Changan Automobile achieves record NEV and overseas sales in 2025, accelerating global growth

Chongqing – Changan Automobile delivered solid results in 2025 as growth momentum continued across new energy vehicles, overseas markets, and its broader strategic transformation. During the year, the company achieved record NEV and overseas sales, maintained steady expansion across its core brands, and made continued progress in innovation, globalisation, and sustainable development.

Overall performance: strong growth in scale

Changan Automobile delivered strong growth in both scale and operating efficiency in 2025. Annual sales reached 2.913 million vehicles, up 8.54 per cent year on year, bringing cumulative vehicle sales to 30 million units and making Changan the fastest Chinese automotive brand to reach this milestone.

NEV sales rose to 1.11 million units, up 51.1 per cent year on year and a record high, while overseas sales also reached a record high of 637,300 units, up 18.85 per cent year on year.

Revenue for 2025 reached RMB 164.0 billion (around EUR 19.9 billion), up 2.67 per cent year on year. Net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 4.075 billion (around EUR 494.7 million), and net profit excluding non-recurring gains and losses reached RMB 2.795 billion (around EUR 339.3 million), up 8.03 per cent year on year. R&D investment reached RMB 12.6 billion (around EUR 1.5 billion), accounting for more than 7.67 per cent of revenue, up 24 per cent year on year.

Changan’s R&D conversion efficiency continued to rank among leading levels in the automotive industry.

Growth momentum continued across Changan’s brand portfolio

Changan Automobile’s diversified brand portfolio recorded solid performance across premium, new energy, passenger vehicle, and commercial vehicle segments in 2025.

Avatr sold 123,472 vehicles during the year, with monthly sales exceeding 10,000 units for 10 consecutive months. Avatr Technology was also included in the 2025 Global Unicorn 500, ranking 135th globally and 46th in China.

Changan Deepal recorded annual sales of 325,096 vehicles, up 44.4 per cent year on year, reaching 400,000 cumulative vehicles in just 29 months, setting a new speed record in the comparable market. It was also recognized as one of the first outstanding product brands under the national campaign to elevate China's top industry brands and completed a financing round of more than RMB 6.1 billion (around EUR 740.5 million).

Changan Nevo sold 410,495 vehicles in 2025, up 42.6 per cent year on year, as its product lineup entered the 2.0 era with the launch of the Q07, A06 and all-new Q05, which will be available in Europe from beginning 2027. The Nevo Q07 maintained average monthly sales above 10,000 units, the A06 recorded monthly sales above 10,000 units, and the all-new Q05 received 20,000 orders in its first month on the market.

Changan Uni remained an important contributor to overall sales, reaching 919,721 vehicles in 2025. The Eado series sold 210,599 vehicles, ranking first among Chinese-brand fuel sedans, with cumulative sales exceeding 2 million units as of April 2026. The CS75 series sold 217,522 vehicles during the year and surpassed 3 million cumulative units.

Changan Kaicheng, the LCV brand, also delivered steady growth in 2025, with annual sales reaching 260,648 vehicles, up 17.8 per cent year on year. Exports rose to 87,495 vehicles, up 31.1 per cent, while pickup sales reached 56,644 vehicles, up 8.9 per cent.

Advancing innovation, global expansion and sustainable development

The company continued to advance its long-term development agenda in 2025 across new energy, intelligent mobility, globalisation, and sustainable development. Under the Green Plan, annual NEV sales reached 1.11 million units and in 2026, Changan BlueCore HEV positioned efficient full hybrid drivetrains as an alternative to plug-in hybrid and fully electric drivetrains.

Under the Intelligent Plan, Changan obtained China’s first official L3 autonomous driving test license plate dedicated to such vehicles in 2025, taking the lead in opening the L3 autonomous driving era. In March 2026, Changan was approved for an L4 Robotaxi test license, giving it fully compliant, full-scenario qualifications for L4 autonomous driving road testing. The same month, Changan officially established a new robotics company focused on SDA Intelligence. Under the Vast Ocean Plan, the company entered 21 new markets, expanded into 118 countries, and grew its global network to 1,100 outlets.

Changan Automobile also continued to strengthen its ESG performance in 2025. Carbon emissions intensity per RMB 10,000 (around EUR 1,214) of industrial output value decreased by 28 per cent compared with 2020, while the full-lifecycle carbon footprint per vehicle decreased by 18 per cent compared with 2020. Cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity reached 288 MW, with 2025 power generation reaching 281,500 MWh, reducing carbon emissions by more than 200,000 tonnes.

The company also released the SDA Intelligence brand label and introduced the concept of pan-safety. In governance, Changan Automobile passed dual certification under ISO 37301:2021 and GB/T 35770-2022.

The foreign currency amount is the official figure; the Euro amount is provided for reference purposes only. Conversion based on the CNY to Euro exchange rate as of 31 December 2025.

Combined WLTP values:

Changan Deepal S05 RWD: Energy consumption 15.9 kWh/100 kilometres, CO2 emissions 0 g/km, CO2 class: A; AER: 485 kilometres

Changan Deepal S05 AWD: Energy consumption 17.5 kWh/100 km, CO2 emissions 0 g/km, CO2 class: A; AER: 445 kilometres

Changan Nevo Q07, A06 and Q05; Changan Uni Eado series and CS75 series: The vehicles are not yet available for sale in Europe and are therefore not subject to Directive 1999/94 EC

Ulrica Griffiths

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