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China Passenger Vehicle Retail Sales Fall 24% in September
China’s passenger vehicle retail sales fell 24% in September compared with the same month a year earlier.
Sales totaled 1.702 million vehicles.
New-energy vehicle sales also declined, falling 12% to 1.141 million.
The figures were released by the China Passenger Car Association.
They show that both the wider passenger vehicle market and its new-energy segment sold fewer vehicles than a year earlier.
The figures do not state what caused the declines or what may happen next.
China’s passenger vehicle retail sales fell 24% in September from a year earlier to 1.702 million units.
New-energy vehicle sales declined 12% to 1.141 million units.
The figures were released by the China Passenger Car Association.
- Who
- China’s passenger vehicle market.
- What
- Passenger vehicle retail sales fell 24% year over year. New-energy vehicle sales fell 12%.
- When
- September; the data was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- Not stated.
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China’s passenger vehicle retail sales fell 24% year over year, while new-energy vehicle sales declined 12%.
The figures were published, citing data released by the China Passenger Car Association.
- Passenger vehicle retail sales
- 1.702 million units
- Year-over-year change in passenger vehicle sales
- Down 24%
- New-energy vehicle sales
- 1.141 million units
- Year-over-year change in new-energy vehicle sales
- Down 12%
- Data source
- China Passenger Car Association
Sources
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