Excluding exports, China's domestic NEV sales were 1,176,000 units in September, surpassing the 1 million mark for the second time after December last year.

BEV sales in September were 775,000 units, setting a new year-to-date high. That' up 23.8 percent year-on-year and up 19.97 percent from August.

All vehicle sales in China were 2,809,000 units in September, down 1.7 percent year-on-year but up 14.5 percent from August.

This means that NEV penetration was 45.8 percent in September, up from 44.8 percent in August.

Excluding exports, domestic NEV sales stood at 1,176,000 units in September, the second time they have exceeded the 1 million-unit mark after 1,080,000 units in December last year. That's up 45.5 percent year-on-year and up 18.8 percent from August.

In September, 539,000 vehicles were exported from China, up 21.4 percent year-on-year and up 5.4 percent from August.

Of these, NEV exports were 111,000 units, up 15.6 percent year-on-year and up 0.9 percent from August.

China exported 89,000 units of BEVs in September, down 3.6 percent year-on-year but up 1.1 percent from August.

PHEV exports were 22,000 units in September, up 490 percent year-on-year but down 0.1 percent from August.

China NEV retail reaches record 1.123 million in Sept, CPCA data show