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China’s Car Exports Surge as Domestic Buyers Pull Back

China’s Car Exports Surge as Domestic Buyers Pull Back
China’s car exports are booming. Why are Chinese buyers pulling back? · firstpost.com

China is making and selling many cars to other countries.

But people in China are buying fewer cars at home.

Car companies are competing very intensely, especially in electric vehicles.

This competition has led to pressure on prices and profits.

Electric and hybrid cars were still most of the cars sold in China, but their sales also fell.

Overseas sales are growing quickly, especially for electric cars.

Companies such as BYD and Geely are using foreign markets to find more customers.

Regulators want these companies to grow abroad without starting damaging price wars.

Key facts

August passenger-vehicle exports
894,000 units, up 77.5% year-on-year
August domestic passenger-vehicle sales
1.55 million units, down 23.7% year-on-year
Domestic sales trend
An 11th consecutive month of decline
Domestic EV and plug-in hybrid share
64.7% of passenger-vehicle sales in August
Domestic EV and plug-in hybrid sales
Down 10.1% year-on-year in August
EV and plug-in hybrid exports
Up 154.7% year-on-year in August
Export outlook
Cui Dongshu expects China’s car exports to reach 12 million units this year and potentially 18 million-20 million by 2030

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