- China’s exports of electric vehicles grew by 87% in November.
- Nearly one million Chinese electric cars have been exported throughout Asia, with more than 600,000 ending up in Europe so far in 2025.
- Mexico saw massive year-on-year growth after BYD launched a series of affordable models in the country.
China’s domestic electric vehicle market is beginning to show signs of slowing down, and the country’s largest automakers are looking to continue their growth by increasing their production. Focus on exports. This certainly appears to be working, according to November data shared and published by the Chinese government Bloomberg.
Last month, China exported 87% more electric vehicles than in November 2024, reaching nearly 200,000 units. It exported nearly 2 million electric vehicles in the first 11 months of 2025. Asia remains the top destination for these made-in-China plug-ins, but other markets are seeing much faster growth.
Bloomberg It indicates that 19,344 electric vehicles were delivered to Mexico in November alone, an increase of 2,367% over the same month in 2024. This brings the total number of new Chinese electric vehicles exported to the country this year to 96,194, an increase of 150% over 2024.
BYD has launched a large number of New models It is now Mexico’s leading electric vehicle company and aims to double its 2024 sales to 100,000 units by the end of this year. The manufacturer is also seeking a suitable location in Mexico to build a major manufacturing facility to serve the entire Latin America.
Latin America and the Caribbean combined saw a 283% year-on-year increase in Chinese electric vehicle imports last month, and the number was up 65% through November. Mexico and Brazil are the largest markets in this region.
Exports to Europe are also growing, with more than 42,000 units in November and more than 600,000 this year, an increase of 12% from 2024. More Chinese electric cars have entered Europe this year, although they face a host of problems. Import tariffs (more than 40% for some manufacturers), profit margins and market-specific changes that make the same car sometimes cost more than 50% more than in China.
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The largest European markets for Chinese EVs are the UK (up 113% compared to November 2024) and Belgium, which each imported around 9,000 vehicles last month and around 121,000 and 195,000 imports respectively through November.
Nearly 1 million electric vehicles were exported to Asia (excluding China) as of November, or an increase of 36% over last year. Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia were the continent’s largest destinations for China-manufactured plug-ins, all of which saw significant increases through 2024.
Most electric cars made in China are still sold domestically. China will produce about 17 million electric cars in 2024 Or about 70% of all electric cars manufactured globally (and that number is expected to grow this year). About 11 million have yet to leave the country, although not all of them have actually found buyers, as manufacturers have been found to be buying and registering EVs in bulk to boost the numbers. Many of these cars ended up abandoned Zero mile used cars It was later sold at a discount abroad.
Chinese electric vehicle exports were on the rise in 2025, but 2026 could bring a slowdown. Western automakers are finally launching good, no-compromise electric cars that rival the best China has to offer. Cars like Mercedes-Benz CLA, BMW EX3 or Electric Porsche Macan They all show that the manufacturers have finally figured it out and that next year is a year in which there will be more of what we called “Third generation electric vehicles“She was appointed for the first time.
