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VW reclaims top spot in China car sales, BYD falls to fourth

VW reclaims top spot in China car sales, BYD falls to fourth

<span>STORY: Volkswagen reclaimed car sales dominance in China, the world’s largest auto market, in the first two months of this year.</span><span>Toyota also regained ground with both overtaking local electric vehicle champion BYD, which fell to fourth, amid fading subsidies for greener cars.</span><span>VW’s Chinese joint ventures with FAW and SAIC held a combined 13.9% share of the country’s passenger vehicle market in sales terms followed by Geely with 13.8% and Toyota’s joint ventures with GAC and FAW.</span><span>The data on Friday came from the China Passenger Car Association.</span><span>VW had previously struggled to catch up with local rivals in EVs.</span><span>But the comeback came as purchase tax exemptions on electric cars expired and Beijing scaled back subsidies for trading in EVs.</span><span>VW said on Friday it has begun mass production of its first model co-developed with Chinese partner Xpeng.</span><span>Other data on Friday showed global EV registrations fell 11% in February, dragged by China’s largest sales drop since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.</span><span>It’s also as governments worldwide hit the brake on policies designed to encourage purchases of electric cars.</span>

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