China has significantly increased its automobile exports even before the end of 2024. China has surpassed Japan in terms of sales figures and has taken first place worldwide with 2.79 million vehicle exports in the first half of the year. So how much is the growth?
China increased its car exports by 31 percent in the first half of 2024!
While electric car sales are falling all over the world, China has made a big breakthrough with its own brands. China, which is currently one of the countries that exports the most cars, has pushed its rival Japan into second place. With a total of 2 million 790 thousand exports, China, the country that exports the most cars in the world, has left Japan, which has achieved an export figure of 2 million 20 thousand, behind.
Passenger vehicles make up the majority of China’s exports in the first six months of the year. China, which sent a total of 2,340,000 passenger vehicles abroad, contributed to its exports with 450,000 commercial vehicles. The country, which grew by 31 percent overall compared to the previous year, is generally associated with electric cars, but still provides a large portion of its exports with internal combustion engines. This figure is currently seen as 2,190,000. In other words, electric cars are in the minority.
The brand that exported the most cars was Chery. Ranking first with 532 thousand units, Chery pushed SAIC, which exported 439 thousand cars, Geely, which exported 242 thousand cars, and BYD, which exported 207 thousand cars, to the back of the list.
China, which took the lead from Japan last year with a total of 5 million 260 thousand automobile exports, will apparently continue to remain in the leading position with a larger figure this year. Let’s see how the total figures will change at the end of the year.