China March 2013 (Full Ranking)

Special Edition

It might seem odd to post a March article regarding China just when a few days ago another post showed sales in the same market regarding April, but thanks to an anonymous tip, i can post a comprehensive and accurate ranking regarding the three first months of electric car sales in China, something still rare these days.

And what a fascinating ranking it is, with just two foreign cars present (Tesla Model S and Chevrolet Volt, both in #10), this is something of a New Territory for eyes outside China.

1. BYD Qin - Something of a Chinese Tesla, this PHEV performance sedan (0-100 km/h in 5.9s) has landed with a splash and it's continuing to grow sales month after month.

2. Chery QQ3 EV - Leader for the past two years and despite increasing sales, the little city car couldn't do nothing to sustain Qin's race to the Top Spot.

3. BYD e6 - Probably the most known electric car coming out of China, this MPV is used frequently for taxi use because of the combination between space, practicality and long range (300 kms). Into its fifth year in the market, it's running to beat it's own sales record (1.690 in '12) this year.

4. Zotye E20 - A recent addition to the market (Effectively launched this March), this awkward looking city car (Think Smart Fortwo) comes from Zotye, a longtime promoter of electric cars in China, and has one firm goal: To go after Chery and become the best Non-BYD EV brand in China.

5. JAC J3 EV - Currently the most ancient electric car on sale in China (It dates back from early 2010), it has been bleeding sales to the newer and more competitive competition, selling a third of what it used to, with more and more new cars coming to scene, the life of this precursor looks more and more difficult.

Pl	China	Q1 '14	2013	% '14	'13Pl
1	BYD Qin	2.384	142	35	9
2	Chery QQ3 EV	2.016	5.007	29	1
3	BYD e6	619	1.544	9	3
4	JAC J3 EV	163	2.500	2	2
5	Zotye Zhidou E20	142	N/A	2	N/A
6	Chery Riich M1 EV	107	N/A	2	N/A
7	Venucia E30 / Morning Wind	30	216	0	8
8 9 10 10 10 13 13	Zotye T200 EV Roewe E50 Tesla Model S Chevrolet Volt BAIC E150 EV Chevrolet Sail EV / Springo Zotye M300 EV	8 4 2 2 2 1 1	N/A 406 N/A N/A 710 60 220	0 0 0 0 0 0 0	N/A 6 N/A N/A 5 10 7

Source: Auto China Web

Finally, two pics of new EV's (At least to me):

Chery Riich M1 EV - The "Richie Rich" version of the QQ3 EV

Zotye T200 EV - AKA "Deeply facelifted 1st Gen Daihatsu Terios"