In May, the new energy passenger vehicle market retailed 1.021 million units in China, a year-on-year increase of 28.2% and a month-on-month increase of 12.1%, bringing the cumulative retail sales from January to May to 4.351 million units, an increase of 34.1%, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA).

Vehicle Type	Retail Volume
BEV	607,000
PHEV	298,000
EREV	116,000

Let’s take a look below at the top 20 best-selling new energy passenger vehicles in China.

Ranking	Model	May Retail Volume	January – May Retail Volume
1	Geely Geome Xingyuan	38,715	164,049
2	BYD Seagull	31,105	144,204
3	BYD Qin Plus	29,328	124,985
4	Wuling Hongguang Mini EV	29,017	144,953
5	Xiaomi SU7	28,013	132,467
6	BYD Qin L	25,321	103,646
7	Tesla Model Y	24,770	126,643
8	BYD Song Plus	24,240	110,511
9	Li L6	18,781	79,883
10	Geely Geome Panda	17,155	77,778
11	BYD Seal	15,787	74,042
12	Wuling Bingo	15,550	65,360
13	Aito M9	15,481	46,209
14	BYD Song L DM-i	14,537	55,530
15	BYD Song Pro	14,440	80,245
16	Tesla Model 3	13,818	75,283
17	BYD Dolphin	13,547	45,016
18	BYD Yuan UP	13,047	56,706
19	Leapmotor C10	12,631	44,351
20	Changan Lumin	12,439	58,362

Not surprisingly, the Geely Geome Xingyuan continued its streak from April and claimed the top spot, with 38,715 units sold; also making it the best-selling model in China for the first five months of 2025. On May 20, the 200,000th Geely Geome Xingyuan rolled off the production line almost eight months after its launch in October 2024. The official said an average of 905 vehicles were sold per day or an average of one vehicle sold every 97 seconds.

At the same time, nine BYD models made it to the top 20, with a total retail sales volume of 181,000 units.

Source: CADA, Yiche, 163