• time;2025-05-14 21:19:18

In April 2025, the overall sales volume of the internal combustion engine industry decreased compared to the previous month, but increased year-on-year; The cumulative sales from January to April have increased compared to the same period last year (adjusted for individual enterprise data in April).

Since the beginning of this year, China's economy has shown a positive trend, social confidence has continued to boost, and various policies have driven the accelerated release of domestic demand potential. The internal combustion engine market is relatively active, and sales have shown a year-on-year and cumulative year-on-year growth trend. Specifically, the sales volume of internal combustion engines in April was 4.4562 million units, a month on month increase of -7.88% and a year-on-year increase of 11.92%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 17.4872 million units, a year-on-year increase of 17.37%.

In terms of terminals, the passenger car market continues to have a good trend, the commercial vehicle market is slowly recovering, and the sales situation in agricultural machinery, engineering and other markets remains severe.

Overall Sales Overview

In April, sales of internal combustion engines reached 4.4562 million units, a month on month increase of -7.88% and a year-on-year increase of 11.92%; The power output reached 243.5904 million kilowatts, a month on month increase of -11.29% and a year-on-year increase of 1.80%.

The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 17.4872 million units, a year-on-year increase of 17.37%; The cumulative power has reached 10016.282 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 9.32%.

Classification of fuel types

In April, within the fuel category, sales of diesel and gasoline engines decreased month on month, but both year-on-year and cumulative year-on-year increased. Specifically, compared to the previous month, diesel engines increased by -11.75% and gasoline engines increased by -7.33%; Compared with the same period last year, diesel engines increased by 5.34% year-on-year, while gasoline engines increased by 12.77% year-on-year; Compared with the same period last year, diesel engines increased by 4.29% year-on-year, and gasoline engines increased by 19.10% year-on-year.

In April, diesel internal combustion engines sold 480000 units (including 17500 units for passenger cars, 174600 units for commercial vehicles, 82100 units for construction machinery, 154400 units for agricultural machinery, 6400 units for ships, 43200 units for power generation, 600 units for landscaping, and 1300 units for general use), and gasoline engines sold 3.9705 million units. From January to April, the sales volume of diesel engines was 1.8485 million units (including 59500 units for passenger cars, 699100 units for commercial vehicles, 322500 units for construction machinery, 582500 units for agricultural machinery, 19900 units for ships, 157600 units for power generation, 3300 units for landscaping, and 4100 units for general use), and the sales volume of gasoline internal combustion engines was 15.6145 million units.

Market usage by market

In April, in the comparable caliber of the segmented market, except for marine, motorcycle, and general use, all other classified uses decreased month on month. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by -8.52%, commercial vehicle usage increased by -12.47%, construction machinery usage increased by -13.62%, agricultural machinery usage increased by -26.91%, marine usage increased by 12.85%, generator usage increased by -25.86%, garden machinery usage increased by -34.60%, motorcycle usage increased by 3.80%, and general machinery usage increased by 95.10%.

Compared with the same period last year, all other classified uses, except for construction machinery and garden machinery, increased year-on-year. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by 2.99%, commercial vehicle usage increased by 4.09%, construction machinery usage increased by -1.26%, agricultural machinery usage increased by 2.17%, marine usage increased by 23.13%, generator usage increased by 8.99%, garden machinery usage increased by -8.226%, motorcycle usage increased by 28.53%, and general machinery usage increased by 11.45%.

Compared with the previous year, all other classified uses except for general use have shown positive growth. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by 14.89%, commercial vehicle usage increased by 0.86%, construction machinery usage increased by 2.99%, agricultural machinery usage increased by 13.38%, marine usage increased by 1.10%, generator set usage increased by 31.32%, garden machinery usage increased by 16.36%, motorcycle usage increased by 24.57%, and general machinery usage increased by -10.10%.

In April, sales of passenger cars were 1.6113 million units, commercial vehicles were 230900 units, construction machinery was 87300 units, agricultural machinery was 392000 units, ships were 6400 units, generator sets were 155800 units, garden machinery was 121600 units, motorcycles were 1.8285 million units, and general machinery was 22500 units.

From January to April, a total of 6.7182 million units were sold for passenger cars, 903600 units for commercial vehicles, 340000 units for construction machinery, 1.8741 million units for agricultural machinery, 19900 units for ships, 637500 units for generator sets, 611200 units for garden machinery, 6.323 million units for motorcycles, and 59600 units for general use.

Main varieties classified by single and multi cylinder usage

Single cylinder diesel engine

The sales volume of single cylinder diesel engines in April decreased month on month, but both year-on-year and cumulative year-on-year growth were observed. In April, sales of 99100 single cylinder diesel engines increased by -1.47% month on month and 12.09% year-on-year; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 343500 units, a year-on-year increase of 10.37%. The top five companies in the ranking are: Changchai, Changfa, Sifang, Sanhuan, and Laidong.

Among them, the sales volume of single cylinder diesel engines mainly used in the field of agricultural machinery in April was 88400 units, a month on month increase of -1.24% and a year-on-year increase of 9.83%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 305300 units, a year-on-year increase of 8.26%.

multi-cylinder diesel engine

The commercial vehicle market is showing a trend of recovery, with a month on month decrease in sales in April and a year-on-year increase, leading to a convergence of sales fluctuations in the multi cylinder diesel engine market, where commercial vehicles account for a large proportion.

In April, multi cylinder diesel engine companies sold a total of 380800 units, a month on month increase of -14.09% and a year-on-year increase of 3.72%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 1.5049 million units, a year-on-year increase of 2.99%. Weichai, Yuchai, Quanchai, Yunnei, Xinchai, Dongkang, Jiangling, Yituo (including Yangdong), Jiefang Power, and Honeycomb Power ranked among the top ten in sales, accounting for 76.96% of the total sales of multi cylinder diesel engines; Market share: Weichai 18.20%, Yuchai 13.48%, Quanchai 8.77%, Yunnei 8.58%, Xinchai 6.63%, Dongkang 5.03%, Jiangling 4.28%, Yituo 4.09%, Jiefang Power 3.98%, Honeycomb Power 3.94%.

In April, sales of multi cylinder diesel engines for commercial vehicles reached 174600 units, a month on month increase of -16.45% and a year-on-year increase of -1.54%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 699100 units, a year-on-year increase of -0.58%. The top ten sellers are Weichai, Yuchai, Yunnei, Jiangling, Fukang, Quanchai, Jiefang Power, Jianghuai, Dongkang, and Oukang, accounting for 88.53% of the total sales; Weichai holds a leading market share of 21.95%, Yuchai 12.46%, Yunnei 10.74%, Jiangling 9.21%, Fukang 7.78%, Quanchai 6.12%, Jiefang Power 5.79%, Jianghuai 5.18%, Dongkang 4.90%, and Oukang 4.40% in the commercial vehicle multi cylinder diesel engine market.

In April, the sales volume of multi cylinder diesel engines for construction machinery was 80600 units, a month on month increase of -14.68% and a year-on-year increase of 0.36%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 317100 units, a year-on-year increase of 4.01%. The top ten sellers are New Diesel, Quanchai, Yunnei, Weichai, Yuchai, Dongkang, Caterpillar, Guangkang, New Power Technology, and Jiefang Power, accounting for 96.04% of their total sales.

Multi cylinder gasoline engine

The passenger car market saw a month on month decline in production and sales in April, but both year-on-year and cumulative year-on-year growth. As a result, the sales of multi cylinder gasoline engines in the main supporting passenger car market also showed a similar trend.

In April, the sales of multi cylinder gasoline engines reached 1.6481 million units, a month on month increase of -8.09% and a year-on-year increase of 3.38%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 6.8515 million units, a year-on-year increase of 14.40%. Among 45 multi cylinder gasoline engine companies, Chery, BYD, Geely, FAW Volkswagen, Changan Automobile, Honeycomb Power, Shangtong Wuling, Xiaokang Power, Guangfeng Engine, and Shanghai Volkswagen Powertrain rank among the top in terms of sales, accounting for 64.92% of the total sales. Among the companies with high sales volume, Chery, BYD, Geely, Xiaokang Power, Shangtong Wuling, and Shanghai Volkswagen have shown outstanding growth in powertrain sales.

The proportion of passenger cars used in multi cylinder gasoline engines was 97.19%, with sales of 1.5939 million units in April, a month on month increase of -8.60% and a year-on-year increase of 2.68%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 6.6587 million units, a year-on-year increase of 14.74%. Chery, BYD, Geely, FAW Volkswagen, Changan Automobile, Honeycomb Power, Shangtong Wuling, Xiaokang Power, Guangfeng Engine, and Shanghai Volkswagen's powertrain sales rank among the top.

Small gasoline engine

The industry mainly engages in import and export trade, which is significantly affected by internal and external environmental factors. In comparable caliber, the sales of small gasoline engines in April decreased month on month, but increased year-on-year and cumulative year-on-year. In April, the sales of small gasoline engines were 726900 units, a month on month increase of -26.93% and a year-on-year increase of 3.70%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 3.3244 million units, a year-on-year increase of 22.64%. The top five companies in terms of sales are Runtong, Longxin, Huasheng, Lifan Internal Combustion Engine, and United Power.

In terms of supporting agricultural machinery, the sales volume in April was 237600 units, a month on month increase of -34.45 units and a year-on-year increase of -0.11%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 1.2917 million units, a year-on-year increase of 19.61%.

In the field of supporting garden machinery, the sales volume in April was 121000 units, a month on month increase of -34.55% and a year-on-year increase of -8.05%; The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 607900 units, a year-on-year increase of 16.370%.

Article source: Transfer from data of the China Association of Trade Unions