Recently, China's automobile exports have achieved another remarkablesuccess—after surpassing Japan to become the world's number oneautomobile exporter for the first time in 2023, China has maintainedits position as the world's leading automobile exporter for threeconsecutive years. Leveraging its strong industrial strength andinnovative vitality, China continues to reshape the global automobiletrade landscape. Among these exports, new energy vehicles, as thecore force of China's "new three pillars" of exports (newenergy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaics), haveperformed particularly well, with average export prices significantlyhigher than lithium batteries and photovoltaic products. This hasbecome a "new engine" for the high-quality development ofChina's foreign trade and has brought unprecedented cooperationopportunities to global automobile trading partners.
As a professional enterprise deeply rooted in the automotive foreigntrade sector, we consistently focus on the dynamics of China'sautomobile export industry, capturing industry dividends at theearliest opportunity and building efficient and convenient tradebridges for global partners. Today, we will take you on an in-depthanalysis of the core logic behind China's three consecutive years ofbeing the world's number one automobile exporter, dissecting the coreadvantages of new energy vehicles leading the export of the "newthree pillars," and exploring new possibilities for automobileforeign trade cooperation in the new era.
Looking back at China's three-peat in automobile exports, each stepis marked by the transformation of China's automobile industry from"follower" to "leader." In 2023, China'sautomobile exports reached 4.91 million units, surpassing Japan,which had long held the top spot globally, for the first time. Thisbroke the long-standing monopoly of Europe, the US, Japan, and SouthKorea in the global automobile export market, marking a historicbreakthrough for China's automotive industry. In 2024, China'sautomobile exports steadily increased to 5.859 million units, ayear-on-year increase of 23%, successfully retaining its position asthe world's largest exporter and further consolidating its marketadvantage. In 2025, China's automobile exports reached a new high,exceeding 7 million units to reach 7.098 million units, ayear-on-year increase of 21.1%, topping the global charts for thethird time. These solid figures demonstrate the strong capabilitiesof China's automotive industry. Over these three years, China'sautomobile exports have not only achieved a leap in quantity but alsoa qualitative leap in quality, gradually shifting from a"cost-effectiveness-oriented" approach to a"technology-value-oriented" approach. The export productstructure has been continuously optimized, and core competitivenesshas been constantly enhanced.
The core driving force supporting China's continued global leadershipin automobile exports for three consecutive years is inseparable fromthe strong rise of new energy vehicles. In recent years, China's newenergy vehicle industry has experienced explosive growth. Leveragingits complete industrial chain, leading core technologies, andlarge-scale production capacity, it has gradually transformed from a"policy-driven" to a "market-driven" model,becoming a core engine driving China's automobile export growth.Industry data shows that in 2025, China's new energy vehicle exportsreached approximately 3.43 million units, a year-on-year increase ofabout 70%, accounting for nearly half of China's total automobileexports and becoming the "main force" of China's automobileexports. Meanwhile, as the core of the "new three pillars"of exports, new energy vehicles have shown particularly outstandingperformance in terms of average export price, significantlyoutperforming lithium batteries and photovoltaic products. This hasbroken the global market's stereotype of Chinese export products as"low-priced and low-quality," achieving a "valuebreakthrough."
Compared to lithium batteries and photovoltaic products, theadvantage of the average export price of China's new energy vehiclesstems from its profound technological accumulation and completeindustrial ecosystem. From a core technology perspective, Chinese newenergy vehicle manufacturers have achieved independent control in keyareas such as batteries, motors, and electronic controls. BYD's BladeBattery and DM-i hybrid technology, and CATL's M3P batterytechnology, have not only improved product safety and range but alsoreduced production costs, forming a unique global competitiveadvantage. Specifically, BYD's Blade Battery increases the energydensity of lithium iron phosphate batteries to 140Wh/kg and improveslow-temperature performance by 30%, addressing overseas users'concerns about range in cold regions and helping its exportedproducts gain global market recognition. CATL's M3P battery increasesthe energy density of lithium-ion batteries to 210Wh/kg and is widelyused in mainstream new energy vehicle models worldwide, furtherenhancing the core competitiveness of China's new energy vehicles.
From an industrial ecosystem perspective, China has formed theworld's most complete new energy vehicle industry chain, fromupstream lithium mining and battery raw material processing, tomidstream battery, motor, and electronic control production, anddownstream vehicle manufacturing and after-sales service. Each linkpossesses strong large-scale production capabilities, enablingeffective cost control and steady improvement in delivery efficiency.This comprehensive industry chain advantage not only makes China'snew energy vehicles competitive in price but also createsdifferentiated advantages in product quality and delivery cycle,driving a continuous increase in average export prices. Statisticsshow that in 2023, the average export price of China's new energyvehicles rose from US$12,000 in 2019 to US$25,000, while the averageexport price of lithium battery products remained around US$0.15/Whduring the same period. The average export price of photovoltaicmodules declined due to capacity expansion, with high-efficiencymonocrystalline modules maintaining a premium of only US$0.3/W. Theadvantage of China's new energy vehicle export prices is becomingincreasingly apparent.
The strong performance of China's new energy vehicle exports has notonly propelled China's automobile industry to the top of the globalexport list for three consecutive years but has also helped the "newthree pillars" (new energy vehicles, new photovoltaic, and newenergy vehicles) become a "new calling card" for China'sforeign trade exports. Today, China's exports of the "new threepillars" continue to maintain rapid growth, with the leadingrole of new energy vehicles becoming increasingly prominent. This hasnot only driven the coordinated development of the lithium batteryand photovoltaic industries but also promoted the transformation ofChina's foreign trade export structure from "traditionalmanufacturing" to "high-end manufacturing," achievingthe goal of high-quality development of foreign trade. Against thebackdrop of global "dual-carbon" goals, new energyvehicles, as the core carrier of green and low-carbon travel, havereceived widespread attention from countries around the world.Europe, ASEAN, the Middle East, Latin America, and other regions haveintroduced policies to support the promotion and application of newenergy vehicles, providing a vast market space for China's new energyvehicle exports.
For foreign trade enterprises, China's consecutive three years as theworld's largest automobile exporter and the industry trend of newenergy vehicles becoming the core of the "new three pillars"of exports undoubtedly present significant development opportunities.As a professional automotive foreign trade service company, we haveestablished deep cooperative relationships with many mainstreamdomestic new energy vehicle manufacturers, leveraging years ofindustry experience, abundant channel resources, and professionalservice capabilities. We can provide global partners with one-stopforeign trade services, from vehicle sourcing, compliance review,logistics and transportation to after-sales support.
China's consecutive three years as the world's largest automobileexporter is not only a glory for China's automotive industry but alsoa new starting point for global automotive trade cooperation. Newenergy vehicles, as the core of the "new three pillars" ofexports, are leading China's automobile exports to a higher qualitydevelopment stage with their leading technology, high-qualityproducts, and high value. In the future, with the continued expansionof the global new energy vehicle market, the advantages of China'sautomobile exports will become more prominent, and the space forforeign trade cooperation will continue to expand.
As a company deeply rooted in the automotive foreign trade sector, wewill always adhere to the service philosophy of professionalism,integrity, and efficiency, continuously optimize our serviceprocesses, improve service quality, and leverage the advantages ofChina's automotive industry to build a broader trade platform for ourglobal partners, sharing the dividends of industry development. Wefirmly believe that with the joint efforts of both parties, we canachieve mutual benefit and win-win results, jointly promoting thehigh-quality development of global automotive trade. If you haveneeds for new energy vehicle foreign trade procurement, exportcooperation, or other related matters, please feel free to contactus. We will provide you with comprehensive professional services tohelp you seize opportunities and achieve development in the globalautomotive trade market.
Founded in 2010, Hefei King Kangaroo Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.is located in Hefei, capital of China's Anhui Province, and operatesheavy trucks and construction machinery, international trade,financial investment and education.
As the largest exporter of heavy trucks and machinery in centralChina. We have international operations in more than 100 countriesand annual sales of more than $100 million.
It is an important export partner of Sinotruk, ZOOMLION, HELI, SEM,Liugong, Shantui, Heli, Lingong, Hangfork, CIMC, Dongfeng, Foton,Xugong, Sany and other world famous brands, Zoomlion, Heli, CAMC,SDLG, HANGCHA and CIMC, And through a stable customer networkmanagement of spare parts export of these products at home and abroadto enjoy a good reputation.
