Automobile production in China by month 2021-2022

In April 2022, around 210,000 commercial vehicles and 996,000 passenger cars were produced in China. During the month, the industry produced a total of 1.2 million vehicles, a decrease of 46.2 percent from the previous month and 46.1 percent year-over-year.

Automobile production in China

In 2021, roughly 80 million automobiles had been produced worldwide. That year, China's production had accounted for about 32.5 percent of the global car production. In the passenger car market, China’s annual production had exceeded that of Japan, Germany, India, and South Korea combined. China was also the world's largest automobile sales market in 2021.

Leading car manufacturers in China

Initially, foreign carmakers were required to form joint ventures with Chinese car manufacturers in order to build cars in China. This policy was implemented to support building the domestic automobile industry. However, this also meant that Chinese brands were having difficulties finding market acceptance in comparison with their international rivals. Among the ten leading passenger car manufacturers in China, the majority were joint ventures. As China is one of the largest vehicle markets worldwide, with passenger car sales amounting to about 21.5 million units in 2021, competition for a share of the market is huge among both local and foreign players.