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<ul><li>China granted a six-month grace period for carmakers and dealers to sell off as many as 2 million new vehicles that will be out of compliance with new emission standards taking effect July 1.</li><li>The move is intended to ease pressure on the auto market amid slowing sales and a brutal price war.</li><li>The government said it will allow sales of vehicles produced under the old pollution standards to continue until Dec. 31, though automakers will have to apply more stringent requirements to newly built autos starting July 1.</li></ul>

China granted a six-month grace period for carmakers and dealers to sell off as many as 2 million new vehicles that will be out of compliance with new emission standards taking effect July 1.The move is intended to ease pressure on the auto market amid slowing sales and a brutal price war.The government said it will allow sales of vehicles produced under the old pollution standards to continue until Dec. 31, though automakers will have to apply more stringent requirements to newly built autos starting July 1.

China Cuts Automakers a Break on New Emission Rules

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<ul><li>Several major automakers in China are racing to slash prices on both new-energy (NEV) or conventionally powered vehicles, hoping to survive an escalating price war as consumer demand weakens amid policy changes.</li><li>The price war intensified at the start of March, when state-owned Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. launched a promotion in its home province of Hubei by offering steep discounts on some of its models</li><li>The promotion, which came two months after U.S. electric-vehicle (EV) giant Tesla Inc.’s eye-catching price cuts, set off a chain reaction across the industry</li></ul>

Several major automakers in China are racing to slash prices on both new-energy (NEV) or conventionally powered vehicles, hoping to survive an escalating price war as consumer demand weakens amid policy changes.The price war intensified at the start of March, when state-owned Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. launched a promotion in its home province of Hubei by offering steep discounts on some of its modelsThe promotion, which came two months after U.S. electric-vehicle (EV) giant Tesla Inc.’s eye-catching price cuts, set off a chain reaction across the industry

Automakers in China Are Racing to Slash Prices

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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume fell 3% YoY in 2022 with weaker-than-expected sales in Nov and Dec.</li><li>Wholesale volume rose 10% YoY in 2022, aided by exports and inventory restocking.</li><li>Automakers cut about 0.49mn units of inventories in their dealers’ showrooms in Dec 2022, lower than our expectation, as new-energy vehicle (NEV) makers only cut their inventories by 17,000 units in Dec. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume fell 3% YoY in 2022 with weaker-than-expected sales in Nov and Dec.Wholesale volume rose 10% YoY in 2022, aided by exports and inventory restocking.Automakers cut about 0.49mn units of inventories in their dealers’ showrooms in Dec 2022, lower than our expectation, as new-energy vehicle (NEV) makers only cut their inventories by 17,000 units in Dec. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Auto Sector – Weak ending of 2022 provides a glimpse of hope

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Audit / Cover Story: Breaking the ice in the China-U.S. audit standoff</li><li>Attackers / Eight Tangshan police officers detained in women’s assault case</li><li>Bankruptcy / Two rural lenders in northeastern China set to enter bankruptcy</li></ul>

Audit / Cover Story: Breaking the ice in the China-U.S. audit standoffAttackers / Eight Tangshan police officers detained in women’s assault caseBankruptcy / Two rural lenders in northeastern China set to enter bankruptcy

CX Daily: Breaking the Ice in the China-U.S. Audit Standoff

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. made a strong debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, raising HK$9.2 billion ($1.2 billion) in the city’s largest carmaker IPO of the year and seeing its shares soar as much as 11.2%.</li><li>Shares closed at HK$31.90, up 3.7% from the IPO price of HK$30.80, giving the company a market capitalization of HK$184 billion — placing it nearly on par with rival Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.</li><li>The listing marks a major milestone for the state-owned automaker, founded in 1997, after several failed attempts to go public.</li></ul>

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. made a strong debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, raising HK$9.2 billion ($1.2 billion) in the city’s largest carmaker IPO of the year and seeing its shares soar as much as 11.2%.Shares closed at HK$31.90, up 3.7% from the IPO price of HK$30.80, giving the company a market capitalization of HK$184 billion — placing it nearly on par with rival Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.The listing marks a major milestone for the state-owned automaker, founded in 1997, after several failed attempts to go public.

Chery Automobile Raises $1.2 Billion in Hong Kong’s Biggest Carmaker IPO of 2025 

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Chongqing Changan Automobile Company Limited develops, manufactures, and markets mini cars, mini sedans, full size sedans, and engines.

Chongqing Changan Automobile C (000625 CH)

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China Cuts Automakers a Break on New Emission Rules

China granted a six-month grace period for carmakers and dealers to sell off as many as 2 million new vehicles that will be out of compliance with...

Caixin Global

Automakers in China Are Racing to Slash Prices

Several major automakers in China are racing to slash prices on both new-energy (NEV) or conventionally powered vehicles, hoping to survive an...

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China Auto Sector – Weak ending of 2022 provides a glimpse of hope

China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume fell 3% YoY in 2022 with weaker-than-expected sales in Nov and Dec. Wholesale volume rose 10%...

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CX Daily: Breaking the Ice in the China-U.S. Audit Standoff

Cover Story: Breaking the ice in the China-U.S. audit standoff. Eight Tangshan police officers detained in women’s assault case

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Chery Automobile Raises $1.2 Billion in Hong Kong’s Biggest Carmaker IPO of 2025

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. made a strong debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, raising HK$9.2 billion ($1.2 billion) in the city’s...

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