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China’s EV deliveries remain stuck in downward spiral, exacerbating industry worries

China's electric vehicle (EV) deliveries experienced a year-on-year decline for the sixth consecutive month in June, with 1.04 million pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars delivered, a 7% decrease from June 2025. This trend, observed in the world's largest automotive market, has heightened concerns about the profitability of Chinese EV firms.

Daniel RenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-06 · 07:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
China’s EV deliveries remain stuck in downward spiral, exacerbating industry worries
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China's electric vehicle (EV) deliveries experienced a year-on-year decline for the sixth consecutive month in June, with 1.04 million pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars delivered, a 7% decrease from June 2025. This trend, observed in the world's largest automotive market, has heightened concerns about the profitability of Chinese EV firms. Despite carmakers implementing promotions to attract consumers, overall EV deliveries in the first half of 2026 fell by 13% compared to the previous year, totaling 4.73 million units. Preliminary data from the China Passenger Car Association highlights these ongoing challenges in the Chinese EV sector.

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EV deliveries in China fell 13% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, totaling 4.73 million units.

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Total EV deliveries in mainland China in June were 1.04 million units, a 7% decrease from June 2025.

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China's EV deliveries in June failed to match year-on-year numbers for the sixth consecutive month.

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The declining EV deliveries are exacerbating worries about Chinese EV firms' profitability.

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Carmakers are offering promotions to attract budget-conscious consumers.

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China’s electric vehicle (EV) Deliveries in June failed to match their year-on-year numbers for the sixth month in a row, even as carmakers offered Promotions to attract budget-conscious Consumers, exacerbating worries about Chinese EV firms’ Profitability.A total of 1.04 million pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars were handed to customers in mainland China last month, down 7 per cent from the same period in 2025, preliminary data from the China-passenger-car-association" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="119830" data-entity-type="organization">China Passenger Car Association showed.During the first half of 2026, EV Deliveries in the world’s largest automotive and Electric Car Market fell 13 per cent from a year earlier to 4.73 million units.
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