According to the latest data released by China’s Yiche.com on the top 10 destinations for Chinese automobile exports in the first half of 2025, Mexico ranked as the number one market, with 234,500 vehicles exported in six months, up 30.7 percent year-on-year. Mexico is not a transit hub for Chinese vehicles bound for the U.S. as some people thought, but rather a destination for Chinese cars. BYD was the main contributor to this growth.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranked second, importing 214,300 Chinese vehicles, a 58.5 percent increase from last year. As a regional hub for car imports in the Middle East, this growth was driven by Geely’s growing exports to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other Middle Eastern markets.
Russia came in third, with 171,000 units. But it was down nearly 60 percent year-on-year, the largest drop on the list. The decline was driven by Russia’s hike in car loan interest rates – 18 percent in February – and a new scrap tax on imported vehicles, which pushed prices up by 10–15 percent on average, with some high-end models rising by 25%.
Rounding out the list from 4th to 10th place were Brazil, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Australia, the Philippines, and Kazakhstan.
Source: Liberty Times (Taiwan), August 4, 2025
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