Visitors are seen at the exhibition area of Chinese NEV manufacturer BYD during the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chinese-brand passenger vehicle sales soared 26.7 percent year on year in the first four months of the year, industry data showed.
More than 4.66 million domestic-brand passenger vehicles were sold during the period, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
The market share of such vehicles rose to 60.7 percent, up 7.7 percentage points from the same period last year.
In April alone, the sales of these vehicles surged 27.3 percent year on year to top 1.27 million units, the data also revealed.