The top 10 countries in terms of China’s total vehicle exports from January to April 2025 are:
Mexico: 187,782 vehicles
UAE: 139,054 vehicles
Russia: 131,739 vehicles
Belgium: 93,992 vehicles
Brazil: 93,539 vehicles
Saudi Arabia: 91,985 vehicles
Australia: 90,906 vehicles
UK: 78,241 vehicles
Philippines: 70,745 vehicles
Turkey: 54,703 vehicles
This ranking reflects the layout characteristics of Chinese automobiles in the global market:
Mexico has become the core hub of the North American market with its geographical advantages, with exports of nearly 190,000 vehicles from January to April, a year-on-year increase of 38,224 vehicles.
The Middle East market performed outstandingly, with the UAE ranking second with 139,000 vehicles, Saudi Arabia and Turkey ranking sixth and tenth respectively, with a total contribution of more than 30% of the increase.
In the European market, Belgium (fourth) and the United Kingdom (eighth) are still the traditional main forces, but the growth rate has slowed down; Turkey (tenth) has rapidly grown with new energy vehicles, and its exports in January-April surged by 35,079 units year-on-year.
In the Southeast Asian market, the Philippines (ninth) and Malaysia have grown significantly. The Philippines’ exports in January-April increased by 13,664 units year-on-year, becoming one of the top five countries in terms of growth.
It is worth noting that the Russian market is nearing the end of the replacement cycle after the withdrawal of international brands, and its exports in January-April have declined significantly year-on-year, falling from the top in 2024 to the third place. The export of new energy vehicles presents a differentiated pattern, with Belgium, Mexico, Brazil and other countries performing more prominently in the field of new energy.
In terms of used car exports (some regions):
Zhejiang
In the first four months of 2025, the export volume of used cars in Zhejiang Province exceeded 37,000 units, a year-on-year surge of more than 50%, and new energy accounted for 35% of the exported used cars. With a strong growth trend, Zhejiang’s used car export market is developing rapidly.
The market coverage is wide, and the export market covers 55 countries including the Middle East, Africa, and South America. The monthly order volume of overseas showrooms in Central Asia has increased by 40%, indicating that Zhejiang used cars have high recognition and competitiveness in the international market.
New energy accounts for a high proportion, and new energy accounts for 35% of the exported used cars. Domestic car systems have become core competitiveness, indicating that Zhejiang has certain advantages in the export of new energy used cars.
Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Relying on the port advantages, Alashankou Port has the function of supporting services for the export of used cars. From January to April 2025, a total of 22,000 commercial vehicles (used cars) were exported on the China-Europe Express, providing convenient logistics conditions for the export of used cars.
Local enterprises have grown. Alashankou local enterprises exported 437 commercial vehicles (used cars), with a trade volume of about 120 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 31.9%, including 212 used cars, showing the development potential of local enterprises in the export of used cars.
Guizhou
The base has a significant driving effect. Since the China (Guiyang) Used Car Export Base was listed at the end of 2023, as of the end of April 2025, it has gathered more than 20 upstream and downstream companies, exported more than 2,000 vehicles, and the export amount reached more than 300 million yuan, becoming a window for the province’s export-oriented economy, and played an important role in driving and gathering Guizhou’s used car export industry.
The sales range is wide, and the sales range of exported vehicles covers Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and other regions, indicating that Guizhou used cars have a certain market share and development space in the international market.
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