• time;2025-06-16 18:19:26

In May 2025, the overall sales volume of internal combustion engines in the industry decreased month on month and increased year-on-year; The cumulative sales from January to May have increased compared to the same period last year.

Since the beginning of this year, China's economy has maintained overall stable growth, social confidence has continued to boost, and various policies have driven the accelerated release of domestic demand potential. The external demand market has become more diversified, and the internal combustion engine market is relatively active. Sales volume and cumulative year-on-year growth have shown a trend. Specifically, the sales volume of internal combustion engines in May was 4.1561 million units, a month on month increase of 6.74% and a year-on-year increase of 12.31%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 21.6427 million units, a year-on-year increase of 16.36%.

In terms of terminals, the passenger car market continues to have a good trend, the commercial vehicle market needs to recover, and the sales situation of agricultural machinery, engineering and other markets has not shown significant changes.

Overall Sales Overview

In May, sales of internal combustion engines reached 4.1561 million units, a month on month increase of 6.74% and a year-on-year increase of 12.31%; The power output reached 238.4903 million kilowatts, a month on month increase of -2.09% and a year-on-year increase of 8.06%.

The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 21.6427 million units, a year-on-year increase of 16.36%; The cumulative power has reached 1240.0219 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 9.07%.

Classification of fuel types

In May, 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 -16.46% and gasoline engines increased by -5.56%; Compared with the same period last year, diesel engines increased by 1.47% year-on-year, and gasoline engines increased by 13.57% year-on-year; Compared with the same period last year, diesel engines increased by 3.77% year-on-year, and gasoline engines increased by 17.99% year-on-year.

In May, diesel internal combustion engines sold 401000 units (including 15400 units for passenger cars, 156200 units for commercial vehicles, 64800 units for construction machinery, 119000 units for agricultural machinery, 5700 units for ships, 38400 units for power generation, 400 units for landscaping, and 1200 units for general use), and gasoline engines sold 3.7496 million units. From January to May, the sales volume of diesel engines was 2.2494 million units (including 74900 units for passenger cars, 855300 units for commercial vehicles, 387300 units for construction machinery, 701400 units for agricultural machinery, 25600 units for ships, 196100 units for power generation, 3700 units for landscaping, and 5300 units for general use), and the sales volume of gasoline internal combustion engines was 19.3636 million units.

Market usage by market

In May, in the comparable caliber of the segmented market, all categorized uses showed a month on month decline. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by -1.28%, commercial vehicle usage increased by -9.18%, construction machinery usage increased by -21.71%, agricultural machinery usage increased by -6.06%, marine usage increased by -11.56%, generator usage increased by -20.78%, garden machinery usage increased by -10.78%, motorcycle usage increased by -8.71%, and general machinery usage increased by -44.49%.

Compared with the same period last year, all other classified uses, except for construction machinery, generator sets, and general machinery, increased year-on-year. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by 10.37%, commercial vehicle usage increased by 1.87%, construction machinery usage increased by -5.04%, agricultural machinery usage increased by 3.50%, marine usage increased by 20.20%, generator usage increased by -6.77%, garden machinery usage increased by 0.57%, motorcycle usage increased by 22.11%, and general machinery usage increased by -9.51%.

Compared with the previous year, all other classified uses except for general use have shown positive growth. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by 13.99%, commercial vehicle usage increased by 1.05%, construction machinery usage increased by 1.55%, agricultural machinery usage increased by 11.63%, marine usage increased by 4.78%, generator set usage increased by 23.16%, garden machinery usage increased by 13.67%, motorcycle usage increased by 24.05%, and general machinery usage increased by -10.00%.

In May, sales of passenger cars were 1.5906 million units, commercial vehicles were 209700 units, construction machinery was 68400 units, agricultural machinery was 368200 units, ships were 5700 units, generators were 123400 units, garden machinery was 108500 units, motorcycles were 1.6692 million units, and general machinery was 12500 units.

From January to May, a total of 8.3083 million units were sold for passenger cars, 1.1132 million units for commercial vehicles, 408400 units for construction machinery, 2.2423 million units for agricultural machinery, 25600 units for ships, 760900 units for generator sets, 719800 units for garden machinery, 7.9922 million units for motorcycles, and 72000 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 May decreased month on month and year-on-year, but accumulated year-on-year growth. In May, sales of single cylinder diesel engines reached 81700 units, a month on month increase of -17.54% and a year-on-year increase of -0.73%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 425300 units, a year-on-year increase of 8.05%. 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 was 73300 units in May, a month on month increase of -17.02% and a year-on-year increase of -2.23%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 378600 units, a year-on-year increase of 6.06%.

multi-cylinder diesel engine

The commercial vehicle market is slowly recovering, with a month on month decrease in production and sales in May, a year-on-year increase in production, and a year-on-year decrease in sales, leading to a convergence and fluctuation in sales in the multi cylinder diesel engine market, where commercial vehicles account for a large proportion.

In May, multi cylinder diesel engine companies sold a total of 319200 units, a month on month increase of -16.18% and a year-on-year increase of 2.05%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 1.8242 million units, a year-on-year increase of 2.82%. Weichai, Yuchai, Yunnei, Quanchai, Xinchai, Dongkang, Jiangling, Honeycomb Power, Jiefang Power, and New Power Technology ranked among the top ten in sales, accounting for 77.36% of the total sales of multi cylinder diesel engines; Market share proportions include Weichai 18.12%, Yuchai 14.00%, Yunnei 8.71%, Quanchai 8.63%, Xinchai 6.44%, Dongkang 5.13%, Jiangling 4.39%, Honeycomb Power 4.08%, Jiefang Power 3.95%, and New Power Technology 3.91%.

In May, the sales volume of multi cylinder diesel engines for commercial vehicles was 156200 units, a month on month increase of -10.52% and a year-on-year increase of 3.47%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 855300 units, a year-on-year increase of 0.13%. The top ten sellers are Weichai, Yuchai, Yunnei, Jiangling, Fukang, Quanchai, Jiefang Power, Jianghuai, Dongkang, and New Power Technology, accounting for 88.39% of the total sales; Weichai holds a leading market share of 21.39% in the multi cylinder diesel engine market for commercial vehicles, followed by Yuchai at 12.82%, Yunnei at 10.77%, Jiangling at 9.36%, Fukang at 7.93%, Quanchai at 6.07%, Jiefang Power at 5.68%, Jianghuai at 5.14%, Dongkang at 4.93%, and Shanghai Mobile at 4.30%.

In May, the sales volume of multi cylinder diesel engines for construction machinery was 63600 units, a month on month increase of -21.06% and a year-on-year increase of -4.90%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 380700 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.41%. The top ten sellers are Xinchai, Quanchai, Yunnei, Weichai, Yuchai, Dongkang, Caterpillar, Guangkang, New Power Technology, and Jiefang Power, accounting for 96.10% of their total sales.

Multi cylinder gasoline engine

The production and sales of passenger cars in May increased month on month, year-on-year, and cumulative year-on-year, and the sales of multi cylinder gasoline engines in the main supporting passenger car market also showed a similar trend.

In May, the sales of multi cylinder gasoline engines reached 1.6268 million units, a month on month increase of -130% and a year-on-year increase of 9.74%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 8.4777 million units, a year-on-year increase of 13.47%. Among 45 multi cylinder gasoline engine companies, Chery, BYD, Geely, FAW Volkswagen, Changan Automobile, Honeycomb Power, Xiaokang Power, Shangtong Wuling, Guangfeng Engine, and Shanghai Volkswagen Powertrain rank among the top in terms of sales, accounting for 64.40% of the total sales. Among the companies with high sales volume, Chery, BYD, Geely, Xiaokang Power, and Shanghai Volkswagen have shown outstanding growth in powertrain sales.

The proportion of passenger cars used in multi cylinder gasoline engines was 97.12%, with sales of 1.5753 million units in May, a month on month increase of -1.17% and a year-on-year increase of 10.23%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 8.2334 million units, a year-on-year increase of 13.84%. Chery, BYD, Geely, FAW Volkswagen, Changan Automobile, Honeycomb Power, Xiaokang Power, Shangtong Wuling, 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 May decreased month on month, but increased year-on-year and cumulative year-on-year. In May, the sales of small gasoline engines reached 660100 units, a month on month increase of -9.20% and a year-on-year increase of 5.19%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 3.9845 million units, a year-on-year increase of 19.36%. 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 May was 249300 units, a month on month increase of 4.90% and a year-on-year increase of 8.40%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 1.5409 million units, a year-on-year increase of 17.64%.

In the field of supporting garden machinery, the sales volume in May was 108100 units, a month on month increase of 10.64% and a year-on-year increase of 0.69%; The cumulative sales volume from January to May was 716000 units, a year-on-year increase of 13.70%.