China Has Already Exported More Cars Than Last Year

In 2025, China exported 7.1 million vehicles in total, with about 6 million of them being passenger cars.

As of August, China has exported 6.2 million vehicles. This has already surpassed the number of vehicles exported for all of 2025.

EV and PHEV models are a big reason for China's export growth.

China’s car industry keeps pumping out new models, and yet the market continues to shrink. The country's passenger car sales dropped about 25% year over year in August, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), amid broader economic weakness. Gas-powered cars have taken the brunt of the hit, as Chinese drivers continue to shift to cars with plugs.

However, the drop in China’s domestic sales is being offset by skyrocketing car exports from the country. In the first eight months of the year, China already surpassed its 2025 record of car exports, the Associated Press pointed out this week, and that’s thanks largely to the growth of EV and PHEV models. Globally, the world is going electric, and China is the undisputed king of offering as many electrified models as possible.