China News Service, Beijing, October 20 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security that as of September 2020, the number of motor vehicles in the country has reached 365 million, of which 275 million are cars; and 450 million are motor vehicle drivers. There are 410 million car drivers.
In the third quarter, 9.03 million motor vehicles were newly registered, an increase significantly higher than the same period last year.
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In the first three quarters of 2020, there were 23.16 million newly registered motor vehicles nationwide, an increase of 545,000 vehicles or 2.41% year-on-year.
In quarterly terms, 5.77 million newly registered motor vehicles in the first quarter, a year-on-year decrease of 21.17%, were significantly affected by the epidemic; 8.36 million newly registered motor vehicles in the second quarter, an increase of 7.18% year-on-year, the motor vehicle consumer market began to recover; in the third quarter The newly registered motor vehicles were 9.03 million, a year-on-year increase of 1.535 million, an increase of 20.48%. The motor vehicle consumer market rebounded significantly and maintained a rapid growth trend.
From a month-on-month perspective, newly registered motor vehicles increased by 8.01% in the third quarter.
In terms of vehicle models, 6.173 million vehicles were newly registered, a year-on-year increase of 439,000 vehicles, an increase of 7.66%; 2.62 million motorcycles were newly registered, a year-on-year increase of 994,000 vehicles, an increase of 61.13%; new trailers registered 236,000, a year-on-year increase An increase of 102,000 vehicles, an increase of 76.12%.
The car ownership in 69 cities exceeds 1 million, and the car ownership in 12 cities exceeds 3 million.
There are 69 cities with more than 1 million vehicles, an increase of 3 compared with the same period last year.
Among them, there are 31 cities with more than 2 million vehicles and 12 cities with more than 3 million vehicles, followed by Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Suzhou, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Tianjin and Qingdao.
The number of cars in Beijing exceeds 6 million, the number of cars in Chengdu exceeds 5 million, and the number of cars in Chongqing, Suzhou and Shanghai exceeds 4 million.
The number of trucks in possession reached 29.97 million, and the number of registrations in the third quarter hit a record high.
The number of trucks has reached 29.97 million, accounting for 10.90% of the total number of vehicles.
In the third quarter of 2020, the number of newly registered trucks reached 1.09 million, an increase of 344,000 or 46.11% compared with the same period last year, which is a record high.
The number of dangerous goods transport vehicles reached 617,000, an increase of 39,600 over the same period last year, an increase of 6.86%.
In the third quarter, 10.22 million drivers were newly licensed drivers, an increase of 120,000 over the same period last year. There are 450 million motor vehicle drivers in the country, of which 410 million are car drivers, accounting for 91.11% of the total number of drivers. In the third quarter of 2020, the number of newly licensed drivers nationwide was 10.22 million, an increase of 126,000 or 1.25% compared with the same period last year. From the perspective of the age distribution of drivers, it is mainly concentrated in the 26 to 50 age group. Among them, there are 151 million people in the 26 to 35 age group, accounting for 33.56% of the total number of drivers; the 36 to 50 age group has 173 million people, accounting for 38.44%; 14.67 million people over 60, accounting for 3.26%.