China Auto Dealers Association Releases October 2026 Residual Value Report: Xiaomi YU7 Tops One-Year-Old Vehicle Residual Value at 82.3%, Tesla Models Sweep Top Three for Three-Year-Old Vehicles

On November 2, the China Automobile Dealers Association released the October 2026 China Automobile Retention Value Report. In the one-year vehicle age retention rate rankings, the Xiaomi YU7 topped the list with a retention rate of 82.3%; the Tesla Model Y had a retention rate of 73.5%. The Li Auto i6 and NIO ES8 ranked second and third, with retention rates of 82.0% and 77.5%, respectively. The MG4 had a retention rate of 77.2%, the Onvo L90 76.3%, the Li Auto i8 76.2%, the Li Auto MEGA 76.1%, the Zeekr 009 75.3%, the AITO M8 75.2%, and the Xiaomi SU7 74.9%. Multiple models from brands such as AITO, Zeekr, and Li Auto made the list. In the three-year vehicle age retention rate rankings, three Tesla models took the top three spots. The Model 3 had a retention rate of 61.3%, the Model X 59.4%, and the Model Y 53.9%. The models that followed in order included the Seagull, Zeekr 009, Baojun Yep, Taycan, NIO ET5, Roewe iMAX8 New Energy, and Denza D9.