Passenger car sales in China 2008-2022, by model

In 2022, sales of sport utility vehicle (SUV) were the highest of the four types of passenger cars in China, reaching nearly 11.2 million units. In the same year, some 11.1 million sedans and nearly one million multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) were sold in China. Overall car sales in China had reached about 26.9 million vehicles in 2022. Passenger car sales in China China has been the largest market for passenger cars since 2008. In 2022, about 26.9 million passenger cars had been sold in China, more than in the United States, Germany and Japan combined. The People’s Republic is also the largest producers of passenger cars in the world. Over 23.8 million passenger cars had been produced in China in 2022. When compared to car markets in developed countries around the world, China’s domestic automobile market still possesses some potentials for growth. As of 2021, around 282 million vehicles had been registered in the United States, whereas China counted 24 million registered vehicles with a much higher population size. Foreign car manufacturers in China Both General Motors and Volkswagen are among the leading carmakers in China. More than half of all passenger cars sold in China were of foreign origin in 2021. China’s national carmakers enjoy a price advantage rather at the lower end of the market. Since 2020, the most popular passenger car model in China has been the SUVs. In order to win larger margins in the Chinese market, automakers such as Volkswagen have launched models solely designed for Chinese customers.

于2022年，中国运动型多功能车（SUV）的销量在四种乘用车类型中位居首位，接近1120万辆。同年，中国市场销售的轿车约为1110万辆，多功能车（MPV）接近100万辆。总体而言，2022年中国汽车销量达到约2690万辆。自2008年以来，中国一直是乘用车的最大市场。2022年，中国销售的乘用车约为2690万辆，这一数字超过了美国、德国和日本的总和。中华人民共和国也是全球最大的乘用车生产国。2022年，中国生产了超过2380万辆乘用车。与全球发达国家的汽车市场相比，中国国内汽车市场仍存在一定的增长潜力。截至2021年，美国已登记的车辆约为2.82亿辆，而中国以远高于美国的人口规模，登记的车辆约为2400万辆。在中国，通用汽车和大众汽车等外国汽车制造商位居领先地位。2021年，在中国销售的乘用车中，超过一半源自外国。中国的本土汽车制造商在市场低端享有价格优势。自2020年以来，SUV车型已成为中国最受欢迎的乘用车。为了在中国市场赢得更大的利润空间，诸如大众汽车等汽车制造商推出了专为满足中国消费者需求而设计的车型。