Industry Data | Overview of Internal Combustion Engine Industry Sales in June 2025

In June 2025, the sales volume of complete engines in the internal combustion engine industry increased month on month and year-on-year; The cumulative sales in the first half of the year increased by over 10% compared to the same period last year.


Since the beginning of this year, China has implemented various proactive macro policies to promote stable and high-quality economic development. The overall economy has maintained steady growth, social confidence has continued to be boosted, domestic demand potential has been accelerated, 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 an upward trend. Specifically, the sales volume of internal combustion engines in June was 4.181 million units, a month on month increase of 3.38% and a year-on-year increase of 6.24%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 25.1849 million units, a year-on-year increase of 11.75%.


In terms of terminals, the passenger car market continues to have a good trend, while the motorcycle market shows significant growth momentum; The sales of commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery, engineering and other markets are slowly recovering.


Overall sales overview:

In June, sales of internal combustion engines reached 4.181 million units, a month on month increase of 3.38% and a year-on-year increase of 6.24%; The power output reached 245.4548 million kilowatts, a month on month increase of 6.84% and a year-on-year increase of 6.45%.


The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 25.1849 million units, a year-on-year increase of 11.75%; The cumulative power has reached 1435.8669 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 5.00%.


Classification of fuel types:

In June, sales of diesel engines and gasoline engines increased month on month, year-on-year, and cumulative year-on-year in the fuel category. Specifically, compared to the previous month, diesel engines increased by 3.36% and gasoline engines increased by 3.41%; Compared with the same period last year, diesel engines increased by 5.99% year-on-year, and gasoline engines increased by 6.25% year-on-year; Compared with the same period last year, diesel engines increased by 4.12% year-on-year, and gasoline engines increased by 12.68% year-on-year.


In June, diesel internal combustion engines sold 414400 units (including 12900 units for passenger cars, 167400 units for commercial vehicles, 67300 units for construction machinery, 117000 units for agricultural machinery, 6900 units for ships, 41700 units for power generation, 400 units for landscaping, and 900 units for general use), and gasoline engines sold 3.7616 million units. From January to June, the sales volume of diesel engines was 2.6641 million units (including 87700 units for passenger cars, 1.0227 million units for commercial vehicles, 454600 units for construction machinery, 818400 units for agricultural machinery, 32500 units for ships, 237800 units for power generation, 0.41 million units for landscaping, and 0.63 million units for general use), and the sales volume of gasoline internal combustion engines was 22.4854 million units.

Market usage situation:

In June, in the comparable caliber of the segmented market, except for motorcycles, all segmented uses increased month on month. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by 6.81%, commercial vehicle usage increased by 10.09%, construction machinery usage increased by 5.45%, agricultural machinery usage increased by 14.02%, marine usage increased by 21.88%, generator usage increased by 23.178%, garden machinery usage increased by 33.10%, motorcycle usage increased by -6.48%, and general machinery usage increased by 15.38%.


Compared with the same period last year, all other classified uses, except for construction machinery, increased year-on-year. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by 2.47%, commercial vehicle usage increased by 20.75%, construction machinery usage increased by -0.60%, agricultural machinery usage increased by 0.73%, marine usage increased by 44.44%, generator usage increased by 10.53%, garden machinery usage increased by 8.74%, motorcycle usage increased by 9.49%, and general machinery usage increased by 13.00%.


Compared with the previous year, all other classified uses except for general use have shown positive growth. Specifically, passenger car usage increased by 4.73%, commercial vehicle usage increased by 3.97%, construction machinery usage increased by 1.22%, agricultural machinery usage increased by 9.76%, marine usage increased by 11.34%, generator usage increased by 20.86%, garden machinery usage increased by 12.81%, motorcycle usage increased by 21.37%, and general machinery usage increased by -5.90%.

In June, sales of passenger cars were 1.5795 million units, commercial vehicles were 230800 units, construction machinery was 72100 units, agricultural machinery was 419800 units, ships were 6900 units, generator sets were 152000 units, garden machinery was 144500 units, motorcycles were 1.5610 million units, and general machinery was 14400 units.


From January to June, a total of 9.2479 million units were sold for passenger cars, 1.3442 million units for commercial vehicles, 480500 units for construction machinery, 2.6622 million units for agricultural machinery, 32500 units for ships, 913000 units for generator sets, 864200 units for garden machinery, 9.5532 million units for motorcycles, and 87300 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 June increased month on month, decreased year-on-year, and accumulated year-on-year growth. In June, sales of single cylinder diesel engines reached 84700 units, a month on month increase of 3.66% and a year-on-year increase of -6.43%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 510000 units, a year-on-year increase of 5.34%. 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 June was 76400 units, an increase of 4.18% month on month and a year-on-year increase of -4.60%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 455000 units, a year-on-year increase of 4.10%.


multi-cylinder diesel engine

The slow recovery trend of the commercial vehicle market has led to a month on month, year-on-year, and cumulative year-on-year increase in production and sales in June, resulting in similar fluctuations in sales in the multi cylinder diesel engine market where commercial vehicles account for a large proportion.

In June, multi cylinder diesel engine companies sold a total of 329700 units, a month on month increase of 3.28% and a year-on-year increase of 9.74%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 2.1541 million units, a year-on-year increase of 3.84%. Weichai, Yuchai, Yunnei, Quanchai, Xinchai, Dongkang, Jiangling, Honeycomb Power, Jiefang Power, and New Power Technology ranked among the top ten in sales, accounting for 77.84% of the total sales of multi cylinder diesel engines; Market share: Weichai 17.48%, Yuchai 14.30%, Yunnei 8.97%, Quanchai 8.75%, Xinchai 6.43%, Dongkang 5.25%, Jiangling 4.63%, Honeycomb Power 4.05%, Jiefang Power 4.00%, New Power Technology 3.96%.


In June, the sales volume of multi cylinder diesel engines for commercial vehicles was 167400 units, a month on month increase of 7.16% and a year-on-year increase of 16.08%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 1.0227 million units, a year-on-year increase of 2.44%. The top ten sellers are Weichai, Yuchai, Yunnei, Jiangling, Fukang, Quanchai, Jiefang Power, Jianghuai, Dongkang, and New Power Technology, accounting for 88.30% of the total sales; Weichai holds a leading market share of 20.30% in the multi cylinder diesel engine market for commercial vehicles, followed by Yuchai at 13.13%, Yunnei at 11.12%, Jiangling at 9.76%, Fukang at 7.94%, Quanchai at 6.06%, Jiefang Power at 5.71%, Jianghuai at 4.99%, Dongkang at 4.91%, and Shanghai Mobile at 4.38%.


In June, the sales volume of multi cylinder diesel engines for construction machinery was 66200 units, an increase of 4.08% month on month and 1.75% year-on-year; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 446900 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.31%. 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 June 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 June, the sales of multi cylinder gasoline engines reached 1.628 million units, a month on month increase of 7.47% and a year-on-year increase of 3.40%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 9.4659 million units, a year-on-year increase of 4.65%. Among 45 multi cylinder gasoline engine companies, BYD, Geely, Chery, FAW Volkswagen, Changan Automobile, Honeycomb Power, Xiaokang Power, Shangtong Wuling, Guangfeng Engine, and Shanghai Volkswagen Powertrain rank among the top in terms of sales volume, accounting for 61.13% of the total sales. Among the companies with high sales volume, 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 96.77%, with sales of 1.5666 million units in June, a month on month increase of 7.05% and a year-on-year increase of 2.45%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 9.1602 million units, a year-on-year increase of 4.55%. BYD, Geely, Chery, 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 June decreased month on month, but both year-on-year and cumulative year-on-year increased. In June, the sales of small gasoline engines were 775800 units, an increase of 17.53% month on month and 2.08% year-on-year; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 4.7603 million units, a year-on-year increase of 16.16%. 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 June was 302900 units, a month on month increase of 21.51% and a year-on-year increase of 4.50%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 1.8438 million units, a year-on-year increase of 15.26%.


In the field of supporting garden machinery, the sales volume in June was 144100 units, a month on month increase of 33.21% and a year-on-year increase of 8.86%; The cumulative sales volume from January to June was 860100 units, a year-on-year increase of 12.86%.


   Note: Chery made an error in the previous few months, which will be corrected in this issue

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Article repost: Data from the China Association of Domestic and Foreign Affairs