Cui Dongshu, Secretary General of the China Passenger Car Association: The 'Autos to the Countryside' policy needs to be strengthened rather than suppressed.
In 2024, China's auto market retail achieved the expected strong start, followed by a sharp divergence between electric vehicles and gasoline vehicles. From January to August 2024, the retail sales of electric vehicles reached 6.01 million units, showing a relatively strong trend with a 35% increase, close to the 36% growth rate in 2023.
Express News | The United States has decided to impose additional tariffs on Chinese products, with a 100% increase in tariffs for electric cars.
[Data Analysis] Institutions have been buying Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric for two consecutive days, while powerful speculative capital has invested over 100 million yuan in the rush to buy Tianqi Lithium Corporation.
①State-owned enterprise reform concept stock baoding tianwei baobian electric received institutional buy-in of over 60 million yesterday, and also received institutional buy-in of over 60 million yesterday. ②The lithium battery sector surged. Multiple stocks received buy-in from institutions and retail investors, with tianqi lithium corporation receiving 0.106 billion buy-in from citic sec's Xian Zhuque Avenue business department.
August electric vehicle sales: BYD sold nearly 0.38 million units, sokon industry group stock surged nine-fold year-on-year.
①After surpassing a 50% market penetration rate in July, the market penetration rate of new energy vehicles further increased in August, achieving a steady and robust development with a "step-by-step" approach. ②In August, BYD not only broke its own monthly sales record, but also achieved the highest year-on-year growth rate of the year. ③Chery Automobile and Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Stock achieved year-on-year retail sales growth of 251.5% and 912.3% in August respectively.
The lithium battery sector soared, with Tianqi Lithium Corporation rising more than 13%. UBS Group issued a research report stating that lithium prices in China have bottomed out.
UBS estimates that the suspension of Contemporary Amperex Technology's lithium business in Jiangxi will lead to an 8% decrease in China's monthly production of lithium carbonate. The lithium price is expected to rise by 11%-23% within the year and will be supported at $8600/ton.
Byd company limited may raise its full-year sales target to 4 million vehicles, combining plug-in hybrid, asia vets, and price reductions.
Morgan Stanley's latest research report shows that the management of BYD Company stated that the full-year sales target has been raised to 4 million vehicles. If we calculate based on the 4 million vehicles target, it means that the monthly average sales for the remaining four months of this year need to reach 0.418 million vehicles.