2024 (Full Year) China: Car Production and Exports by Brand

In full year 2024, China produced over 31 million vehicles and exports increased to nearly 6 million cars — Chery and SAIC were the top Chinese car exporters.

In full year 2024, China produced over 31 million vehicles and exports increased to nearly 6 million cars -- Chery and SAIC were the top Chinese car exporters.
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2024 (January to December): the Chinese new car market expanded to 31.44 million vehicles while vehicle production in China increased to 31.3 million vehicles. Chinese carmakers had a 65% share of the domestic market in 2024. Car exports from China increased by nearly a fifth with 5.9 million vehicles exported including nearly a million battery-electric cars. The largest car exporters from China in 2024 were Chery and SAIC.

China Car Production and Market in 2024

In 2024, China produced 31.3 million vehicles (+3.7%) while the total new vehicle market increased by 4.5% to 31.44 million vehicles, according to CAAM.

The production of new energy vehicles (NEV) increased by 34.4% to nearly 12.9 million vehicles in 2024, which marked a decade of Chinese leadership in NEV production. NEV had a market share of 41% in 2024, an increase of 9%.

Battery-electric vehicles (BEV) had a 60% share of the NEV market while the share of Plug-in Hybrids increased to 40%.

The number of Chinese produced cars sold in China in 2024 increased by 23.1% to nearly 18 million cars — nearly two-thirds of the total market.

China Car Exports in 2024

In 2024, Chinese vehicle exports increased by 19.3% to 5.86 million vehicles. These exports included 4.96 million passenger cars (+19.7%) and 900,000 commercial vehicles (+17.5%).

Of all Chinese vehicle exports in 2024, nearly 1.3 million were NEV (+7%) including 987,000 all-electric cars (BEV). BEV exports were 10% lower and reflected the change in market conditions in Europe as well as commercial measures taken against Chinese electric car exports in the USA, Canada, and the EU.

China Car Exports by Brand in 2024

The top Chinese car exports by brand in 2024 were:

Car BrandExports in 2024
Chery1,140,000
SAIC929,000
Changan536,000
Geely532,000
Great Wall453,000
BYD433,000
BAIC274,000
Tesla260,000
JAC249,000
Dongfeng246,000

About the author:

Henk Bekker

Henk Bekker is a freelance writer with over 20 years of experience in online writing. His best-selling cars website has been reporting car sales statistics since 2008 with classic car auction prices focusing on the most expensive automobiles sold at public auctions in the past decade. He also owns the travel websites European-Traveler.com and Lake Geneva Switzerland. Henk holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Finance from the University of London.