Cui Dongshu, Secretary General of China Passenger Car Association: In May, China imported 38,000 cars, a year-on-year decrease of 19%.

On June 28th, Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the China Passenger Car Association, expressed in an article that in May 2026, imports of cars decreased by 19% to 38,000 units. However, due to the low base in January 2025 and transportation disruptions caused by the US-Iran war, the overall decline in imported cars was relatively small. From January to May 2026, a total of 160,000 imported cars were imported, a decrease of 11% compared to the previous year. With the rise of domestic cars and the acceleration of localization of international brands, the import of cars has been in a continuous decline in recent years, with negative growth for 3 consecutive years. If fluctuations are smoothed out, it would be 8 consecutive years of negative growth.