China vs Germany: Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold
China
5.10 million cars
in 2025
Germany
310,000 cars
in 2025
China rank
1st
Germany rank
3rd
Number of fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars sold over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
China currently reports 5.10 million cars against 310,000 cars in Germany, a difference of 4.79 million cars.
That makes China's figure about 16.5 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 3rd of 54 countries.
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About this data
New fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrid sales each year.