# China Car Sales Rankings: Monthly EV & Car Sales by Model (`sinodata/china-car-sales`) Actor

China car sales data API, no login: monthly sales by model for the whole Chinese market (600+ models) from Dongchedi (懂车帝), with EV/PHEV/EREV filters, body types, price bands, brand and price range. Track BYD, Tesla, Xiaomi, Geely and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sinodata/china-car-sales.md
- **Developed by:** [SinoData](https://apify.com/sinodata) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.90 / 1,000 car models

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## China Car Sales Rankings: Monthly EV & Car Sales by Model

Get **monthly car sales for every model sold in China**, the world's largest car and EV market, in one clean dataset. Data comes from the public sales rankings of **Dongchedi (懂车帝)**, one of China's biggest car platforms. No login, no browser.

- **Whole market**: about 600-700 models every month, ranked by units sold
- **Several months at once**: the latest month, specific months, or rolling 6- and 12-month totals
- **EV filters**: battery EV (纯电), plug-in hybrid (插电混动) or range-extender (增程)
- **Body types**: cars, SUVs and MPVs by size
- **Price bands** in 万 (10,000 CNY)

### Use cases

- **Automotive and EV market research**: market share of BYD, Tesla, Geely, Xiaomi, Li Auto, NIO, XPeng and hundreds more.
- **Investors and analysts**: track monthly sales of listed carmakers' models before official reports.
- **Competitor tracking** for carmakers and suppliers: who's winning each segment and price band.
- **Dashboards**: schedule a monthly run and send the results to Google Sheets or your BI tool.

### Example input

```json
{
  "periods": ["latest", "2026-07", "last12months"],
  "energyType": "bev",
  "segments": ["suv_compact", "suv_midsize"],
  "maxModelsPerPeriod": 50
}
```

### Output

One record per car model per period:

```json
{
  "type": "carModel",
  "period": "202608",
  "periodLabel": "2026年08月",
  "rank": 1,
  "previousRank": 1,
  "model": "星愿",
  "brand": "吉利银河",
  "sales": 39651,
  "priceMinWan": 6.18,
  "priceMaxWan": 9.18,
  "priceText": "6.18-9.18万",
  "reviewCount": 918,
  "seriesId": "20154",
  "url": "https://www.dongchedi.com/auto/series/20154"
}
```

Model and brand names are kept in Chinese as published (for example `星愿`, `Model Y`, `小米SU7`). Prices are in 万 (10,000 CNY), so 6.18 means ¥61,800.

### Pricing

**$0.001 per car model record.** A full month for the whole market (about 650 models) costs about $0.65; the top 100 cost $0.10.

### Notes and limits

- These are Dongchedi's published retail sales rankings. They may differ slightly from manufacturer or CPCA figures.
- Dongchedi lists roughly the last six months; some older months are also available. If a month isn't available, the run skips it and says so in the log instead of returning wrong data.
- Only public data is collected.

### Feedback

Need another field or source (wholesale data, brand rankings, prices by city)? Open an issue on the Issues tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `periods` (type: `array`):

Which rankings to fetch: "latest" (most recent month), a month like 2026-08, "last6months" or "last12months" (rolling totals). Recent months (roughly the last 6, plus some older ones) are available.

## `energyType` (type: `string`):

All cars, or only battery EVs, plug-in hybrids or range-extender EVs.

## `segments` (type: `array`):

Only these body types (leave empty for all).

## `priceMinWan` (type: `integer`):

Only models whose price range reaches this, in 万 (10,000 CNY). 15 = ¥150,000.

## `priceMaxWan` (type: `integer`):

Only models starting below this, in 万 (10,000 CNY).

## `maxModelsPerPeriod` (type: `integer`):

How many models to save from each ranking. The full market is about 600-700 models a month.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Not needed for normal use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "periods": [
    "latest"
  ],
  "energyType": "all",
  "maxModelsPerPeriod": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "periods": [
        "latest"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sinodata/china-car-sales").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "periods": ["latest"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sinodata/china-car-sales").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "periods": [
    "latest"
  ]
}' |
apify call sinodata/china-car-sales --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sinodata/china-car-sales"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/cIDK8kzaKNlUHBMbx/builds/EW6ZcHFhvC61CW0Kq/openapi.json