Hey there! Have you heard the exciting news about cars in China? 🚗✨ In January, the Chinese mainland’s auto industry hit the gas pedal and zoomed ahead with big numbers!
More Cars Produced and Sold
Factories in China made about 2.15 million passenger cars! That’s like making a car for every person in a big city. And guess what? People bought 2.13 million of them! 📈 That’s an increase of 3.3% in production and 0.8% in sales compared to last year.
Super Cool New Energy Vehicles
Have you seen those electric cars that don’t need gasoline? They’re called New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), like electric cars and hybrids. China made over 1 million NEVs and sold around 944,000 of them in January! That’s a huge jump of about 29%. 🚀 NEVs made up almost 39% of all the cars sold. Isn’t that awesome?
Sharing Cars with the World
China didn’t just keep the cars at home. They shared them with other countries too! 🌍 They exported (which means sent to other countries) 470,000 vehicles in January. That’s 6.1% more than last year. And for NEVs, they exported 150,000 units, which is a big leap of nearly 50%!
Leaders Talk About the Future
Also, there was a big meeting in Beijing where leaders from lots of companies got together. They talked about how to make even better cars and how to sell them to more people around the world. They shared ideas and made plans for the future. 💡🤝
Isn’t it amazing how fast things are changing in the world of cars? Maybe one day, you’ll be driving one of these cool new energy vehicles! 🚗⚡
Reference(s):
China's auto sales rise in Jan., private enterprises symposium meets
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