An SAIC Roewe model on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost
- Retail sales of passenger NEVs in China were 1,037,000 units in June, with the retail penetration rate at 62.8 percent.
- The plunge in sales of conventional fuel vehicles continued to drag down the performance of China’s overall auto market.
China’s retail sales of passenger new energy vehicles (NEVs) continued to decline year-on-year last month, despite rebounding from May, preliminary data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed.
Retail sales of passenger NEVs in China were 1,037,000 units in June, down 7% year-on-year but up 9% from May, according to data released by the CPCA on Friday.
China’s cumulative retail sales of passenger NEVs so far this year stood at 4,734,000 units, down 13% from last year.
Wholesale sales of passenger NEVs in China were 1,506,000 units in June, up 22% year-on-year and up 11% month-on-month.
Cumulative NEV wholesale volume so far this year was 6,812,000 units, up 6% year-on-year.
In June, China’s overall passenger vehicle retail sales totaled 1,651,000 units, down 21% year-on-year, though up 9% from the same period last month.
The NEV retail penetration rate in June was 62.8 percent.
China’s cumulative retail sales of passenger vehicles so far this year were 8,750,000 units, down 20% from the same period last year.
Last year’s Dragon Boat Festival fell on May 31, which boosted the sales base in early June last year. This year’s “618” shopping festival promotions were weak, and with strong wait-and-see sentiment in the market ahead of the college entrance examination, demand was released at a slower pace, the CPCA said.
In the first week of June, June 1-7, China’s average daily retail sales of passenger vehicles were 32,595 units, down 23% year-on-year and down 11% from the same period in May.
In the second week of June, June 8-14, China’s average daily retail sales of passenger vehicles were 43,726 units, down 15% year-on-year and down 1% from the same period in May.
In the third week of June, June 15-21, China’s average daily retail sales of passenger vehicles were 54,157 units, down 29% year-on-year but up 29% from the same period in May.
In the fourth week of June, June 22-30, China’s average daily retail sales of passenger vehicles were 81,951 units, down 18% year-on-year and up 26% from the same period last month.
China’s overall passenger vehicle wholesale sales in June were 2,376,000 units, down 4% year-on-year and up 7% from the same period last month. The NEV penetration rate at the wholesale level was 63.4 percent.
In June 1-7, China’s average daily wholesale sales of passenger vehicles were 29,154 units, down 25% year-on-year while up 10% from the same period last month.
In June 8-14, China’s average daily wholesale sales of passenger vehicles were 50,288 units, down 9% year-on-year while up 7% from the same period last month.
In June 15-21, China’s average daily wholesale sales of passenger vehicles were 63,336 units, down 12% year-on-year while up 10% from the same period last month.
In June 22-30, China’s average daily wholesale sales of passenger vehicles were 152,984 units, up 5% year-on-year and up 18% from the same period last month.
So far this year, China’s cumulative wholesale sales of passenger vehicles were 12,562,000 units, down 5% from the same period last year.
Notably, production of pure fuel light vehicles in China in the first four weeks of June shrank sharply to 335,000 units, plunging 47% year-on-year, highlighting the difficulties facing conventional fuel vehicles.
Production of hybrid and plug-in hybrid models in the same period was 247,000 units, down 17% year-on-year, also a weak performance.
Leapmotor, Nio and Xpeng each set their highest monthly delivery record so far this year in June.
