{ "year": 2026, "country": "CN", "vehicle_type": "Passenger Vehicle", "source_urls": [ "https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/china-posts-strong-mom-rebound-in-q1-2026-passenger-vehicle-retail-sales-wholesales-2044735617206763520", "https://www.ceicdata.com/en/china/new-registration-of-motor-vehicle-passenger-car", "https://cnevpost.com/2026/05/11/china-apr-2026-nev-retail-sales/", "https://carnewschina.com/2026/05/13/chinas-nev-penetration-hits-historic-61-4-in-april-as-ice-sales-collapse/", "https://cnevpost.com/2026/06/08/china-may-nev-penetration-record-high-retail-decline/", "https://cnevpost.com/2026/07/03/chinas-nev-retail-jun-cpca-preliminary-data/", "https://cnevpost.com/2026/07/02/cpca-china-jun-2026-nev-wholesale/", "https://www.cada.cn/Trends/info_91_10535.html", "https://www.cada.cn/Trends/info_91_10550.html", "https://cnevpost.com/2026/09/03/china-aug-2026-nev-retail-preliminary-cpca/", "https://www.marklines.com/en/news/349753", "https://cnevpost.com/2026/09/08/china-aug-2026-nev-retail/", "https://www.chinaretailnews.com/2026/09/09/28285-striking-numbers-chinas-passenger-vehicle-sales-in-august-2026/", "https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/cpca-passenger-vehicle-sales-in-china-amount-to-1541-million-units-in-august-2026-1475892.htm", "https://cnevpost.com/2026/09/10/china-nev-sales-aug-2026-caam/" ], "verified_at": "2026-09-28", "verification_notes": "YTD through August 2026 (CPCA FINAL print, published 08/09/2026, superseding the 03/09/2026 preliminary release this file previously carried). Final CPCA data puts August passenger vehicle retail at 1,541,000 units, down 23.6% year on year, revised down from the preliminary 1,626,000. NEV retail was 1,005,000 units, down 10.1% year on year but up 5.7% on July, revised down from the preliminary 1,069,000, taking penetration to a record 65.2%, up 9.9 percentage points year on year. Cumulative January to August retail is 11,716,000 units, down 20.8%; cumulative NEV retail is 6,674,000 units, down 12.1%, so nev_share_percent is restated as 57.0% for January to August on that basis (6,674,000 of 11,716,000). The sum of this file's published monthly series is 11,724,000, an 8,000-unit gap from CPCA's own cumulative print, which reflects CPCA's retrospective revisions to earlier months; total_registrations follows CPCA's cumulative figure. ChinaRetailNews independently corroborates the 1.541 million August retail total. yoy_growth_percent is August's year-on-year change, matching the convention used in the other country files. Verified on 2026-09-10. Re-verified on 2026-09-28: SteelOrbis (09/09/2026) independently carries the CPCA final 1,541,000 August retail. For context only, CAAM's wholesale series (which includes exports) puts August passenger-vehicle sales at 2,383,000, down 6.2%, and January to August at 17,373,000, down 5.5%. No September month exists yet: CPCA has published only a September 1 to 20 weekly read and a forecast. by_* arrays were audited on 2026-10-01: by_make, by_model and by_engine_type now carry CPCA August 2026 month-only data (see each __source); placeholder body, colour, transmission and province arrays were removed (see unavailable).", "total_registrations": 11716000, "partial_year": true, "data_up_to": "31/08/2026", "monthly_registrations": { "Jan": 1544000, "Feb": 1034000, "Mar": 1648000, "Apr": 1384000, "May": 1510000, "Jun": 1602000, "Jul": 1461000, "Aug": 1541000 }, "april_2026_detail": { "retail_units": 1384000, "retail_yoy_percent": -21.5, "nev_retail_units": 849000, "nev_retail_yoy_percent": -6.8, "nev_retail_penetration_percent": 61.4, "nev_wholesale_units": 1344000, "nev_wholesale_yoy_percent": 9.7, "nev_wholesale_share_percent": 53.2, "consecutive_decline_months": 7, "note": "Historic milestone: NEV retail penetration crossed 60% for the first time. ICE retail collapse drives the headline decline." }, "by_make": [ { "rank": 1, "make": "BYD", "units": 233943, "share": 15.18 }, { "rank": 2, "make": "GEELY", "units": 170584, "share": 11.07 }, { "rank": 3, "make": "CHERY", "units": 85499, "share": 5.55 }, { "rank": 4, "make": "LEAPMOTOR", "units": 84847, "share": 5.51 }, { "rank": 5, "make": "CHANGAN", "units": 79625, "share": 5.17 }, { "rank": 6, "make": "FAW-VOLKSWAGEN", "units": 77872, "share": 5.05 }, { "rank": 7, "make": "SAIC-GM-WULING", "units": 60106, "share": 3.9 }, { "rank": 8, "make": "FAW TOYOTA", "units": 54976, "share": 3.57 }, { "rank": 9, "make": "GAC TOYOTA", "units": 52367, "share": 3.4 }, { "rank": 10, "make": "SAIC-VOLKSWAGEN", "units": 51600, "share": 3.35 } ], "by_engine_type": [ { "engine_type": "Electric", "units": 698000, "share": 45.3 }, { "engine_type": "Petrol", "units": 536000, "share": 34.8, "label_note": "CPCA 'conventional fuel' retail: petrol, diesel and non-plug-in hybrids (CPCA does not split them)" }, { "engine_type": "Plug-in Hybrid", "units": 307000, "share": 19.9, "label_note": "PHEV 226,000 plus EREV 81,000" } ], "nev_share_percent": 57.0, "yoy_growth_percent": -23.6, "unavailable": { "by_transmission": "CPCA and CAAM do not publish a transmission split", "by_colour": "CPCA and CAAM do not publish a colour split", "by_county": "CPCA does not publish retail by province; the earlier figures applied fixed 2023 shares, not published data", "by_body_type": "CPCA reports sedan, SUV and MPV volumes, but a full-year split was not verified from two sources; earlier figures were round-number placeholders" }, "by_make__source": { "urls": [ "https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260914A0BW3T00", "https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260909A0E07D00", "https://cnevpost.com/2026/09/09/automakers-aug-2026-share-china-nev-market/", "https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/market-industry/2097869871525486593" ], "scope": "August 2026 month only, CPCA manufacturer retail ranking; share is of August retail 1,541,000 (not Jan-Aug)", "verified_at": "2026-10-01", "confidence": "ranks 1, 2, 4, 6 two sources; others single-source", "note": "CPCA does not publish a Jan-Aug manufacturer table in text form. Chery reported as 85,499 (Tencent/CPCA table) vs about 87,000 (Gasgoo); FAW-VW 77,872 per Gasgoo, 78,000 rounded in Tencent; Leapmotor 84,847 vs 84,874 in CnEVPost's NEV table. Replaces a list that had Volkswagen at #1 with 13.9% (stale Jan-Feb snapshot)." }, "by_model": [ { "rank": 1, "make": "GEELY", "model": "Xingyuan", "units": 39651, "share": 2.57 }, { "rank": 2, "make": "LEAPMOTOR", "model": "A10", "units": 30652, "share": 1.99 }, { "rank": 3, "make": "TESLA", "model": "Model Y", "units": 29260, "share": 1.9 }, { "rank": 4, "make": "BYD", "model": "Yuan Up", "units": 22958, "share": 1.49 }, { "rank": 5, "make": "TESLA", "model": "Model 3", "units": 20787, "share": 1.35 } ], "by_model__source": { "urls": [ "https://www.sina.cn/weibo/detail/5343544113890375.html", "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/09/19/the-unstoppable-rise-of-leapmotor-augusts-china-ev-sales-report-45-bev-share/", "https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/ev/2098048160261029888" ], "scope": "August 2026 month only, CPCA retail model ranking top 5; share is of August retail 1,541,000", "verified_at": "2026-10-01", "confidence": "ranks 1 to 3 two sources; Yuan Up and Model 3 units single-source (CleanTechnica), rank order per CPCA", "note": "CPCA publishes its model chart as an image; positions 6 to 10 (Qiyuan Q05, Li i6, Dolphin, SU7, Bingo) were named without verifiable units." }, "by_engine_type__source": { "urls": [ "https://cnevpost.com/2026/09/08/china-aug-2026-nev-retail/", "https://www.cada.cn/Trends/info_91_10566.html", "https://cleantechnica.com/2026/09/19/the-unstoppable-rise-of-leapmotor-augusts-china-ev-sales-report-45-bev-share/" ], "scope": "August 2026 month only, CPCA retail (1,541,000). Jan-Aug NEV share is in nev_share_percent (57.0%)", "verified_at": "2026-10-01", "note": "CnEVPost gives BEV 698k, PHEV 226k, EREV 81k; CADA/CPCA gives NEV 1.005M and fuel vehicles about 540k; CleanTechnica independently gives 45% BEV and 20% PHEV for August. Replaces an unsourced split (ICE 47.5 / Electric 26.8 / PHEV 20.4 / Hybrid 5.3) that contradicted the file's own 57.0% NEV share." } }