Geely Xingyuan, China's Best-Selling Electric Vehicle in May 2025

According to CleanTechnica data, electric vehicle sales in the Chinese market reached 1.02 million units in May 2025.

During this period, the Geely Geome Xingyuan was again the best-selling electric vehicle model in China, with sales of 38,715 units. This achievement was reached for two consecutive months.

"In addition to its competitive price, support from leading automotive manufacturers like Geely is also an advantage of this model," wrote CleanTechnica in its report on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Below it are the BYD Song and BYD Seagull, which recorded sales of 38,680 units and 31,105 units, respectively.

The BYD Song sales figures are a combination of battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) types.

Here is a complete list of the top 10 best-selling electric vehicle models in China in May 2025:

1. Geely Geome Xingyuan: 38,715 units

2. BYD Song (BEV+PHEV): 38,680 units

3. BYD Seagull: 31,105 units

4. BYD Qin Plus (BEV+PHEV): 29,328 units

5. Wuling HongGuang Mini EV: 29,017 units

6. Xiaomi SU7: 28,013 units

7. BYD Qin L (BEV+PHEV): 25,321 units

8. Tesla Model Y: 24,770 units

9. Li Xiang L6: 18,781 units

10. Geely Panda Mini: 17,155 units

CleanTechnica also noted that in May 2025, China's car exports reached 200,000 units, up 81% year-on-year (yoy). Although 53% of its domestic market is already electric vehicles, the share for exports is only 45%.

"China exports more conventional vehicles than electric vehicles sold in its domestic market," wrote CleanTechnica.