Chinese Passenger Car Sales Fall 23% in June
Chinese retail sales of passenger cars slid 23.2% to 1.6 million units in June, the China Passenger Car Association said in a Wednesday press release.New energy vehicle sales fell 9% during the month, with domestic brands slipping 11%, mainstream joint venture-made NEVs plunging 45%, and luxury brands declining 11%.Retail sales of gas-powered vehicles plunged 39% year over year, with pure gasoline vehicle sales falling 42% and conventional hybrids slipping 7%.Vehicle exports surged 82% to 877,000 units in June, with 56.9% of the figure coming from NEVs.Production fell 2.7% year over year to 2.3 million units.China's biggest local automakers include Dongfeng Motor Group (HKG:0489), SAIC Motor (SHA:600104), Chongqing Changan Automobile (SHE:000625), BAIC Motor (HKG:1958), Guangzhou Automobile Group (SHA:601238, HKG:2238), Great Wall Motors (SHA:601633, HKG:2333), Chery Automobile (HKG:9973), and FAW Group (SHE:000800).Top new-energy vehicle manufacturers include BYD (SHE:002594, HKG:1211), Li Auto (HKG:2015), XPeng (HKG:9868) and NIO (HKG:9866, SGX:NIO).
