BEVs Up 29% YoY & PHEVs Down 3% YoY — September 2025 China EV Sales Report - CleanTechnica

In September 2025, China's electric vehicle (EV) market demonstrated strong growth, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) achieving a record 826,000 units sold—a 29% year-over-year (YoY) increase—accounting for 37% of the total Chinese car market. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), however, declined by 3% YoY to 469,000 units. Overall, plug-in vehicles (BEVs plus PHEVs) reached 1.3 million units in September, marking the second-best month ever and pushing the year-to-date total to over 8.9 million units. This momentum suggests that China is on track to surpass 10 million plug-in vehicle sales by late 2025, with plug-ins now representing 52% of the total auto market for the year and BEVs alone capturing 32%. The data indicates a potential turning point in PHEV adoption as BEVs continue to grow robustly while P