Plug-in electric car sales in China continued to increase at a solid rate in April, allowing the market share to increase significantly. According to EV Volumes' data, shared by researcher Jose Pontes, almost 704,000 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in China in April. That's about 30% more than a year ago, while the market share amounted to 44%, compared to 35% in April 2023.
BYD Seagull Tesla Model Y Model rank The top-selling cars in China are plug-ins—BYD Song family , BYD Qin Plus family , BYD Seagull , and Tesla Model Y . The first non-rechargeable nameplate is the Nissan Sylphy with 24,270 units in April. One of the most interesting things is that the Tesla Model Y wasn't the best-selling all-electric model last month. The BYD Seagull was and it might be a turning point after a few years of Tesla doination.