Car Registrations in China increased to 1541000 Units in August from 1461000 Units in July of 2026. Car Registrations in China averaged 1413249.74 Units from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 2672300.00 Units in December of 2016 and a record low of 213534.00 Units in February of 2005. source: The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA)

Car Registrations in China is expected to be 2020000.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Passenger Car Sales is projected to trend around 1980000.00 Units in 2027 and 1760000.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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NBS Manufacturing PMI 49.80 49.20 points Aug 2026
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Passanger Car Production 2684000.00 2573000.00 Units Aug 2026
Passenger Car Sales 1541000.00 1461000.00 Units Aug 2026
Cement Production 12908.00 12671.00 Ten Thousands of Tonnes Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories 15366.10 11183.40 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Coal Production 361.82 343.21 Million Tonnes Aug 2026
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Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 76.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 943800.00 943900.00 Gigawatt-hour Aug 2026
Industrial Production YoY 5.20 4.50 percent Aug 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.54 0.11 percent Aug 2026
Leading Economic Index 148.30 148.80 points Jul 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 6.10 5.50 percent Aug 2026
Mining Production -1.40 -4.20 percent Aug 2026
New Orders 50.60 48.50 points Aug 2026
Steel Production 76900.00 83700.00 Thousand Tonnes Jul 2026
Vehicle Sales YoY 2712000.00 2584000.00 Units Aug 2026


China Passenger Car Sales
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1541000.00 1461000.00 2672300.00 213534.00 2005 - 2026 Units Monthly
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