China’s passenger-vehicle market share by brand county of origin 2017-2020

China is the world’s number 1 car market, many companies compete for a chunk of the market share. Some have made progress in the last 4 years and other have shrunk.

Below is a table showing the market share in China by brand country of origin from 2017 to 2020. 

  2017 2018 2019 2020  
China 41.4% 40.8% 37.8% 34.7%
Germany 20.3% 22.2% 25.0% 26.8%
Japan 18.1% 19.6% 21.9% 23.7%
USA 11.5% 9.7% 8.5% 9.0%
France 2.1% 1.4% 0.7% 0.3%
Korea 5.1% 4.9% 4.8% 4.4%
  • German auto makers have increased their market share in China by 32% between 2017 and 2020
  • Japanese auto makers have increased their market share in China by 30% between 2017 and 2020
  • US auto makers have seen their market share in China shrink by 21% between 2017 and 2020