SUVs and crossovers are now the largest body type in China's passenger car market, and electrified SUVs dominate the top of the table. Here is the ranked top-10 SUV list for 2024 as compiled by CarNewsChina (CarNewsChina, 20 January 2025, from 315che and Sina Finance data).
The Top 10 Ranked
- Tesla Model Y: 480,309 units
- BYD Song Plus: 418,474
- BYD Yuan Plus / Atto 3: 275,223
- BYD Song Pro: 241,598
- Geely Xingyue L: 219,892
- Changan CS75 Plus: 218,353
- Toyota Frontlander: 204,847
- Toyota RAV4: 193,402
- Aito M7: 193,342
- Li Auto L6: 192,257
What the Top 10 Tells Us
BYD has 3 entries (Song Plus, Yuan Plus, Song Pro). Tesla still has the single-model #1. Chinese brands account for 7 of the 10. Toyota is the only legacy foreign brand left in the top 10, with two entries, while premium ICE SUVs are being squeezed by domestic NEV alternatives. Two extended-range SUVs, the Aito M7 and Li Auto L6, made the list, a sign of how fast newer Chinese brands have scaled.
Browse the full China model leaderboard in the China data tables.