Vehicles & Servicing Chinese cars imports vs sales 2025 (in the Philippines)

From the information at the (chinese) website https://carnewschina.com/2026/01/25...-countries-ranking-in-2025-mexico-russia-uae/
it would appear to be the case that China exported 256,681 vehicles to the Philippines in 2025.

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However, at the same time the total number of cars (passenger and commercial ones together) sold in the Philippines in 2025 came in at just below 500,000.
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So these statistics can only be both true if more than half the cars sold in the Philippines in 2025 were actually built in China, so not just the brands recognizable as Chinese.
Either that or the "vehicles" definition in the chinese statistic includes all chinese motorbikes, electric scooters, trikes etc.

Either way, the recent success of BYD as a brand in the Philippines is remarkable, especially when looking at the rather quick closure of their Dumaguete branch by both Geely and more recently Changan.
BYD's new dealership in Dumaguete is being built on a rather large lot on North Road, so they seem confident that they're here to stay.
I do suspect Geely might return to Dumaguete in due course.

 

Tesla is one that fits this theory.
This topgear article has a chart of 2025 sales numbers per manufacturer, for members of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers in the Philippine (CAMPI). Separate of the chart is the number for non member BYD.
https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/ind...2025-ph-a5361-20260123?ref=article_reco_slide

Just adding the top two Toyota and Mitsubishi is 316,255. Some models of these two would have to have to have been manufactured in China for China's claim to be true.