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NEVs make up 3 out of every 4 car sales for domestic brands in China

Chinese branded NEV sales now 3 to every 1 ICE car. Joint ventures are failing to capitalize on the switch to NEVs.

MG producer SAIC faces a sales crisis and it’s not all to do with General Motors

SAIC suffered a near 40% sales drop in July and it is across all major units not just GM. Most worrying is the poor NEV performance.

Electric vehicle penetration exceeds 50% in China for the first time

New Energy Vehicle sales exceed ICE for the first time over a whole month in China in July according to preliminary data.

Chinese car producers call for the end of weekly sales figures and criticize Li Auto

Over the last few days many Chinese car companies have come out against the publishing of weekly car sales figures.

Chinese brands dominate May car sales in China

Four out of the top 5 best selling brands in China during May were Chinese and BYD is dominating especially with NEVs.

China’s EV sales now over 50%

During April 1-14 sales of EV and PHEV in China were over 50% of all cars sales. China may well achieve over half for 2024.

Russian car market dominated by Chinese brands including Li Auto

Chinese brands including Li Auto dominate Russian sales this year. 9 out of top 10 brands are Chinese. Chery, Geely and Haval do very well.

Li Auto surpasses 700,000 cumulative sales

Li Auto becomes the first Chinese EV startup to sell more than 700,000 cars cumulatively. The brand aims for sales this year of 800,000 alone.

Great Wall Motor has a bumper January

Great Wall Motor has a good start to 2024 with January sales.

Top-Selling car brands in January 2024 in China – VW overtook BYD to become No. 1

Volkswagen ended BYD's 11-month streak as the car sales champion in the Chinese market and became the sales champion this month.