Car sales in China fell by 19.6% in September, compared to the same month last year, a decline for the fifth consecutive month due to disruptions in production due to persistent global shortages. in semiconductors.
According to Arab Net, data from the China Automobile Manufacturers Association revealed that total sales in the world's largest car market amounted to 2.07 million vehicles in September.
But one positive aspect of the data is the strength of new-energy vehicle sales, which more than doubled in September to 357,000 vehicles.
This includes battery electric cars, gasoline-electric hybrids, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
The government is promoting the use of less polluting cars to reduce air pollution, which has encouraged electric car manufacturers, such as New and Xpeng and BYD, to increase manufacturing capacity in China. .
