Car Registrations in China increased to 1618000 Units in September from 1541000 Units in August of 2026. Car Registrations in China averaged 1414034.22 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 1950000.00 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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Business Conditions Index 49.50 48.30 points Sep 2026
NBS Manufacturing PMI 49.30 50.10 points Oct 2026
Industrial Capacity Utilization 73.10 73.00 percent Sep 2026
Passanger Car Production 2990000.00 2684000.00 Units Sep 2026
Passenger Car Sales 1618000.00 1541000.00 Units Sep 2026
Cement Production 14401.00 12908.00 Ten Thousands of Tonnes Sep 2026
Changes in Inventories 15366.10 11183.40 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Coal Production 385.13 361.82 Million Tonnes Sep 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 97.41 97.64 points Sep 2026
Industrial Profits (YTD) YoY 6033740.00 5271980.00 CNY Million Sep 2026
Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 76.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 829400.00 943800.00 Gigawatt-hour Sep 2026
Industrial Production YoY 5.50 5.20 percent Sep 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.61 0.54 percent Sep 2026
Leading Economic Index 147.70 148.20 points Sep 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 6.00 6.10 percent Sep 2026
Mining Production 1.30 -1.40 percent Sep 2026
New Orders 50.50 50.60 points Sep 2026
Steel Production 73600.00 74600.00 Thousand Tonnes Sep 2026
Vehicle Sales YoY 2956000.00 2712000.00 Units Sep 2026


China Passenger Car Sales
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1618000.00 1541000.00 2672300.00 213534.00 2005 - 2026 Units Monthly
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