China recorded 2.956 million wholesale vehicle sales in September, down 8.4% from a year earlier and nearly 300,000 units lower. It was the market’s ninth consecutive year-over-year decline. Sales for January through September reached 23.267 million, a 4.4% fall compared with the same period in 2025, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
BYD remained the leading brand with 190,767 units, but registered its 15th consecutive monthly decline, according to Best Selling Cars Blog. Geely ranked second at 137,891, followed by Toyota at 116,607. Leapmotor held fifth place with 78,202 units. MG was a standout: its 32,451 sales marked its best month since July 2022 and put it 13th, its strongest position since December 2021.
Two models helped lift MG’s total. The MG 07 sedan recorded 14,577 sales in its first full month, while the MG4 Urban reached 13,966, up 18.5% year over year. At the other end of the table, the BYD Seagull—known as the Dolphin Mini in Brazil—sold 9,517 units, down 62.3% and ranking 50th. The Tesla Model Y led the model rankings at 50,359 units; Geely’s Xingyuan placed second with 44,275. Fang Cheng Bao’s Tai 7 reached third place with a record 27,544 units.