China's passenger car exports surge 85% in April while domestic sales decline
China's passenger car exports jumped nearly 85% year-over-year in April to around 796,000 vehicles, with new energy vehicle exports surging over 120%, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Domestic passenger car sales fell 25.5% in the same month to 1.3 million vehicles, marking six consecutive months of year-on-year declines. The divergence reflects Chinese automakers shifting focus to overseas markets amid weakened domestic demand caused by reduced government subsidies for new energy vehicles and economic uncertainty from the property sector downturn.
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