 units it estimated in its March 25 report.

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) continued to dominate, with 383,000 retail sales in March, accounting for 70.5 percent of all NEV retail sales. This represents a 6.4 percent year-on-year increase and a 30.1 percent increase from February.

Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) accounted for 160,000 retail sales in March, contributing 29.5 percent of NEV retail sales, up 87.6 percent year-on-year and up 10.4 percent from February.

Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China were 1,587,000 units in March, up 0.3 percent year-on-year and up 14.3 percent from February, according to the CPCA.

In terms of retail sales, China's NEV penetration rate was 34.2 percent in March, up 6 percentage points from 28.2 percent in March 2022 and up from 31.6 percent in February.

The penetration rate of NEVs was 54.7 percent for local brands, 33.6 percent for luxury brands and 4.2 percent for mainstream joint venture brands.

Wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China were 617,000 units in March, up 35.2 percent year-on-year and up 24.5 percent from February.

This represents a 31 percent penetration of NEVs at wholesale in March, up 6 percentage points from the 25.1 percent penetration in March 2022 and up from 30.6 percent in February.

Chinese domestic brands saw a NEV penetration of 46.4 percent at wholesale in March, compared to 36 percent for luxury brands and 3.7 percent for mainstream joint venture brands.

China exported 70,000 passenger NEVs in March, with BEVs accounting for 94.3 percent of the total.

SAIC passenger car unit exported 23,654 units, BYD 13,312 units and Tesla China 12,206 units in March.

The recent drop in the price of lithium carbonate has helped manufacturers launch more cost-effective NEV models, the CPCA said.

But at the same time, the recent price cuts by some NEV companies may trigger a wait-and-see mood among consumers, the CPCA said.

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Tesla delivers 76,663 vehicles in China in Mar, exports 12,206 from Shanghai plant

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April 10, 2023

Tesla's share of the NEV market in China was 14.12 percent in March and 20.02 percent in the BEV market. | TSLA.US

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered a near-record high number of vehicles in China in March, with its Shanghai plant producing vehicles in the second half of each quarter primarily for local deliveries.

Tesla China exported 12,206 vehicles in March, according to data released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

That means Tesla delivered 76,663 vehicles in China in March, considering the CPCA released data on April 4 showing that the EV maker sold 88,869 China-made vehicles in March.

Tesla has a factory in Shanghai that produces the Model 3 and Model Y. The factory exported 69.85 percent fewer vehicles in March than the 40,479 units in February, up from 60 units a year earlier.

Last March, Tesla's Shanghai plant saw a big drop in exports due to a Covid lockdown. The plant did not export any vehicles in April last year.

Including exports, the China-made Model 3 sold 27,202 units in March and the Model Y 61,667 units, the CPCA data released today showed. Breakdown figures for both models' sales in China are expected to be available in the coming days.

In March, retail sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China were 543,000 units, up 21.9 percent year-on-year and up 23.6 percent from February, according to the CPCA.

Retail sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in China were 383,000 units in March, up 6.38 percent year-on-year and up 30.04 percent from February.

This means that Tesla's share of the NEV market in China was 14.12 percent in March, up from 7.73 percent in February. It had a 20.02 percent share of the BEV market in China in March, up from 11.5 percent in February.

BYD's retail sales in March were 192,000 units, with a market share of 35.36 percent, according to the CPCA.

BYD's BEV sales figures for March are not yet available; the company previously reported BEV wholesale sales of 102,670 units, contributing 49.58 percent of its NEV sales.

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China’s Mar NEV retail sales at 549,000 units, preliminary CPCA data show

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April 6, 2023

This was up 27 percent from February, but below the CPCA's estimate of around 560,000 units announced in late March.

Retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles (passenger NEVs) in China were 549,000 units in March, up 5 percent year-on-year and up 27 percent from February, preliminary figures released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) show.

Notably, the CPCA's estimate released on March 24 showed that retail sales of passenger NEVs in China in March were expected to be around 560,000 units.

The lower figure released today means that the NEV market performed weaker in the last week of March than the CPCA had expected.

In the first quarter, retail sales of passenger NEVs in China were 1.139 million units, up 15 percent from a year earlier, the CPCA said today.

Wholesale sales of passenger NEVs in China rose 32 percent to 599,000 units in March, up 21 percent from the previous month.

In the first quarter, wholesale sales of passenger NEVs in China were 1.483 million units, up 24 percent from a year earlier.

Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China were 1.596 million units in March, flat from a year ago and up 17 percent from last February, according to the CPCA.

This means that the penetration of passenger NEVs at retail in March was 34.4 percent, up 2.8 percentage points from 31.6 percent in February.

In the first quarter, retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China were 4.275 million units, down 13 percent year-on-year.

Wholesale sales of passenger vehicles in China were 1.955 million units in March, up 7 percent year-on-year and up 22 percent from February.

In the first quarter, China's passenger car wholesale sales were 5.021 million units, down 8 percent year-on-year.

With a large number of car companies stepping up their promotions in March, demand for cars was concentrated, putting pressure on the normal order of the market, the CPCA said.

From the performance of the first four weeks of March, the conversion rate of customer traffic is not high, consumers were in a wait-and-see mood, and the overall demand was weak, the CPCA said.

Here are the CPCA's weekly retail sales data for the Chinese passenger vehicle market in March, as announced today:

Average daily retail sales of passenger vehicles in the first week of March were 31,000 units, down 16 percent year-on-year and down 14 percent from the same period in February.

Average daily sales for the second week of March were 37,000 units, down 18 percent year-on-year and down 8 percent from the same period in February.

Average daily sales for the third week of March were 41,000 units, up 10 percent year-on-year and up 7 percent from the same period in February.

Average daily sales for the fourth week of March were 46,000 units, up 18 percent year-on-year but down 35 percent from the same period in February.

Sales for the fifth week of March were reported at 115,000 units, up 3 percent year-on-year and up 63 percent from the same period in February.

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Price wars fail to boost China’s auto consumption

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April 6, 2023

With consumers in a wait-and-see mood, orders and transaction rates did not increase significantly, and auto demand recovered less than expected, the CADA said.

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Many automakers in China launched rare price wars in March to try to boost sales. But these moves do not seem to have achieved the results they wanted.

In March, following significant promotions by automakers in Hubei province, dozens of provinces and cities, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Zhejiang, offered deals that gave dealership store traffic a quick boost, the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) said in an April 3 report.

However, orders and transaction rates did not increase significantly as consumers were in a wait-and-see mood, and auto consumer demand did not recover as expected, the CADA said.

The Vehicle Inventory Alert Index for China's auto market was 62.4 percent in March, down 1.2 percentage points from a year ago but up 4.3 percentage points from February, according to the CADA report.

The index's break-even value is 50 percent, and a reading above that benchmark means the auto distribution industry is in contraction territory, according to the report.

China's switch to the 6b emissions standard was not the main reason for the wave of price cuts, the CADA said, adding that most dealers said their inventories of 6a-based vehicles are not high and could be cleared by the end of June.

However, there are still a large number of 6b-based vehicles that do not meet RDE (real-world driving emission) standards, and with lower-than-expected sales in the first quarter, these vehicles face challenges in completing inventory clearance by the end of June, the CADA said.

In March, vehicle prices were volatile and customer wait-and-see sentiment was strong, resulting in lower orders and turnover rates and a decline in dealer profitability, according to the report.

More than 60 percent of dealers said they met less than 80 percent of their sales targets in the first quarter. Of those, 20.5 percent of dealers achieved 70-80 percent of their sales targets and 46.0 percent achieved less than 70 percent, the CADA said.

Separately, the CADA said in another report on April 3 that the March auto consumption index was 72.5, down from 74.6 percent in February.

March auto sales did not meet expectations, and dealers predict that without major policy changes in April, auto sales will be essentially unchanged from March, the CADA said.

In March, the demand sub-index of the auto consumption index was 68.2, down from 73.3 in February, the CADA said, adding that this signals a decline in demand for cars in April.

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