Plug-In Automobile Gross sales Reached 33% Market Share In February 2023

Plug-in electrical automobile gross sales in China considerably elevated in February, which is a constructive signal after the slowdown in January (partially brought on by the vacations).
In accordance with EV Volumes’ knowledge, shared by Jose Pontes, some 454,591 new passenger plug-in electrical vehicles had been registered in China in February, which is 56 % greater than a 12 months in the past.
The plug-in market share improved to 33 % (together with 22 % for all-electric and 11 % for plug-in hybrid vehicles).
Outcomes for the month:
- BEVs: *303,000 and 22% share
- PHEVs: *152,000 and 11% share
- Complete: 454,591 (up 56%) and 33% share
* estimated from the market share

Thus far this 12 months, nearly 800,000 new plug-in electrical vehicles had been registered in China (up roughly 20 % year-over-year), which is about 30 % of the full quantity.
After the primary two months, plainly after industry-wide value reductions utilized to many fashions, gross sales improved and it is likely to be one other sturdy 12 months for electrification.
Outcomes year-to-date:
- BEVs: about *0.53 million and 20% share
- PHEVs: about *0.27 million and 10% share
- Complete: 798,548 (up 20%) and 30% share
* estimated from the market share
For reference, in 2022, over 5.92 million new passenger plug-in electrical vehicles had been registered in China (83 % greater than in 2021).
By way of best-selling fashions, the BYD Tune Plus (largely PHEV with a justifiable share of BEV model) stays the primary in China. In February, greater than 51,000 items had been registered.
The market is dominated by Chinese language fashions, particularly, the BYD model, and the one non-Chinese language mannequin within the high 10 was the Tesla Mannequin Y in fourth (25,526). Forward of the Tesla Mannequin Y, we will see the Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV microcar and BYD Qin Plus (BEV + PHEV).
High 10 for the month:
- BYD Tune Plus (BEVs + PHEVs): 51,592
- Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV: 30,267
- BYD Qin Plus (BEV + PHEV): 27,434
- Tesla Mannequin Y: 25,526
- BYD Dolphin: 22,682
- BYD Yuan Plus (aka Atto 3) BEV: 20,279
- GAC Aion S: 16,827
- GAC Aion Y: 12,996
- BYD Han (BEV + PHEV): 12,265
- BYD Tang (BEV + PHEV): 12,029
After the primary two months, the BYD Tune Plus household already constructed up a big benefit over different fashions.
High 10 year-to-date:
- BYD Tune Plus (BEVs + PHEVs): 101,765
- Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV: 46,683
- BYD Dolphin: 39,971
- Tesla Mannequin Y: 39,710
- BYD Qin Plus (BEV + PHEV): 39,024
- BYD Yuan Plus (aka Atto 3) BEV: 38,371
- BYD Han (BEV + PHEV): 24,480
- GAC Aion S: 21,918
- Tesla Mannequin 3: 21,056
- BYD Tang (BEV + PHEV): 20,919
* BEV and PHEV variations of the identical fashions had been counted collectively within the supply.
BYD’s benefit over different manufacturers and producers is staggering in China. Thus far this 12 months, the corporate has nearly a 39 % market share. Tesla is the second greatest with a 7.6 % share.
High manufacturers by share within the plug-in phase year-to-date:
- BYD: 38.8%
- Tesla: 7.6%
- SAIC-GM-Wuling: 6.6%
- GAC Aion: 5.1%
- Changan: 4.4%
- Li Auto: 4.1%
High automotive teams by share within the plug-in phase year-to-date:
- BYD: 40.5%
together with Denza model - SAIC: 8.4%
together with SAIC-GM-Wuling three way partnership (between SAIC, GM and Liuzhou Wuling Motors) - Tesla: 7.6%
- GAC: 5.4%
- Geely-Volvo: 4.9%
- Changan: 4.8%