China's passenger vehicle (PV) market reported retail sales of 1.648 million units in March, down 15.0% YoY but up 59.4% MoM, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).Among them, a total of 848,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were retailed that month, down 14.4% YoY but up 82.6% MoM. In 1Q26, retail sales of NEVs dropped by 21.1% YoY to 1.908 million units.Related NewsLoan Prime Rate 1Y for April 2026 in China is 3.00%, unchanged from its last period. The forecast was 3.0%.Looking ahead to China's PV market in April, as NEVs continue to record high growth, competition in the mid-to-high-end segment is intensifying, while the economy electric vehicle segment is shrinking sharply. The CPCA warned that structural growth in the auto market may struggle to offset overall volume growth pressure.
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