New car sales in China increased for 6 consecutive months, picking up after the impact of Corona October 13, 19:17
China's new car sales last month increased by more than 12% from the same month last year, rising for the sixth straight month, and have continued to pick up after being significantly affected by the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
According to the announcement by the China Automobile Manufacturers Association, new car sales in China last month were 2.565 million units, 12.8% higher than the same month last year, surpassing the same month last year for the sixth straight month.
Of these, passenger cars were 2,088,000 units, an increase of 8%, and commercial vehicles such as heavy-duty trucks were 477,000 units, a significant increase of 40.3%.
In addition, the number of "new energy vehicles" such as electric vehicles was 138,000, a significant increase of 67.7%.
The continued increase in new vehicle sales is due to the effects of government subsidies as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus and the increase in demand for commercial vehicles due to the expansion of government infrastructure investment.
"The recovery from the effects of the new coronavirus is going well, and the annual drop in unit sales will be less than we had expected, but consumer sentiment has not fully recovered," said an industry group. , Showed the idea of paying close attention to the future infection situation and its effects.