China Automobile Association: Passenger car production and sales completed 2.246 million units and 2.268 million units in July, respectively, down 2.1% and 0.9% year-on-year, respectively

The Zhitong Finance App learned that according to an analysis by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in July 2026, the passenger car market entered the traditional low season. Some manufacturers arranged annual equipment maintenance. The pace of production and marketing slowed down. The terminal market was affected by factors such as demand overdrafts and extreme weather, and passenger flow and orders declined from June. In July 2026, production and sales of passenger cars reached 2.246 million units and 2.268 million units, respectively, down 5.4% and 5.6% from the previous month, and 2.1% and 0.9%, respectively. From January to July 2026, passenger car production and sales reached 14.967 million units and 14.988 million units, respectively, down 5.5% and 5.4% year-on-year, respectively.

In July 2026, among the main types of passenger cars, production and sales of the four major passenger car categories declined to varying degrees; compared with the same period last year, production and sales of sports multi-purpose passenger vehicles (SUVs) increased by more than 10%, while production and sales of the other three types of passenger cars declined to varying degrees.

From January to July 2026, among the main types of passenger cars, production and sales of sports multi-purpose passenger vehicles (SUVs) increased compared with the same period last year, while production and sales of the other three types of passenger cars declined to varying degrees.

In July 2026, domestic sales of passenger cars were 1.345 million units, down 10.1% from the previous month and 24.7% from the previous year.

From January to July 2026, domestic sales of passenger cars were 9.633 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 24.4%.

In July 2026, 922,000 passenger cars were exported, up 2% month-on-month and 84.6% year-on-year.

From January to July 2026, passenger car exports were 5.354 million units, an increase of 72.5% over the previous year.