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China NEV Exports in September: BYD Leads With 31.1% Share as Chery Climbs to Second

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BYD exported 174,277 NEVs in September, down 5.2% month-on-month, with its market share slipping 4.3 percentage points. Chery rose to second place with 15.3%, followed by Geely at 13.0%, according to CPCA data.

China's Sept 2026 NEV export ranking
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10%
20%
30%
40%
31.1%
15.3%
Geely
13.0%
Tesla China
5.4%
SAIC Passenger Vehicle
5.3%
Changan
5.2%
Leapmotor
4.9%
SAIC-GM-Wuling
3.0%
Dongfeng
1.8%
Xpeng
1.8%
China's Sept 2026 NEV export ranking
Ranking Automaker NEV Exports Market Share
1 BYD 174,277 31.1%
2 Chery 85,990 15.3%
3 Geely 72,893 13.0%
4 Tesla China 30,529 5.4%
5 SAIC Passenger Vehicle 29,552 5.3%
6 Changan 29,325 5.2%
7 Leapmotor 27,454 4.9%
8 SAIC-GM-Wuling 16,543 3.0%
9 Dongfeng 10,282 1.8%
10 Xpeng 10,055 1.8%
  • BYD exported 174,277 NEVs in September, down 5.2% from August, with its share falling 4.3 percentage points.
  • Chery's exports rose 25.7% month-on-month, overtaking Geely for second place; Tesla China remained fourth as its share fell to 5.4%.

BYD (HKEX: 1211) continued to lead China's passenger new energy vehicle (NEV) export market in September despite losing share, while Chery (HKEX: 9973) overtook Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175) to take second place.

BYD exported 174,277 passenger NEVs in September, up 151.6% year-on-year but down 5.2% month-on-month, according to rankings released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Tuesday.

BYD's share fell to 31.1% from 35.4% in August, though it maintained a substantial lead over other automakers. Its cumulative exports exceeded 1.3 million vehicles in the first 9 months of the year.

Chery ranked second with 85,990 vehicles, up 173.9% year-on-year and 25.7% month-on-month. Its share rose to 15.3% from 13.2% in August.

Geely ranked third with 72,893 vehicles, up 398.2% year-on-year and 4.3% month-on-month. Its share was 13.0%, down from 13.5% in August.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) China exported 30,529 vehicles in September, up 58.3% year-on-year but down 15.5% month-on-month, marking its second consecutive monthly decline.

The US EV maker remained fourth, with its share falling to 5.4% from 7.0% in August, only slightly ahead of fifth-placed SAIC Passenger Vehicle.

SAIC Passenger Vehicle exported 29,552 NEVs, up 18.3% month-on-month, with a 5.3% share, moving up 1 place from August.

Changan Automobile (SZSE: 000625) ranked sixth with 29,325 vehicles, up 3.5% month-on-month, with a 5.2% share.

Leapmotor (HKEX: 9863) remained seventh with 27,454 vehicles, up 298.6% year-on-year and 50.4% month-on-month. Its share rose to 4.9% from 3.5% in August.

SAIC-GM-Wuling remained eighth with 16,543 vehicles, down 4.8% month-on-month, with a 3.0% share.

Dongfeng rose to ninth with 10,282 vehicles, up 106.4% month-on-month, with a 1.8% share. GAC Aion dropped out of the monthly top 10.

Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) ranked tenth with 10,055 vehicles, up 100.9% year-on-year and 23.8% month-on-month. Its share was also 1.8%, though it fell 1 place from August.

From January through September, BYD exported 1,301,074 NEVs, up 94.1% year-on-year, ranking first with a 33.5% share.

China's Jan-Sept 2026 NEV export ranking
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10%
20%
30%
40%
33.5%
13.6%
Geely
12.3%
Tesla China
9.3%
SAIC Passenger Vehicle
5.2%
Leapmotor
4.1%
Changan
3.5%
SAIC-GM-Wuling
2.8%
Dongfeng
2.4%
GAC Aion
1.8%
China's Jan-Sept 2026 NEV export ranking
Ranking Automaker NEV Exports Market Share
1 BYD 1,301,074 33.5%
2 Chery 527,490 13.6%
3 Geely 478,804 12.3%
4 Tesla China 361,972 9.3%
5 SAIC Passenger Vehicle 204,097 5.2%
6 Leapmotor 159,572 4.1%
7 Changan 137,130 3.5%
8 SAIC-GM-Wuling 109,341 2.8%
9 Dongfeng 93,505 2.4%
10 GAC Aion 69,265 1.8%

Chery remained second with 527,490 vehicles, up 176.9% year-on-year, with a 13.6% share. Geely ranked third with 478,804 vehicles, up 533.4%, with a 12.3% share.

Tesla China exported 361,972 vehicles over the same period, up 108.4% year-on-year, retaining fourth place with a 9.3% share.

SAIC Passenger Vehicle ranked fifth with 204,097 vehicles and a 5.2% share. Leapmotor ranked sixth with 159,572 vehicles, up 322.5% year-on-year, with a 4.1% share.

Changan, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Dongfeng and GAC Aion ranked seventh through tenth, with shares of 3.5%, 2.8%, 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively.

In the overall passenger vehicle export market, which includes conventional internal combustion engine vehicles, Chery remained first in September with 203,765 vehicles, up 46.9% year-on-year and 5.5% month-on-month, with a 22.2% share.

China's Sept 2026 passenger vehicle export ranking
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
22.2%
19.0%
Geely
11.5%
SAIC Passenger Vehicle
8.0%
GWM
5.6%
Changan
5.5%
SAIC-GM-Wuling
4.0%
Tesla China
3.3%
Leapmotor
3.0%
Yueda Kia
1.7%
China's Sept 2026 passenger vehicle export ranking
Ranking Automaker Exports Market Share
1 Chery 203,765 22.2%
2 BYD 174,277 19.0%
3 Geely 105,914 11.5%
4 SAIC Passenger Vehicle 73,199 8.0%
5 GWM 51,210 5.6%
6 Changan 50,734 5.5%
7 SAIC-GM-Wuling 36,433 4.0%
8 Tesla China 30,529 3.3%
9 Leapmotor 27,454 3.0%
10 Yueda Kia 15,749 1.7%

BYD ranked second with 174,277 vehicles and a 19.0% share. Its share gap with Chery widened to 3.2 percentage points from 1.1 percentage points in August.

Geely ranked third with 105,914 vehicles, up 160.5% year-on-year but down 3.2% month-on-month, with an 11.5% share.

SAIC Passenger Vehicle ranked fourth with 73,199 vehicles and an 8.0% share. GWM (HKEX: 2333) ranked fifth with 51,210 vehicles and a 5.6% share.

Changan ranked sixth with 50,734 vehicles and a 5.5% share. SAIC-GM-Wuling rose to seventh with 36,433 vehicles and a 4.0% share.

Tesla China fell to eighth with 30,529 vehicles and a 3.3% share. Leapmotor and Yueda Kia ranked ninth and tenth, with shares of 3.0% and 1.7%, respectively.

In overall passenger vehicle exports from January through September, Chery remained first with 1,527,483 vehicles, up 64.5% year-on-year, with a 21.8% share.

China's Jan-Sept 2026 passenger vehicle export ranking
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
21.8%
18.5%
Geely
11.3%
SAIC Passenger Vehicle
8.8%
GWM
5.9%
Tesla China
5.2%
Changan
4.4%
SAIC-GM-Wuling
3.6%
Leapmotor
2.3%
Dongfeng
1.9%
China's Jan-Sept 2026 passenger vehicle export ranking
Ranking Automaker Exports Market Share
1 Chery 1,527,483 21.8%
2 BYD 1,301,074 18.5%
3 Geely 793,965 11.3%
4 SAIC Passenger Vehicle 620,175 8.8%
5 GWM 416,326 5.9%
6 Tesla China 361,972 5.2%
7 Changan 307,373 4.4%
8 SAIC-GM-Wuling 250,124 3.6%
9 Leapmotor 159,572 2.3%
10 Dongfeng 136,288 1.9%

BYD ranked second with 1,301,074 vehicles and an 18.5% share, while Geely ranked third with 793,965 vehicles and an 11.3% share.

SAIC Passenger Vehicle and GWM ranked fourth and fifth, with shares of 8.8% and 5.9%, respectively. Tesla China remained sixth with a 5.2% share.

Changan, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Leapmotor and Dongfeng ranked seventh through tenth, with shares of 4.4%, 3.6%, 2.3% and 1.9%, respectively.

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