Volkswagen number one in China with combustion engines

Drives Volkswagen Number One in China With Combustion Engines

2026-03-24 From Henrik Bork | Translated by AI 5 min Reading Time

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Volkswagen is number one in China again—thanks to models with combustion engines. However, successful electric and hybrid models must follow.

Volkswagen is in first place in the first two months of 2026—no one has sold as many cars in China as the car manufacturer.(Image: Volkswagen) — Volkswagen is in first place in the first two months of 2026—no one has sold as many cars in China as the car manufacturer.
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Volkswagen has been given some breathing space in China. In the first two months of the year, the car manufacturer was once again, as before, the sales champion in the People's Republic. No other manufacturer sold as many cars as VW in the world's largest car market. The Chinese e-car manufacturer BYD, which had conquered first place in 2024, had to vacate it again and fell back to fourth place.

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