In the January-March period, BYD was No. 1 with a 33.1 percent share, while Tesla was No. 3 with a 7.5 percent share.

Geely's NEV retail sales for the period were 137,452 units, up 143.2 percent year-on-year, to take second place with a 7.8 percent share.

Tesla's retail sales in China in the January-March period were 132,420 units, down 3.6 percent year-on-year, and third with a 7.5 percent share.

In the passenger car market, which includes traditional fuel vehicles, BYD was first in the retail ranking with a 15.4 percent share in March.

FAW-Volkswagen was second with an 8.3 percent share in March with retail sales of 140,588 units, down 4.2 percent year-on-year.

Tesla had a 3.7 percent share of the Chinese passenger car market in March.

In the January-March period, BYD was No. 1 in the passenger car market in China with a 12.1 percent share, FAW-Volkswagen was No. 2 with an 8.2 percent share and Geely was No. 3 with an 8.0 percent share.

China's NEV retail rebounds to 709,000 in Mar, penetration reaches record 41.6%