China Association of Automobile Manufacturers: Brief analysis of commercial vehicle production and sales in April 2022

According to statistics and analysis by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, commercial vehicle production and sales continued their rapid decline in April 2022. The epidemic situation remains severe, consumer demand is weak, the start of construction and production in some regions have been affected, and stricter epidemic prevention and control measures have led to traffic obstructions in many places.

In April 2022 , the production and sales of commercial vehicles reached 210,000 and 216,000 respectively, down 41.8% and 41.6% month-on-month; down 59.8% and 60.7% year -on- year respectively .

From January to April 2022 , the production and sales of commercial vehicles were 1.195 million and 1.181 million, respectively, down 37.9% and 39.8% year - on-year . Among the main types of commercial vehicles, the production and sales of passenger cars decreased by 27.7% and 27.0% year-on-year, respectively; the production and sales of trucks decreased by 38.8% and 41.0% year-on-year, respectively .

In April 2022 , among the truck sub-categories, the production and sales of the four major categories of trucks showed a rapid decline both month-on-month and year-on-year .

From January to April 2022 , among the main types of trucks, the production and sales of micro trucks showed a slight decline compared with the same period last year, while the decline in the other three categories exceeded 20% , and the decline in heavy trucks was still the most obvious.

In April 2022 , among the bus sub-categories, the production and sales of the three major types of buses also showed a rapid double-digit decline both month-on-month and year-on-year .

From January to April 2022 , compared with the same period last year, the production of large buses increased slightly, sales decreased slightly, and the production and sales of medium and light buses both showed a significant decline .