Car Registrations in China increased to 1510000 Units in May from 1384000 Units in April of 2026. Car Registrations in China averaged 1411832.42 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 2630000.00 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 2680000.00 Units in 2027 and 2660000.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Business Conditions Index 50.50 50.80 points May 2026
NBS Manufacturing PMI 50.00 50.30 points May 2026
Industrial Capacity Utilization 73.60 74.90 percent Mar 2026
Passanger Car Production 2616000.00 2575000.00 Units May 2026
Passenger Car Sales 1510000.00 1384000.00 Units May 2026
Cement Production 14991.00 14571.00 Ten Thousands of Tonnes May 2026
Changes in Inventories 15366.10 11183.40 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Coal Production 400.00 385.63 Million Tonnes May 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 98.91 98.79 points May 2026
Industrial Profits (YTD) YoY 3143960.00 2435840.00 CNY Million May 2026
Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 76.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 784250.00 743980.00 Gigawatt-hour May 2026
Industrial Production YoY 4.50 4.10 percent May 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.40 0.05 percent May 2026
Leading Economic Index 148.80 143.60 points May 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 4.40 4.00 percent May 2026
Mining Production 2.30 3.80 percent May 2026
New Orders 49.90 50.60 points May 2026
Steel Production 84400.00 83600.00 Thousand Tonnes May 2026
Vehicle Sales YoY 2629000.00 2526000.00 Units May 2026


China Passenger Car Sales
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1510000.00 1384000.00 2672300.00 213534.00 2005 - 2026 Units Monthly
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