--- title: "Automakers' share in China NEV market in Mar: BYD tops with 22.8%, Tesla 4th with 6.6%" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/282397175.md" description: "In March, BYD led China's NEV market with a 22.8% share, selling 194,131 units, while Tesla ranked fourth with a 6.6% share and 56,107 units sold. BYD's market share increased from 19.1% in February, while Tesla slipped from third place. Geely followed in second with an 11.4% share. Despite a year-on-year decline in sales for both BYD and Tesla, month-on-month sales surged for both companies. In the overall passenger car market, BYD also ranked first with an 11.8% share." datetime: "2026-04-11T00:27:08.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/282397175.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282397175.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/282397175.md) --- # Automakers' share in China NEV market in Mar: BYD tops with 22.8%, Tesla 4th with 6.6% > - BYD captured a 22.8% share of China's NEV retail market in March, expanding its lead over Geely. > - Tesla ranked fourth in the NEV market with a 6.6% share, slipping one spot from its February ranking. Top automakers with highest passenger NEV retail sales in China in Mar 2026 Top automakers with highest passenger NEV retail sales in China in Mar 2026 Ranking Automaker NEV Sales Market Share 1 BYD 194,131 22.8% 2 Geely 96,842 11.4% 3 Changan 68,089 8% 4 Tesla China 56,107 6.6% 5 Li Auto 41,053 4.8% 6 SAIC-GM-Wuling 40,441 4.7% 7 Nio 35,383 4.2% 8 Leapmotor 33,420 3.9% 9 GAC Aion 33,044 3.9% 10 Dongfeng 28,998 3.4% BYD maintained its position as China's largest new energy vehicle (NEV) maker in March, while Tesla slipped one spot in retail sales rankings compared to February. BYD's passenger NEV retail sales in China stood at 194,131 units in March. This represented a 33.1% year-on-year decrease but a 118.9% month-on-month surge, according to rankings released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Friday. The company continued to rank first with a 22.8% share in March, up from 19.1% in February, expanding its lead over second-placed Geely Auto. Join us on Telegram or Google News Geely's NEV retail sales in March were 96,842 units, down 12.7% year-on-year but up 26.4% month-on-month. Geely ranked second in China's NEV market with an 11.4% share. Changan Automobile followed in third place with an 8.0% share and 68,089 units sold. Tesla's retail sales in China were 56,107 units in March. This was a 24.3% year-on-year decline but a 46.9% month-on-month increase. The US electric vehicle (EV) maker ranked fourth in China's NEV market in March, capturing a 6.6% market share. It ranked third in February with an 8.2% share. Li Auto ranked fifth in the NEV market with retail sales of 41,053 units. It captured a 4.8% share, achieving an 11.9% year-on-year growth. Nio Inc ranked seventh with retail sales of 35,383 units. It captured a 4.2% share, achieving a 136.7% year-on-year growth. In the January-March period, BYD's NEV retail sales were 377,004 units. This was a 45.8% year-on-year decline, ranking first with a 19.8% share. Geely's NEV retail sales in the January-March period were 265,613 units, down 17.5% year-on-year, ranking second with a 13.9% share. Tesla's retail sales in China in the January-March period were 112,798 units. This was a 16.2% year-on-year decrease, ranking fourth with a 5.9% share. In the overall passenger car market, which includes traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, BYD ranked first in retail sales in March. BYD captured an 11.8% share in the overall market with sales of 194,131 units. Geely ranked second with sales of 171,337 units and a 10.4% share. Top automakers with highest passenger car retail sales in China in Mar 2026 Top automakers with highest passenger car retail sales in China in Mar 2026 Ranking Automaker Sales Market Share 1 BYD 194,131 11.8% 2 Geely 171,337 10.4% 3 Changan 111,675 6.8% 4 FAW-Volkswagen 107,434 6.5% 5 Chery 70,411 4.3% 6 SAIC-Volkswagen 70,000 4.3% 7 GAC Toyota 66,127 4% 8 FAW Toyota 59,941 3.6% 9 Tesla China 56,107 3.4% 10 SAIC-GM-Wuling 52,215 3.2% Changan ranked third in the overall passenger car retail rankings with sales of 111,675 units and a 6.8% share. Tesla ranked ninth in the overall passenger car market in March, capturing a 3.4% share of the overall retail market. In the overall passenger car retail market for the January-March period, Geely ranked first in sales with 526,279 units and a 12.5% share. BYD ranked second in the overall passenger car market in the January-March period with an 8.9% share. BYD only produces NEVs, while Geely also has a traditional fuel vehicle lineup. 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