In the January-April period, BYD came in first in China's NEV market with a 34.3 percent share, while Tesla was No. 4 with a 6.7 percent share.

Geely's NEV retail sales for the period were 186,607 units, up 121.1 percent year-on-year, and ranked second with a 7.6 percent share.

Changan's retail sales of NEVs in January-April were 167,354 units, up 111.4 percent year-on-year, and ranked No. 3 with a 6.8 percent share.

Tesla's retail sales in China in the January-April period were 163,841 units, down 7.6 percent year-on-year, and ranked No. 4 with a 6.7 percent share.

In the overall passenger car market, which includes traditional fuel vehicles, BYD was No. 1 in the retail rankings with a 16.6 percent share in April.

FAW-Volkswagen sold 119,032 units at retail in April, down 15.6 percent year-on-year, and ranked No. 2 with a 7.8 percent share.

Geely had retail sales of 115,723 units in April, up 31.2 percent year-on-year, to take 3rd place with a 7.6 percent share.

In the January-April period, BYD was No. 1 in China's passenger car market with a 13.2 percent share, FAW-Volkswagen was No. 2 with an 8.1 percent share and Geely was No. 3 with a 7.9 percent share.

China NEV retail falls to 674,000 in Apr, penetration reaches record 43.7%