The auto export kept up yearly for nine months
2017/07/14

According to the statistics made by CAAM, in April, the auto export was 68,000 units, down 3.6% than that of last month, but up 26.3% year on year, growing rapidly on yearly basis. Since last August, the auto export had been up yearly for nine successive months. As seen by type, the passenger cars reached 46,000 units, up 38.1% year on year; the commercial vehicles were 21,000 units, up 6.4% year on year.
  For the first four months, the export reached 245,000 units, up 29% year on year. The growing speed decreased slightly. To be specific, the passenger cars reached 173,000 units, up 43.3% year on year; the commercial vehicles were 72,000 units, up 4.1% year on year.
  According to customs data sorted out by CAAM, in March, the total import of automobiles was 102,000 units, up 9.6% year on year, and the total export was 70,000 units, up 21.2% year on year. For the first three months, the accumulated imports reached 266,000 units, up 27.2% year on year; and the accumulated exports reached 193,000 units, up 30.7% year on year.
  According to customs data, in March, the total exporting sum and volume to B&R countries enjoyed rapid growth, higher than the whole industry. This month, the total sum reached 2.35 billion US dollars, up 52.8% than that of last month, and up 15.8% year on year, accounting for 35.4% of the total. The export volume reached 42,000 units, up 44.8% than that of last month, and up 13.9% year on year, accounting for 59.6% of the total export.
  For the first three months, the auto export sum to B&R countries reached 6.17 billion US dollars, up 11.5% year on year, 7.9 percentage points higher than the whole industry, accounting for 34.6% of the total. The export volume reached 110,000 units, up 27% year on year, 3.7 percentage points lower than the whole industry, accounting for 57.3% of the total export.