In the January-August period, BYD ranked first in China's NEV market with a 36.6 percent share, while Tesla came in second with 8.8 percent.

Tesla's retail sales in China in January-August were 390,222 units, ranking second in the NEV market with an 8.8 percent share.

GAC Aion ranked third with a 6.9 percent share in January-August, Li Auto ranked 7th with a 4.7 percent share, Nio ranked 9th with a 2.1 percent share and Neta ranked 10th with a 1.7 percent share.

In the retail sales rankings for the entire Chinese automotive market, including combustion engine vehicles and NEVs, BYD ranked No. 1 in the January-August period with a 12.3 percent share.

FAW-Volkswagen was second with 8.6 percent share and Changan was third with 6.6 percent.

CPCA rankings: Top-selling automakers in China in Aug