The Zhitong Finance App learned that Cui Dongshu, Secretary General of the Passenger Transport Association, published an article stating that in August 2026, 23,000 imported cars were imported, down 51% year on year and 48% month-on-month, an astonishing drop. From January to August 2026, 270,000 cars were imported, a year-on-year decrease of 17%. Imported cars accounted for 49% of passenger cars from January to August 2026, but the share of imports fell to 38% in August; imported passenger cars with 9 seats or less performed well at 24% in January-August 2026; imported four-wheel drive SUVs accounted for 25% of imports this year, which rebounded to 46% of passenger car imports in August. The performance of imported hybrid vehicles increased by 8% from January to August 2026. The performance of pure electric passenger cars decreased by 37%, plug-in hybrid cars decreased by 62%, and the performance of imported new energy passenger vehicles was weak.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Cui Dongshu, Secretary General of the Passenger Transport Association, published an article stating that in August 2026, 23,000 imported cars were imported, down 51% year on year and 48% month-on-month, an astonishing drop. From January to August 2026, 270,000 cars were imported, a year-on-year decrease of 17%. Imported cars accounted for 49% of passenger cars from January to August 2026, but the share of imports fell to 38% in August; imported passenger cars with 9 seats or less performed well at 24% in January-August 2026; imported four-wheel drive SUVs accounted for 25% of imports this year, which rebounded to 46% of passenger car imports in August. The performance of imported hybrid vehicles increased by 8% from January to August 2026. The performance of pure electric passenger cars decreased by 37%, plug-in hybrid cars decreased by 62%, and the performance of imported new energy passenger vehicles was weak.