China's new car sales last month were up more than 70% compared to the same month last year, which was affected by the spread of the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, passenger car production from January to March has decreased by more than 5% compared to adults, and industry groups have attributed it to the global semiconductor shortage.
According to the announcement by the China Automobile Manufacturers Association, which is made by automobile manufacturers, the number of new cars sold in China last month was 2,526,000 units, compared to the same month last year when sales decreased due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. This was a significant increase of 74.9%.
Of these, passenger cars accounted for 1,874,000 units, up 77.4% from the same month last year, and commercial vehicles such as trucks increased by 68.1% to 651,000 units.
China's new car sales have surpassed the same month of the previous year for the 12th consecutive month, demonstrating the continued economic recovery.
On the other hand, the production volume of passenger cars from January to March decreased by 5.2% compared to the same period of the adult, and the sales volume also decreased by 3.6%. It is said that it was influenced by.
Industry groups have previously said that the impact of semiconductor shortages will be short-lived, but on the 9th, they are wary of "the impact will increase in the second quarter."