BEIJING -- China's new-energy vehicle sales in July 2026 accounted for more than 60 percent of the monthly new car sales for the first time, while the cumulative share for the first seven months of the year also surpassed 50 percent, industry data showed on Wednesday.
In July alone, NEV output and sales reached over 1.57 million and 1.56 million units, respectively, up 26.8 percent and 23.7 percent year-on-year, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
Among the NEVs, pure electric vehicle output and sales both exceeded 1 million units in July, rising over 30 percent from a year earlier, the data revealed.
In the first seven months of 2026, NEV output and sales reached 9.01 million and 9 million units, respectively, both up nearly 10 percent year-on-year.
Overall auto output and sales in July stood at 2.57 million and 2.58 million units, respectively, edging down both month on month and year on year, a decline that CAAM Deputy Secretary-General Chen Shihua attributed to seasonal factors.
