Deputy Secretary-General of China Automobile Association: New energy vehicles have entered the marketization stage, and sales this year are expected to exceed 2 million

my country's new energy vehicle industry has been developing steadily in recent years. According to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in May this year, domestic sales of new energy vehicles reached 217,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 159.7%; the cumulative sales from January to May reached 950,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 224.2%.

Shi Jianhua, deputy secretary-general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said in a recent media interview that domestic new energy vehicles have entered the marketization stage. When predicting the full-year sales volume, he believes that "this year's new energy vehicle sales will exceed 2 million units without any problem."

Shi Jianhua analyzed that there are two main reasons for the increase in sales of new energy vehicles. The first is policy. The country has introduced a number of preferential policies for the development of new energy vehicles, which has created a better environment for the entire industry. At the same time, the carbon neutrality goal and various plans of the industry have also set clear targets for the proportion of new energy vehicles, which will prompt automakers to vigorously develop new energy vehicles. The second is the development of new energy vehicle technology. After improvements in driving range, charging convenience, etc., consumers will naturally increase their acceptance of new energy vehicles.

However, Shi Jianhua also talked about some uncertainties in the new energy vehicle market. The first is the problem of chip production capacity that affects the entire industry. If chips are out of stock for a long time, it will have a great impact on the industry. In addition, the price increase of raw materials, especially the precious metals nickel, cobalt and manganese required for batteries, will lead to an increase in vehicle costs. At present, it has little impact on consumers, but in the long run, if this trend continues, the impact on the new energy vehicle market will be unquantifiable.

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