Top 10 rankings and sales. Understand China EV’s Market Real-time notifications when critical EV data is released All important data in one place 2,000,000+ data points Become a member Battery electric vehicles occupied nine of the ten highest positions in China’s passenger-car sales ranking in August. The only exception was BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao Ti7, which, unlike the other 9 models, offers both BEV and PHEV variants. 55% of Ti7 sales were BEV. No gasoline-powered model entered the top 10; the first ICE car is the Toyota Corolla in 13th position, with 14,675 units sold. The Geely EX2 led the overall market with 39,651 vehicles sold. EX2 (Xingyuan in China) is a small hatchback, Geely’s answer to the BYD Seagull (Dolphin Surf) in China and the upcoming Volkswagen ID. Polo in Europe. Geely EX2 also leads the 2026 year-to-date (January – August) ranking as the best-selling Chinese EV, with 266,166 units sold, followed by the Tesla Model Y with 226,931 units and the Li Auto i6 with 152,845 units. # Model Price range (yuan) Price range (USD) Sales 1 Geely EX2 64,800–94,800 9,662–14,135 39,651 2 Leapmotor A10 65,800–86,800 9,811–12,944 30,652 3 Tesla Model Y 263,500–313,500 39,288–46,743 29,260 4 Fang Cheng Bao Ti 7 179,800–239,800 26,808–35,754 23,471 5 BYD Atto 2 74,800–119,800 11,153–17,862 22,958 6 Tesla Model 3 235,500–339,500 35,113–50,619 20,787 7 Changan Nevo Q05 79,900–114,900 11,913–17,130 17,349 8 Li Auto i6 249,800–269,800 37,245–40,227 16,979 9 BYD Dolphin 99,800–125,800 14,880–18,757 16,829 10 Xiaomi SU7 219,900–303,900 32,787–45,311 16,518 11 BYD Song Ultra 129,900–179,900 19,368–26,823 15,903 12 Wuling Bingo Pro 56,800–70,800 8,469–10,556 14,695 13 Toyota Corolla Cross* 126,800–159,800 18,906–23,826 14,675 14 Geely Starray* 99,900–129,900 14,895–19,368 14,302 15 Volkswagen Lavida* 79,900–145,900 11,913–21,751 14,226 16 Toyota RAV4* 169,800–228,800 25,317–34,114 14,062 17 BYD Song Pro 102,800–133,800 15,327–19,950 13,954 18 BYD Sealion 6 129,900–199,800 19,368–29,790 13,887 19 Xiaomi YU7 233,500–389,900 34,815–58,134 13,635 20 Geely Monjaro* 139,700–179,700 20,829–26,793 13,287 * ICE vehicle, including conventional hybrids. The Leapmotor A10 ranked second with 30,652 units in August, followed by the Tesla Model Y with 29,260 units. Tesla was the only automaker with two models in the top ten. The Model Y SUV placed third, while the Model 3 sedan ranked sixth with 20,787 vehicles sold. Interestingly, the Xiaomi SU7 sedan fell from 4th position in July to 10th, and the Xiaomi YU7 SUV fell to 19th with 13,635 sales. SUVs are far more popular in China, outselling sedans by about 1:2 Five ICE-based models, including conventional hybrids, entered the top 20. These were the Toyota Corolla Cross, Geely Starray, Volkswagen Lavida, Toyota RAV4, and Geely Monjaro. The Lavida was the only sedan among them. BYD placed four models in the top 20: the Atto 2, Song Ultra, Song Pro, and Sealion 6. Including the Fang Cheng Bao Ti 7 increased the automaker’s total representation to five models. Most important news in your inbox. Recaps · scheduled All you need, in one email. Instant alerts · real-time Ping me when an article goes live. 0 of 27 topics selected Bundle into one email per day — instead of one email per article No spam · Unsubscribe with one click · Change settings anytime