Multiple Chinese cities rolled out policies to boost vehicle purchases after car sales slumped at the start of this year.
From Jan. 1 to Feb. 19, China’s passenger car sales fell 26% from the same period last year, according to data released Wednesday by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). Sales of passenger new energy vehicles (NEVs) increased 9% to 546,000, meaning sales of fossil fuel passenger cars declined more than 30% during the period. NEVs include purely battery-powered cars and electric-gasoline hybrids.