- China’s Hybrid and EV (electric vehicles, this segment includes plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles) production volumes went up 22% YOY (year on year) in 2013 to reach 20 420 units, according to the CATARC (China Automotive Technology and Research Center).

- The most popular electric vehicle type is the BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle, with 13 354 units produced) followed by HEV (Hybrid Eletric Vehicle, with  6 348 units) and last but not least PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles, with 718 units). This is partially explained by the fact that the Chinese would like to transit from Thermic Engines to 100% electric engines, without having to use hybrid technology.

- By model, The leader was the Camry (GAC Toyota HEV) with 5 204 units manufactured, followed by the QQ3 (a Chery SUV) with production levels reaching 4 895 units. The Kandi EV (Zotye / Kandi from segment A) is far ahead of the E150 EV (Baic) with respectively 3 671 and 1 183 units.

- The market is expected to grow in coming years and Toyota plans to launch the new Corolla and Levin  (both C segment sedans) models both equipped with a locally developed hybrid engine while Honda Motor intends to release a locally-developed HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) in 2016, prompting automakers to keep an eye on the market’s reaction to HEVs.

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