In August, the production and sales of new energy vehicles reached 99 thousand units and 101 thousand units respectively, increasing 39% and 49.5% year on year. To be specific, the production and sales of BEV reached 72 thousand units and 73 thousand units, increasing 24.2% and 31.7% year on year; and such figures for PHEV were 27 thousand units and 28 thousand units, increasing 102.3% and 130.8% year on year.
For the first eight months, the production and sales of new energy vehicles reached 607 thousand units and 601 thousand units, increasing 75.4% and 88% year on year. To be specific, the production and sales of BEV reached 455 thousand units and 447 thousand units, increasing 60.2% and 71.6% year on year; and such figures for PHEV were 153 thousand units and 154 thousand units, increasing 144.2% and 159.7% year on year.