China · Tesla · U.S. · Rest of World
Chinese carmakers now sell one EV abroad for every two at home
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Chinese electric-vehicle makers have lost buyers at home and found new ones in Brazil, Thailand, and the Gulf.
Key facts
- Canada has gone the other way, cutting a 100% tax to 6.1% in March and letting in 49,000 cars a year
- EV sales outside China, Europe, and North America almost doubled to 1.7 million units in the first seven months of this year, and Chinese brands supplied half of them, up from a quarter in 2023
- Some 540,000 EVs left China in July, a monthly record, while about 980,000 were sold at home, according to a report from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a London-based research firm
- Sales inside China fell 12% in the first seven months of 2026, and the International Energy Agency expects the market to end flat this year for the first time this decade
Summary
Some 540,000 EVs left China in July, a monthly record, while about 980,000 were sold at home, according to a report from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a London-based research firm. The move abroad is permanent rather than a response to one bad year, and the price war that has played out inside China for two years is following the cars overseas, Lei Xing, founder of Chinese auto industry consultancy AutoXing, told Rest of World. “The export surge is partially due to overcapacity, but that’s not the only factor,” Lei said. Sales inside China fell 12% in the first seven months of 2026, and the International Energy Agency expects the market to end flat this year for the first time this decade.