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China EV Sales to Hit a Record 6 Million This Year: Forecast

Electric vehicles sales in China are forecast to hit a record 6 million this year as consumers flock to cleaner cars.

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| Updated on: Aug 10 2022, 18:37 IST
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Electric vehicles (EV) witnesses a big boost in China with a forecast of 6 million units to be sold this year. (Pixabay)

Electric vehicles sales in China are forecast to hit a record 6 million this year as consumers flock to cleaner cars. The China Passenger Car Association raised its estimate from 5.5 million, after releasing data showing deliveries of new-energy vehicles more than doubled in July to around 486,000 units -- accounting for 26.7% of the new auto market. Overall passenger vehicle sales rose 20% from a year earlier to 1.84 million units, the PCA said Tuesday.

The increased forecast represents a doubling from last year's 2.99 million NEV sales, underscoring the dramatic growth in demand for cleaner cars in China, and the challenge for legacy automakers to adapt in a market that is rapidly going green.

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The increased forecast of 6 million is still relatively cautious, the PCA in a statement, adding it could be further increased at the start of the fourth quarter.

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Tesla Inc. delivered 28,217 cars, with 8,461 going to the local market and 19,756 exported, mostly to Europe and Asia. The sharp drop of 64% from June was mainly caused by production shutdowns to upgrade its Shanghai factory as part of a plan to double annual capacity to 1 million vehicles.

BYD Co., which earlier this year ended production of cars powered only by fossil fuels, earlier reported monthly sales of 162,530 units -- both pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

While Tesla and BYD dominate EV sales, smaller startups are also making inroads as demand for clean cars surges. Eight-year-old Hozon New Energy Automobile Co., which started by targeting customers outside big cities with budget cars, delivered 14,037 vehicles last month, including 1,382 to overseas markets. Leapmotor Technologies Ltd., which competes in the same price range as Hozon, shipped a record 12,044 cars.

Both outperformed bigger names Xpeng Inc., Li Auto Inc., and Nio Inc., although the three US-listed companies all delivered more than 10,000 cars last month.

The central and local governments have also taken steps to help the auto industry recover from Covid lockdowns and restrictions that crushed sales earlier this year. In May, the central government cut purchase taxes on some low-emission passenger vehicles by 50%, while municipal governments have pitched in with subsidies and incentives to entice buyers.

Despite sporadic outbreaks of Covid-19 in parts of the country, overall auto production and supply chains have largely recovered. Passenger-vehicle sales may resume double-digit growth this half, after falling for four consecutive quarters because of supply chain constraints, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Steve Man said in a recent note.

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First Published Date: 09 Aug, 23:23 IST
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