China's September New Car Sales Increased 14.9% Compared to the Same Month Last Year, Driven by Strong Sales of EVs etc.

Recently NHK News On-line reported the following:

中国 9月の新車販売台数 去年同月比14.9％増 EVなど販売好調

2025年10月14日午後5時18分

中国の9月の輸出を含めた新車の販売台数は、EV＝電気自動車などの「新エネルギー車」の販売が好調だったことなどから、去年の同じ月と比べて14.9％増えました。ただ、国内市場では値下げ競争の激化によって自動車メーカーの経営環境が厳しさを増していて、今後、販売動向にどう影響するかが焦点となります。

中国の自動車メーカーなどでつくる「自動車工業協会」によりますと9月の新車の販売台数は輸出を含めて322万6000台で、去年の同じ月と比べて14.9％増えました。

これは、政府が推し進める自動車の買い替え促進策の効果で、EVなどの「新エネルギー車」の販売が去年の同じ月と比べて24.6％増えたためで、販売台数に占める新エネルギー車の割合は、49.7％となりました。

また、全体の輸出台数は65万2000台となり、去年の同じ月と比べて21％増えました。

ただ、中国の国内市場では、値下げ競争の激化によって自動車メーカーの経営環境が厳しさを増していて、今後、販売動向にどう影響するかが焦点となります。

Translation

China's September New Car Sales Increased 14.9% Compared to the Same Month Last Year, Driven by Strong Sales of EVs etc.

China's September new car sales, including exports, increased 14.9% compared to the same month last year, driven by strong sales of "new energy vehicles" such as electric vehicles (EVs). However, intensifying price-cutting competition in the domestic market was creating an increasingly challenging business environment for automakers, and future sales trends would be a focus of attention.

According to the China Automobile Manufacturers Association, which represented China's automakers etc., new car sales in September, including exports, totaled 3,226,000 units, up 14.9% compared to the same month last year.

This was due to the government's car replacement promotion measures, which led to a 24.6% increase in sales of "new energy vehicles" such as EVs compared to the same month last year, bringing the proportion of new energy vehicles to 49.7% of total sales.

Additionally, total exports totaled 652,000 units, up 21% compared to the same month last year.

However, in China's domestic market, the business environment for automakers was becoming increasingly tough due to intensifying price-cutting competition, from now on the focus would be on how this could affect sales trends.

So, China's September new car sales have increased 14.9% compared to the same month last year, driven by strong sales of "new energy vehicles" such as electric vehicles (EVs). Yet the business environment for automakers is becoming tough due to intensifying price-cutting competition. Apparently, an increase in sales does not mean an increase in profit although it can create more  employment opportunity for the people.