Car sales in China decreased by 18.7% year-on-year in January, recording a decline for the nineteenth month in a row, according to data from the largest auto industry association in China .
According to Reuters, the China Automobile Manufacturers Association said on its official account in the WeChat application that sales of vehicles operating with new energy sources fell 51.6 percent year on year during the month, adding that the decline in car production and sales levels will be greater in February due to the outbreak of the Corona virus. .
On February 13, Etihad said it expected total sales in the world's largest auto market to drop 18 percent in January, compared to the same month a year ago.
The auto industry is poised to deal with the effects of the Corona Virus outbreak that has killed 2,715 people so far.
Provincial governments began imposing travel restrictions and required residents to avoid public places during the last two weeks of January. Automobile industry executives said he would likely suffer severe sales and production damages in the first quarter due to the epidemic.
