China car sales rise almost 10% yr/yr in Oct, third month of gains
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) — China's passenger vehicle sales jumped 9.9% in October from a year earlier, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Wednesday, extending gains to a third month as carmakers raced to meet sales goals in the world's top auto market.
Car sales totalled 2.05 million units last month. Sales in the first 10 months of 2023 rose 3% year-on-year to 17.46 million units.
The October figures came on the back of a 2.2% increase in August and a 4.7% rise in September, and amid an economy slowly a nascent economic recovery teetered.
New energy vehicle (NEV) sales rose by 37.5% in October year-on-year, accounting for 37.4% of total car sales. NEV sales growth picked up from a 22.1% increase in September, amid signs that an economic recovery was gaining traction.
Demand for electric vehicles, however, has weakened in China as consumers favour more economical plug-in hybrids, helping carmakers such as Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) and BYD (SZ:002594) gain market share.
BYD sold 301,095 passenger cars, including its Dynasty and Ocean series and Denza brand in October, up 38.4% year-on-year, with more than 10% exported, according to the company
It offered limited-time discounts for November on some of its best-selling models as the company strives to meet its annual sales target of 3 million units. BYD had sold year-to-date 2.38 million new energy vehicles of both pure electric and plug-in hybrids.
U.S. EV giant Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), in comparison with its local rivals, saw lower sales, with October deliveries of China-made EVs down 2.6% from a month earlier and just 0.6% higher year-on- year.
Tesla exported 43,489 China-made EVs last month, up 42.3% from 30,566 in September, CPCA data showed, when the
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