Plug-In cars in China continue to increase amid continuous lockdowns in the country.
The overall passenger market in China declined last April. The market declined by 43% year-over-year due to continuous lockdowns imposed by the country, but that doesn’t stop the continuous surge in the sales of plug-in vehicles.
According to a report by Inside EVs citing EV Volumes, around 280,614 new passenger electric plug-in cars were registered in China last April. An increase of 61% compared to a year ago.
China also represented over half of the global plug-in registrations in April.
Results for April (estimated from market share):
BEVs – Approximately 213,000 with a 22% market share
PHEVs – Approximately 68,000 with a 7% market share
Total of around 280,614 with a 29% share.
RANKED ACCORDING TO MODEL
The top 20 models in China last April are:
| Rank | Make – Model | Numbers Sold |
| 1. | Wuling HongGuang Mini EV | 27,181 |
| 2. | BYD Song Pro/Plus PHEV | 20,181 |
| 3. | BYD Qin Plus PHEV | 12,465 |
| 4. | BYD Dolphin | 12,040 |
| 5. | BYD Han EV | 10,225 |
| 6. | BYD Yuan Plus EV | 10,100 |
| 7. | BYD Tang PHEV | 8,818 |
| 8. | BYD Qin Plus EV | 7,827 |
| 9. | Leap Motor T03 | 7,156 |
| 10. | Cherry QQ Ice Cream | 7,078 |
| 11. | Changan Benni EV | 6,692 |
| 12. | Chery eQ1 / Little Ant | 6,086 |
| 13. | Hozon Neta Y EV | 5,694 |
| 14. | GAC Aion Y | 5,261 |
| 15. | BYD Yuan Pro EV | 5,068 |
| 16. | BYD Song Pro/Plus EV | 4,927 |
| 17. | Dongfeng E-Series | 4,306 |
| 18. | Li Xiang One EREV | 4,168 |
| 19. | XPeng P7 | 3,714 |
| 20. | XPeng P5 | 3,564 |
Data from Cleantechnica (Bold text are fully electric vehicles)
Accordingly, 80% of the vehicles in the top 20 models are fully electric ones. In April, BYD dominated the Chinese market. Out of the top 20 models, 9 of them are from BYD, making seven models of it in the top ten.
Notably, a huge name, specifically Tesla, is not on the list. This is due to the fact that it recently shut down its operations during the month. However, they are currently ramping up their production again.
RANKED IN AUTO BRAND
The top plug-in brand shows that BYD is taking the lead.
The top plug-in brands by share in the segment from January to April 2022 are:
| Rank | Make | % Market Share |
| 1. | BYD | 27.80% |
| 2. | SAIC | 13.40% |
| 3. | Tesla | 7.80% |
| 4. | Chery | 4.90% |
| 5. | Geely-Volvo | 4.60% |
It’s not surprising that BYD is dominating the list, as BYD seems to do great in positioning itself in the Chinese market. The automaker managed to deliver more than 105,000 units in April alone. The carmaker recently launched its Seal brand, with units sold more than 20,000 in 6 hours making the company the third most valuable carmaker.
