Alexander Pollich, Porsche China CEO Porsche is reaffirming its long-term strategy in the Chinese market, emphasizing brand value over short-term sales growth amid a complex and evolving luxury auto landscape. Like most global car brands, the German sports carmaker saw its sales fall in China in 2025, faced with pressure from an increasingly competitive market…
Consumers check out an XPeng new energy sedan at a shopping mall in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Jan 14. ZHAO JUN/XINHUA China’s automobile industry set records in both production and sales in 2025, maintaining its top position globally for the 17th consecutive year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. New energy vehicles and…
Consumers check out an XPeng new energy sedan at a shopping mall in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Jan 14. ZHAO JUN/XINHUA China’s automobile industry set records in both production and sales in 2025, maintaining its top position globally for the 17th consecutive year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. New energy vehicles and…
Driven by the sustained implementation of trade-in policies, pilot reforms in automobile circulation, and efforts to expand used car transactions, China’s used car market is gradually shifting from a fragmented, regional play into one that is heading toward nationwide circulation. The numbers tell a clear story. Data from the China Automobile Dealers Association show that…
A potential buyer (front) experiences a new energy intelligent vehicle at a mall in Chongqing on Jan 7. SUN KAIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY For many car buyers in China today, the question is not about which new energy vehicle to choose, but regarding the level of intelligence it should come equipped with. In 2025, the country’s…
An aerial photo shows automobiles ready for shipment and export at Longtan Port in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Oct 4, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China and the European Union have resolved the electric vehicle case in accordance with World Trade Organization rules and on the basis of mutual respect, a move of significant positive importance, the Ministry…
An R8 LMS GT3 EVO II race car by FAW Audi is on display at the 23rd Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition, held on Nov 22, 2025. [Photo/VCG] Audi regained its position as China’s top-selling premium marque in 2025, outpacing BMW and Mercedes despite a softer market and intensifying competition in the world’s largest auto sector. The…
People visit the booth of iCAR during the China Motor Show (Tianjin) 2025 in North China’s Tianjin, Sept 30, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – The Chinese government has called for firmly curbing disorderly price wars in the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector in an effort to safeguard fair market order and guide the fast-growing industry toward…
This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows a view of China Changan Automobile Group’s digital and intelligent factory for the new energy vehicle AVATR in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s automobile production and sales reached 34.53 million units and 34.4 million units, respectively, in 2025 — up 10.4 percent and 9.4 percent year-on-year…
BEIJING – China’s used car market hit a record high in 2025, with transactions topping 20 million units, according to data from the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA). In December, the vehicle transfer rate, a key gauge of cross-regional circulation, climbed to 34.9 percent, up 4.7 percentage points from a year earlier. The increase has…