25.311 million car sales in 2020, the decline narrowed by 6.3%

China Automotive News Network, January 13th, this afternoon, the China Automobile Manufacturers Association information conference was held in Beijing. The press conference mainly informed the media about the main economic operation of the auto industry in 2020, the resumption of the auto industry in 2020 and the outlook of the auto industry in 2021, the auto industry boom index in the fourth quarter of 2020, and the monthly data on power batteries and the construction of charging pile infrastructure. . Shi Jianhua and Chen Shihua, deputy secretary-general of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, attended the press conference, and Xu Haidong, deputy chief engineer, presided over the press conference.

In 2020, the sudden new crown pneumonia epidemic has pressed the 'pause button' for the auto industry. Under the huge impact, the whole industry is in the same boat, not afraid of difficulties, and resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. Promote the resumption of work and production, accelerate the transformation of marketing methods, and actively promote automobile consumption. The automobile market has gradually recovered. The annual growth rate of production and sales has steadily decreased slightly. The impact of the epidemic has basically been eliminated. The automobile industry has shown strong development resilience and endogenous motivation. . The production and sales of automobiles for the year were 25.225 million and 25.311 million, down 2% and 1.9% year-on-year, respectively. The rate of decline was 5.5 and 6.3 percentage points lower than the previous year.

From the perspective of market segmentation, the production and sales of passenger vehicles were 19,994,400 and 2017,800 respectively, down 6.5% and 6% year-on-year, respectively, and the decline was narrowed by 2.7 and 3.6 percentage points from the previous year; Passenger car production and sales accounted for 79.3% and 79.7% of automobile production and sales, which were 3.7 and 3.5 percentage points lower than that of the previous year's production and sales. The production and sales of the four types of passenger car models: the production and sales of sedans decreased by 10% and 9.9% year-on-year respectively; the production and sales of SUVs increased by 0.1% and 0.7% year-on-year; the annual production and sales scale of SUV exceeded that of sedans for the first time; the production and sales of MPV decreased by 26.8% and 23.8% year-on-year, respectively. ; Cross-type passenger vehicle production and sales fell 1.7% and 2.9% year-on-year, respectively.

In 2020, driven by factors such as the elimination of National III vehicles, stricter regulations on overhaul, and infrastructure investment, the production and sales of commercial vehicles will see a substantial growth throughout the year. In 2020, the production and sales of commercial vehicles were 5.231 million and 5.133 million, exceeding 5 million for the first time, setting a record high. The production and sales of commercial vehicles increased by 20.0% and 18.7% year-on-year, and the output growth rate was 18.1% higher than the previous year. Sales growth rate Compared with the previous year, it has changed from negative to positive. In terms of production and sales of different models, trucks are the main models supporting the growth of commercial vehicles. The production and sales of trucks were 4.778 million and 4.685 million, an increase of 22.9% and 21.7% year-on-year; the production and sales of passenger cars were 453,000 and 448,000, respectively. They were down 4.2% and 5.6% respectively.

In addition, through years of cultivating the entire industrial chain of new energy vehicles, each link has gradually matured. The rich and diversified new energy vehicle products continue to meet market needs, and the use environment is gradually optimized and improved. Under these measures, new energy vehicles are increasingly recognized by consumers. In 2020, the production and sales of new energy vehicles will be 1.366 million and 1.367 million respectively, an increase of 7.5% and 10.9% year-on-year, respectively. The growth rate has changed from negative to positive compared with the previous year. Among them, the production and sales of pure electric vehicles were 1.105 million and 1.115 million, an increase of 5.4% and 11.6% respectively; the production and sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles were 260,000 and 251,000 respectively, an increase of 18.5% and 8.4% respectively; The production and sales of fuel cell vehicles were both completed at 10,000 units, a year-on-year decrease of 57.5% and 56.8% respectively.

Overall, my country's auto industry will generally show the following nine operating characteristics in 2020:

1. The year-on-year decline in annual automobile production and sales has narrowed

2. Annual production and sales of passenger cars declined year-on-year

3. The annual production and sales of commercial vehicles show substantial growth

4. Annual production and sales of pickup trucks show growth

5. The annual production and sales of new energy vehicles hit a record high

6. The annual market share of Chinese brand passenger vehicles declines

7. The market concentration of the top ten enterprise groups declines

8. Annual automobile exports declined year-on-year

9. The operating conditions of key enterprises continue to improve

While reviewing the achievements of the automotive industry in fighting the epidemic in 2020, it also introduced the operating characteristics of the automotive industry in 2020 from five aspects. They are: 1. The market has recovered greatly beyond expectations; 2. The annual sales of commercial vehicles hit a record high; 3. The new energy vehicle market is bright; 4. Chinese brands strive to make progress; 5. Intelligent networked vehicles start a new process.

2021 is the first year of the '14th Five-Year Plan'. From the perspective of economic development, as government departments continue to consolidate and expand the results of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, better coordinate development and security, and continue to do a good job.' With the work of 'six stabilityHowever, there are still many uncertainties in the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the external environment, so the downward pressure on the economy still exists.

From the perspective of the development trend of the automobile industry, with the steady recovery of the national economy, consumer demand will resume faster, and the overall potential of the Chinese automobile market is still huge. Therefore, it is judged that 2020 may be the peak of the Chinese automobile market. In the end of the year, 2021 will achieve a recovery of positive growth. Among them, car sales are expected to exceed 26 million, an increase of 4% year-on-year; new energy vehicles are expected to reach 1.8 million, an increase of 40% year-on-year.