China Car Sales Rise 15% in June as NEVs Jump 25%

Preliminary figures from the China Passenger Car Association indicate that the country’s retail sales of passenger vehicles climbed 15% year-on-year to about 2.03 million units in June, extending the recovery in the world’s largest auto market. On a month-on-month basis, sales rose 5%. New-energy vehicles continued to outpace the broader market. Retail deliveries of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models increased 25% from a year earlier to 1.07 million units—marking the second consecutive month above the one-million threshold and lifting their share of retail sales to 52.7%. Compared with May, NEV sales were up 4%. For the first half of 2025, cumulative NEV retail volume reached 5.43 million units, 32% higher than a year earlier, underscoring sustained demand despite intense price competition and the recent imposition of a 145% U.S. tariff on Chinese goods. The CPCA is scheduled to release final June data later this month.