CCTV news: Statistics released by the Ministry of Public Security today (October 8) show that by the end of September 2022, the number of motor vehicles in the country reached 412 million, of which 315 million were cars. The average increase was significantly higher than that in the first half of the year.
Affected by factors such as the epidemic, in the first half of this year, the number of new automobile registrations nationwide was lower than the same period last year. With the resumption of work and production in the automobile industry and the gradual recovery of the automobile consumer market, the number of new automobile registrations has been 3 consecutive months since July. More than 2 million vehicles, the number of new registrations of automobiles in the third quarter reached 6.295 million vehicles, and the monthly average number of new registrations reached 2.098 million vehicles, significantly higher than the monthly average of 1.851 million vehicles in the first half of the year.
As of the end of September, the number of new energy vehicles in the country reached 11.49 million, accounting for 3.65% of the total number of vehicles. In the first three quarters of 2022, 3.713 million new energy vehicles were newly registered nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 98.48%. In recent years, the Ministry of Public Security, together with the Ministry of Commerce and other departments, has promoted the implementation of reform measures to facilitate the registration of second-hand car transactions in different places, which has better promoted the circulation of second-hand cars.
In terms of urban car ownership, there are currently 82 cities in the country with more than 1 million cars, an increase of 6 cities over the same period of last year. Among them, Beijing Auto has more than 6 million cars, and Chengdu and Chongqing have more than 500 cars. 10,000 vehicles, with more than 4 million vehicles in Suzhou, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Xi'an and Wuhan.
In terms of the number of motor vehicle drivers, the number of motor vehicle drivers nationwide has reached 499 million, of which 461 million are car drivers, accounting for 92.46% of the total number of drivers. The " Motor Vehicle Driving License Application and Use Regulations " (Order No. 162 of the Ministry of Public Security), which has been implemented since April 1 this year, has added a "light towing trailer" permitted driving type (C6), and has obtained C6 permitted driving. The number of type drivers has reached 346,000, which can better meet the travel needs of the masses driving small travel trailers, and promote the development of new tourism formats of RV and .
