In December 2025, China's electric vehicle (EV) market reached a new record with 1.34 million plugin sales, accounting for 59% of the total car market, highlighting China's rapid transition towards full electrification by 2035. This surge was led by prominent models like Tesla Model Y and BYD Qin Plus, with new entrants like Xiaomi YU7 and Geely Geome Xingyuan making significant impacts, while BYD maintained its position as the leading manufacturer despite declining market share.
China's rapid transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is underscored by the fact that plug-in vehicles accounted for 59% of total car sales in December 2025, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) alone making up 35%. This marks a significant increase from the previous year's figures and suggests that China's automotive market could be fully electrified before 2035. As a professional tracking renewable energy and EV trends, this signals a massive opportunity for investments and innovations in EV infrastructure, battery technology, and related sectors to support this accelerating shift.