In 2021，China’s new energy vehicle industry ushered an explosive growth，with production and sales of 3.545 million and 3.521 million respectively，a year-on-year increase of 1.6 times. Under the background of the overall downturn in the automobile industry，China’s new energy vehicle market has risen against the trend and the competitiveness of Chinese vehicle enterprises has gradually improved. China’s new energy vehicle industry has overcome the adverse effects of COVID-19 and lack of chips，while vehicle manufacturers have further consolidated the development foundation. Statistical analysis results show that the enterprise competitiveness evaluation index has improved significantly. In 2021，the overall competitiveness of new energy vehicle enterprises reached the highest level in history，while the whole industry developed rapidly. The competitiveness of new energy passenger vehicle manufacturers has risen sharply and traditional automotive enterprises have accelerated their deployment，so industry competition has become increasingly fierce. The competitiveness of new energy bus manufacturers still showed a downward trend，but the competitiveness of several new energy bus manufacturers that are industry leaders was stable and progressing. On the whole，new energy vehicle manufacturers have entered a period of rapid growth，the market has broken through the bottleneck of scale and the industry has entered a stage of rapid development. The new energy vehicle industry has steadily transitioned from policy-driven mode to market-driven mode.