Car Registrations in China increased to 2261000 Units in December from 2225000 Units in November of 2025. Car Registrations in China averaged 1411591.00 Units from 2005 until 2025, 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 2690000.00 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, according to our econometric models.



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NBS Manufacturing PMI 49.30 50.10 points Jan 2026
Industrial Capacity Utilization 74.90 74.60 percent Dec 2025
Passanger Car Production 2879000.00 3532000.00 Units Dec 2025
Passenger Car Sales 2261000.00 2225000.00 Units Dec 2025
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Changes in Inventories 10002.90 8740.00 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2024
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Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 76.00 76.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 858620.00 779220.00 Gigawatt-hour Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 5.20 4.80 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom 0.49 0.44 percent Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index 145.30 145.20 points Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY 5.70 4.60 percent Dec 2025
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New Orders 49.20 50.80 points Jan 2026
Steel Production 68200.00 69900.00 Thousand Tonnes Dec 2025
Vehicle Sales YoY 2346000.00 3272000.00 Units Jan 2026


China Passenger Car Sales
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2261000.00 2225000.00 2672300.00 213534.00 2005 - 2025 Units Monthly
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