China News Service, August 12th (Zhongxin Finance and Economics Ge Cheng) "Although the production and sales volume of (automobiles) in July was lower than that of the previous month, it was the highest value in the same period of the past year." At the monthly information release of the China Automobile Association held on August 11 At the meeting, Chen Shihua, deputy secretary general of the China Automobile Association, said so.

　　According to Chen Shihua's forecast, from January to August this year, the automotive industry is expected to offset the impact of the previous industrial chain shutdown and achieve double growth in production and sales.

Data map: Car transportation.

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Passenger cars "drive" the car market

　　With the support of a number of policies to support the purchase and use of new energy vehicles, activate the used car market, and promote automobile renewal consumption, the auto industry is making great strides.

　　According to data from the China Automobile Association, in July, the production and sales of automobiles were 2.455 million and 2.42 million, up 31.5% and 29.7% year-on-year, respectively.

Among them, the production and sales of passenger vehicles completed 2.21 million and 2.174 million respectively, a year-on-year increase of 42.6% and 40% respectively.

　　From January to July, the production and sales of automobiles reached 14.571 million and 14.477 million respectively, with production increasing by 0.8% year-on-year and sales down by 2% year-on-year.

Among them, the production and sales of passenger vehicles completed 12.645 million and 12.529 million respectively, a year-on-year increase of 10.9% and 8.3% respectively.

　　According to data from the State Administration of Taxation, in the first month after the introduction of the policy of halving the vehicle purchase tax for passenger cars, the vehicle purchase tax was reduced by 7.1 billion yuan nationwide, and 1.097 million vehicles were reduced.

The China Automobile Association said that the effect of relevant policies will continue to show.

Chinese brands and auto exports perform well

　　Data from the China Automobile Association also shows that in July, the sales volume of Chinese brand passenger vehicles exceeded one million, reaching 1.078 million units, a year-on-year increase of 50.3%, with a market share of 49.6%, nearly half.

From January to July, the sales volume of Chinese brands reached 5.969 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.5%, with a market share of 47.6%, an increase of 5.2% from the same period last year.

　　While the share of Chinese brands has grown rapidly, the export data of automobiles has once again broken historical records.

In July, auto companies exported 290,000 vehicles, hitting a record high and a year-on-year increase of 67%.

From January to July, automobile enterprises exported 1.509 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 50.6%.

According to the China Automobile Association, the annual auto export is expected to exceed 2.4 million.

Data map: Photo by Fan Lifang for charging new energy vehicles

"Plug-in" has become the new "fulcrum" of new energy vehicles

　　According to data from the China Automobile Association, in July, the production and sales of new energy vehicles were 617,000 and 593,000 respectively, a year-on-year increase of 1.2 times.

Among them, the production and sales of pure electric vehicles were 472,000 and 457,000, an increase of 1 and 1.1 times year-on-year, respectively; the production and sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles were 144,000 and 135,000, an increase of 1.8 and 1.7 times, respectively.

　　From January to July, the production and sales of new energy vehicles completed 3.279 million and 3.194 million respectively, an increase of 1.2 times year-on-year.

Among them, the production and sales of pure electric vehicles were 2.574 million and 2.518 million respectively, a year-on-year increase of 1 times;

　　Some industry analysts said, "Compared with pure electric vehicles, although there is an order of magnitude gap in the production and sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, its growth rate cannot be underestimated, and it has certain development potential."

Data map: Automobile manufacturing.

Photo by Li Kui

The commercial vehicle industry is facing transformation and upgrading

　　According to data from the China Automobile Association, in July, the production and sales of commercial vehicles were 244,000 and 246,000, down 22.9% and 21.5% year-on-year, respectively.

From January to July, the production and sales of commercial vehicles were 1.927 million and 1.948 million, down 36.9% and 39.3% year-on-year respectively.

　　Compared with passenger cars, the performance of commercial vehicles is still weak.

Xu Haidong, deputy chief engineer of the China Automobile Association, told Zhongxin Finance, "At present, (passenger cars) have a very good momentum in June and July, but commercial vehicles have not actually recovered significantly."

　　The positive factors that promote the growth of the commercial vehicle market have not yet emerged, and the trend of “passenger” rising and “commercial” falling continues.

"The passenger vehicle market still needs continuous development, and the recovery of the commercial vehicle market is more dependent on infrastructure investment to form physical quantities as soon as possible." Chen Shihua said, "This year, the production and sales situation of commercial vehicles is still severe. The transformation and upgrading of 'to 'quality'."

　　With the rapid recovery of the supply chain of the automobile industry chain, with the support of relevant policies, the overall rapid growth of automobiles has become a new "engine" for the manufacturing industry.

　　"In July, the PMI of the automobile industry was higher than 52%, which was better than the overall manufacturing industry. It maintained expansion for two consecutive months, and production and sales continued to recover." Chen Shihua said, "The current development trend of the industry is good, and it is expected to continue." (End)