Ministry of Public Security: By 2025, the national motor vehicle ownership will reach 469 million, with 35.35 million newly registered motor vehicles.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Public Security, by 2025, the total number of motor vehicles in China will reach 469 million, including 366 million cars; the number of motor vehicle drivers will reach 559 million, including 525 million car drivers. In 2025, a total of 35.35 million motor vehicles were newly registered nationwide, with 20.51 million new drivers licensed. Among the newly registered motor vehicles, 26.19 million were cars. The number of newly registered motor vehicles has exceeded 30 million for 11 consecutive years. There are 103 cities in the country with a car ownership exceeding 1 million. In total, 103 cities in the country have a car ownership exceeding a million, an increase of 7 cities compared to 2024. Among them, 47 cities have over 2 million cars, 27 cities have over 3 million cars, and 7 cities have over 5 million cars. The number of new energy vehicles in China reaches 43.97 million, with 12.01% of the total number of vehicles; among them, pure electric vehicles account for 30.22 million, 68.74% of the total number of new energy vehicles. In 2025, 12.93 million new energy vehicles were newly registered, accounting for 49.38% of the newly registered vehicles, an increase of 1.68 million or 14.93% compared to 2024. The number of vehicle transfer registrations continues to grow, and the second-hand car market is active. The Ministry of Public Security, together with other departments such as the Ministry of Commerce, has introduced a series of reform measures to facilitate cross-regional trading registration to promote better circulation of second-hand cars. In 2025, the public security traffic management departments across the country handled a total of 41.11 million vehicle transfer registrations. Among them, 38.41 million were car transfer registrations, accounting for 93.44%. Since 2020, the number of second-hand car trading registrations nationwide has exceeded the registration of new cars for 6 consecutive years. The number of motor vehicle drivers reaches 559 million, with over 20.51 million new licensed drivers. By the end of 2025, the total number of motor vehicle drivers in the country reached 559 million, with 525 million car drivers, accounting for 93.87% of the total number of drivers. In 2025, more than 20.51 million new drivers were licensed nationwide. Online vehicle and driver's license services were processed 1.16 billion times. In 2025, public security traffic management departments across the country actively promoted online services for issuing and replacing licenses, allowing for transactions without leaving home. Nationwide, online transactions for issuance and replacement of driver's licenses, driving permits, and temporary license plates totaled 1.16 billion times. ---This article is selected from the "Public Security Traffic Management Bureau" public account; GMTEight editor: Jiang Yuanhua.