Cui Dongshu: China imported 320,000 cars from January to August, a 33% decrease compared to the same period last year.

On September 26, Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the China Passenger Car Association, stated in an article that in August 2025, there were 46,000 imported cars, a 40% year-over-year decrease and an 8% decrease from July. From January to August 2025, there were 320,000 imported cars, a 33% year-over-year decrease, which is a significant decline in the recent months. After reaching a peak of 1.43 million imported cars in 2014, import growth slightly stabilized in 2016-2017, but has been continuously declining since 2018. In 2023, the import volume sharply decreased, with only 800,000 cars imported for the whole year, a 10% year-over-year decrease. In 2024, the import volume continued to sharply decrease, with only 700,000 cars imported for the whole year, a 12% year-over-year decrease. Currently, from January to August 2025, there were 320,000 imported cars, a 33% year-over-year decrease, indicating significant pressure on the continuous shrinking of imported cars.