China's November new car sales fell below the same month last year, marking the seventh straight month of negative growth, partly due to continued impact of global semiconductor shortages.
According to the announcement of the "China Automobile Industry Association" made by Chinese automobile manufacturers, the number of new cars sold in China in November was 2.522 million units, down 9.1% from the same month last year, minus for 7 consecutive months. have become.
Passenger car sales, which account for more than 80% of the total, decreased by 4.7%, the impact of the global semiconductor shortage continued, production decreased, and some parts of the country were infected with the new coronavirus. Is a factor.
The sales volume of Japanese automakers has also continued to decline, and the sales volume in China last month
was
minus
3.1% for Toyota Motor
, 20.2% for Honda
, 27% for Nissan Motor,
and 21.2% for Mazda.
have become.
Industry groups said, "In addition to the impact of the shortage of semiconductors, there is a possibility that electricity usage will be restricted in various places toward the end of the year, and the risk to the supply chain is increasing due to the new coronavirus etc., so the production and sales of automobiles There is still a lot of pressure to keep up. "