July 2026 domestic passenger sales fell roughly 20% year-on-year to about 1.47 million units.
July 2026 car exports rose nearly 90% year-on-year to close to 1 million vehicles.
Legacy foreign automakers are losing China share to low-cost Chinese EV exports, forcing model cuts and global lineup rethinks.
China’s car market just logged its 10th straight monthly drop, with July passenger sales down about one-fifth year-on-year even as exports nearly doubled. That split picture of quiet showrooms at home and packed export terminals is now a live stress test for legacy brands that long treated China as their profit engine.
Chinese makers are leaning…
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