In April, 1.755 million passenger vehicles were sold in China in retail. In particular, 821,000 sedans/hatchbacks were sold, up 13.3% year-on-year and down 9.0% month-on-month. 847,000 SUVs were sold, up 16.4% year-on-year and down 10.4% month-on-month. 86,000 MPVs were sold, up 7.1% year-on-year and down 3.6% month-on-month. The Geely Geome Xingyuan hatchback was the overall top-selling model. Let’s take a look at the retail sales ranking by vehicle types below.

Ranking	Sedan/hatchback	April Sales Volume	January – April Sales Volume
1	Geely Geome Xingyuan	36,119	125,334
2	BYD Seagull	34,005	113,099
3	Wuling Hongguang Mini EV	28,990	115,936
4	Xiaomi SU7	28,585	104,454
5	BYD Qin Plus	25,557	95,657
6	Nissan Sylphy	24,458	83,279
7	BYD Qin L	24,394	78,325
8	Volkswagen Lavida	21,971	88,787
9	Geely Panda	17,831	60,623
10	Volkswagen Passat	17,411	77,418

The Geely Geome Xingyuan all-electric hatchback once again took the lead in the sedan/hatchback category. It was also the overall best-selling model last month in China and recently reached the 200,000th unit production milestone. The BYD Seagull, also another electric hatchback, took second place, followed by the Hongguang Mini EV, which are all affordable models.

Ranking	SUV	April Sales Volume	January – April Sales Volume
1	Geely Xingyue L	23,658	103,541
2	BYD Song Plus	20,668	86,271
3	Tesla Model Y	19,984	101,873
4	Li L6	16,755	61,102
5	Toyota Corolla Cross	16,072	53,638
6	Toyota RAV4	15,446	58,982
7	BYD Song Pro	14,263	65,805
8	Geely Boyue L	14,230	55,250
9	Volkswagen Tiguan L	13,671	55,303
10	Honda CR-V	12,400	53,365

Among the top 10 best-selling SUVs in April, the Geely Xingyue L overtook the Tesla Model Y, which was the best-selling SUV in March. It is worth pointing out that the Geely Xingyue L was the top-selling gasoline-powered SUV in the first quarter of 2025 with 79,883 units sold.

Ranking	MVP	April Sales Volume	January – April Sales Volume
1	Denza D9	9,045	35,990
2	Toyota Sienna	8,248	28,222
3	Voyah Dreamer	6,719	23,270
4	Toyota Granvia	6,651	21,563
5	Buick GL8	5,590	22,457
6	Trumpchi M8	4,346	15,706
7	BYD Xia	3,863	12,351
8	Buick GL8 PHEV	3,842	8,669
9	Trumpchi E8 PHEV	2,655	7,618
10	Arcfox Kaola	1,779	N/A

A total of 67 MPV models appeared on the April sales ranking in China. No model has sold more than 10,000 units. The Denza D9 claimed the top spot with 9,045 units sold. The Toyota Sienna was the runner-up, followed by the Voyah Dreamer.

Source: Autohome, CPCA