China’s electrical car (EV) exports surged 19% year-on-year within the first 5 months of 2025, in accordance with information launched by the Normal Administration of Customs on June 9. Exports of kit manufacturing merchandise reached 6.22 trillion yuan (roughly 858 billion USD), a 9.2% improve from final 12 months, accounting for 58.3% of the nation’s whole exports. The export momentum was led by electrical autos, building equipment (up 10.7%), ships (up 18.9%), and industrial robots (up 55.4%).
Chery led home automakers in whole car exports, with 250,800 models exported within the first 5 months. MG (owned by SAIC) adopted with 168,700 models. Geely got here in third with 160,900 models, marking a exceptional 103.3% year-on-year improve. Notably, 70,600 of Geely’s exports have been to European markets.
BYD ranked fourth with 159,300 models exported. Nevertheless, solely 61.05% of those have been pure electrical autos, whereas the remaining have been plug-in hybrids—reflecting a comparatively decrease abroad demand for BEVs than the home market. Haval adopted with 90,700 models, of which 95.35% have been conventional gas autos, and achieved an over 80% year-on-year development.
Changan, in sixth place, exported 82,100 autos however noticed a pointy decline of 29.1% year-on-year, making it the one top-tier Chinese language automaker to expertise a downturn throughout this era. Different manufacturers within the prime ten included Roewe (48,700 models), Jetour (41,500 models), GAC’s Trumpchi (30,800 models, up 253.04%), and JAC (27,200 models), a newcomer to the worldwide market.
Total, the highest ten exporters fell into three tiers: 4 manufacturers exported greater than 150,000 models, two exported between 50,000 and 100,000 models, and the remaining 4 exported fewer than 50,000 models every.
On a broader scale, China’s whole items commerce (imports and exports mixed) for January to Might stood at 17.94 trillion yuan (approx. 2.47 trillion USD), up 2.5% year-on-year. Exports in Might alone rose 6.3% to 2.28 trillion yuan (approx. 314 billion USD) regardless of having two fewer working days than the identical month final 12 months.
China’s commerce with key companions continued to develop. Exports to ASEAN rose 16.9%, to the EU 13.7%, to Africa 35.3%, and to Central Asia’s 5 nations 8.8%. Commerce with African nations hit a historic excessive for this era, totalling 963.2 billion yuan (approx. 133 billion USD), with exports accounting for 599.6 billion yuan (approx. 83 billion USD), up 20.2%.
Overseas-funded enterprises remained key contributors, with their commerce quantity reaching 5.21 trillion yuan (approx. 719 billion USD), up 2.3%. These firms comprised 29% of China’s whole international commerce and lifted total commerce development by 0.7 proportion factors. The variety of foreign-invested firms participating in commerce exceeded 73,000—the very best in 5 years.
Regionally, the central provinces of China outpaced the remainder of the nation in commerce development. The central area reported a commerce quantity of 1.5 trillion yuan (approx. 207 billion USD), up 11.1%, with exports rising 16.9%.
Analysts say that the continued momentum in exports—notably in tools manufacturing and electrical autos—demonstrates the resilience of China’s commerce sector amid international uncertainties. With main automakers increasing their international footprint, China will probably stay a dominant participant within the worldwide EV market within the months forward.
