Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-12-03 12:56Core Insights - The competition in China's automotive market has intensified as 2025 approaches, with leading companies maintaining steady growth while the second-tier companies, including Geely, Changan, and Chery, are engaged in fierce sales battles [1][2][3] Group 1: Sales Performance - BYD's sales in November reached approximately 480,000 units, a slight decrease from 507,000 units in the same month last year, with a cumulative sales of about 4.182 million units from January to November, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 11.3% [2] - SAIC Motor's November sales were around 461,000 units, with a cumulative total of approximately 4.108 million units for the first eleven months, marking a year-on-year increase of 16.4% [2] - China FAW's November sales were 306,000 units, with a total of 2.995 million units sold from January to November, showing a year-on-year growth of 4.8% [3] - Geely's cumulative sales for the first eleven months reached 2.788 million units, representing a year-on-year growth of 42% [3] - Changan's sales for the first eleven months were approximately 2.658 million units, with a year-on-year increase of 9.25% [4] - Chery's cumulative sales for the first eleven months were about 2.5615 million units, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 11.1% [5] Group 2: Market Trends - The market share of domestic brands has been expanding, with a market share of 68.6% for domestic passenger cars in October and 65.2% for the first ten months of the year [6] - New energy vehicles (NEVs) continue to be a major driver of market growth, with retail sales of NEVs reaching approximately 849,000 units from November 1 to 23, a year-on-year increase of 3% [7] - The penetration rate of NEVs in the passenger car market reached 61.3% in November, with a wholesale penetration rate of 58.8% [7] - Joint venture brands, previously lagging in the NEV sector, are now accelerating their efforts, with several new plug-in hybrid models set to launch in the coming year [7]