CAAM: China renews records for automotive sales, output in 2025

China's sales and production of vehicles in 2025 refreshed all-time highs to reach 34.4 million units and 34.53 million units respectively, up 9.4% and 10.4% from 2024, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) remarked in its latest release published on January 14.

Despite external pressure from rising trade protectionism and global industrial supply chain restructuring, the sector still finished the year in better shape than expected, thanks to the support from central government vehicle subsidy policies, new model launches and technical breakthroughs by carmakers and the industry's efforts to crack down