On July 14, the Aftermarket Branch of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers issued a clarification statement, stating that the average age of traditional power-type passenger cars in use in the “2025 China Automobile Aftermarket Annual Development Report” is about 8.2 years, new energy passenger vehicles have been popular for a short time, sales have increased rapidly in recent years, and the proportion of newly licensed vehicles is high. Therefore, the average age of new energy passenger vehicles in the overall stock is about 1.8 years. This value only reflects the characteristics of the current stage of industry transformation and development. It is consistent with the current market situation and is in line with objective facts and realistic experience. It does not mean that car owners only changed vehicles in 1.8 years, nor does it mean that the average service life of vehicles is 1.8 years.

On July 14, the Aftermarket Branch of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers issued a clarification statement, stating that the average age of traditional power-type passenger cars in use in the “2025 China Automobile Aftermarket Annual Development Report” is about 8.2 years, new energy passenger vehicles have been popular for a short time, sales have increased rapidly in recent years, and the proportion of newly licensed vehicles is high. Therefore, the average age of new energy passenger vehicles in the overall stock is about 1.8 years. This value only reflects the characteristics of the current stage of industry transformation and development. It is consistent with the current market situation and is in line with objective facts and realistic experience. It does not mean that car owners only changed vehicles in 1.8 years, nor does it mean that the average service life of vehicles is 1.8 years.