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<ul><li>China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume fell 1% YoY in first four months of 2023, 2% higher than our forecast made in Dec 2022.</li><li>Wholesale volume also rose 7% YoY YTD, 3% higher than our prior forecast, largely due to doubled PV exports in the first four months of 2023.</li><li>Automakers in China started to cut inventories in Apr 2023, as we had expected.</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 1% YoY in first four months of 2023, 2% higher than our forecast made in Dec 2022.Wholesale volume also rose 7% YoY YTD, 3% higher than our prior forecast, largely due to doubled PV exports in the first four months of 2023.Automakers in China started to cut inventories in Apr 2023, as we had expected.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 – Mixed picture ahead as inventory risk lingers

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<ul><li>A number of China’s conventional carmakers have launched or announced new hybrid models in an attempt to capitalize on the growing popularity of the cars as range anxiety persists among customers curious about going electric.</li><li>State-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. on Saturday unveiled the Aeolus L7 SUV, which it touted as the first model built with its novel hybrid car technology that allows the vehicle to operate as either a plug-in hybrid or an extended-range hybrid.</li><li>Plug-in hybrids use batteries to power an electric motor and fossil fuels to power an internal combustion engine. While on the road, they can use fuel, battery power or a mix of the two to run.</li></ul>

A number of China’s conventional carmakers have launched or announced new hybrid models in an attempt to capitalize on the growing popularity of the cars as range anxiety persists among customers curious about going electric.State-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. on Saturday unveiled the Aeolus L7 SUV, which it touted as the first model built with its novel hybrid car technology that allows the vehicle to operate as either a plug-in hybrid or an extended-range hybrid.Plug-in hybrids use batteries to power an electric motor and fossil fuels to power an internal combustion engine. While on the road, they can use fuel, battery power or a mix of the two to run.

China’s Conventional Carmakers Try to Cash In on Hybrids’ Growing Popularity 

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<ul><li>China was the world’s top auto exporter last year, cementing its position after overtaking Japan as No. 1 earlier in 2023, thanks largely to strong demand for new-energy vehicles (NEVs), increased deliveries to Russia and escalating domestic competition that forced automakers to accelerate their overseas expansion.</li><li>China’s auto exports surged 57.9% year-on-year to 4.91 million cars, as reported by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) last month.</li><li>By comparison, Japan exported 4.42 million vehicles in 2023, up 16% from a year earlier, according to data from the Japa</li></ul>

China was the world’s top auto exporter last year, cementing its position after overtaking Japan as No. 1 earlier in 2023, thanks largely to strong demand for new-energy vehicles (NEVs), increased deliveries to Russia and escalating domestic competition that forced automakers to accelerate their overseas expansion.China’s auto exports surged 57.9% year-on-year to 4.91 million cars, as reported by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) last month.By comparison, Japan exported 4.42 million vehicles in 2023, up 16% from a year earlier, according to data from the Japa

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<ul><li>Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/300750.SZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">300750.SZ</a> -0.92%) has set up a battery swapping joint venture (JV) with ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc. to service Didi’s expanding fleet of electric vehicles (EVs).</li><li>The tie-up is CATL’s latest foray into battery swapping — dominated by EV-maker Nio Inc. — as it aims to expand beyond production and into downstream businesses that make use of its products.</li><li>It comes as the world’s No. 1 producer of EV batteries by installed capacity faces growing competition from rivals such as BYD Co. Ltd. (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/002594.SZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">002594.SZ</a> +0.69%), which produces both vehicles and their batteries.</li></ul>

Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) (300750.SZ -0.92%) has set up a battery swapping joint venture (JV) with ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc. to service Didi’s expanding fleet of electric vehicles (EVs).The tie-up is CATL’s latest foray into battery swapping — dominated by EV-maker Nio Inc. — as it aims to expand beyond production and into downstream businesses that make use of its products.It comes as the world’s No. 1 producer of EV batteries by installed capacity faces growing competition from rivals such as BYD Co. Ltd. (002594.SZ +0.69%), which produces both vehicles and their batteries.

CATL Hitches Up With Didi, Broadening Move in Battery Swapping 

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China Auto Sector – Mixed picture ahead as inventory risk lingers

China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume fell 1% YoY in first four months of 2023, 2% higher than our forecast made in Dec 2022.

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