China News Service, Beijing, April 2 (Reporter Yan Xiaohong) The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers released the latest statistics on the 2nd, saying that from January to February 2022, China's vehicle exports continued to maintain rapid growth, with a total vehicle export value of 8.47 billion US dollars. A year-on-year increase of 1.0 times.

The overall performance of new energy vehicle exports was strong.

  Since 2021, with the outbreak of the global new crown pneumonia epidemic, the advantages of China's automobile industry chain's strong resilience have been fully reflected, and China's automobile export market has grown rapidly in the past two years.

China's auto export sales in January-February 2022 also performed well.

  According to the national customs auto commodity import and export data compiled by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, among the main export varieties of Chinese automobiles, the export volume of pure electric vehicles (except passenger cars with 10 or more seats) ranks first, passenger cars second, and sedans second. Third, trucks ranked fourth.

Compared with the same period of the previous year, the exports of the above-mentioned four categories of models all showed rapid growth, and the growth rate of pure electric vehicles was the most significant.

  From January to February 2022, a total of 449,000 vehicles in the above four categories will be exported, accounting for 94.1% of China's total auto exports.

  Industry experts said that under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, due to overseas supply chain problems, China's auto exports have risen strongly. In 2022, China's auto exports are expected to continue to strengthen, and the competitiveness of China's auto industry has greatly improved.

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