China's auto output, sales reach new heights in 2024

China's auto sector hit a new milestone in 2024 with both production and sales exceeding 31 million units, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on Monday.

Last year, China produced more than 31.28 million units of automobiles, up 3.7 percent year on year, while car sales expanded 4.5 percent to nearly 31.44 million units, showed the data.

The data also revealed that both production and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) exceeded 12 million units, ranking first in the world for 10 consecutive years.

Chen Shihua, deputy secretary-general of the association, said the strong figures could be attributed to support from government programs.

"The intensive car trade-in policy and various consumption promotion activities carried out by local governments have a very strong driving effect on automobile consumption. The proportion of new energy passenger vehicles in domestic sales of passenger vehicles has exceeded 50 percent for seven consecutive months," he said.

Experts have predicted that China's auto sales will reach around 32.9 million units in 2025, with the sales of NEVs estimated at 16 million units.

China's auto output, sales reach new heights in 2024

China's auto output, sales reach new heights in 2024

China's auto output, sales reach new heights in 2024

China's auto output, sales reach new heights in 2024

China's auto output, sales reach new heights in 2024

China's express delivery sector continued to post significant growth in the first 11 months of 2025, handling over 180 billion parcels to record a nearly 15 percent year-on-year increase, official data showed on Tuesday.

According to the State Post Bureau, the country's China's broader postal industry, which includes express delivery services, saw a total of 196.75 billion parcels from January through November, marking a 12.9 percent rise from the same period in 2024.

The postal industry's total business revenue exceeded 1.63 trillion yuan (over 230 billion U.S. dollars), up 6.7 percent year on year, the data showed.

Specifically, the overall express delivery revenue reached nearly 1.36 trillion yuan, a 7.1 percent increase compared to the previous year.

Same-city express deliveries amounted to 14.47 billion parcels, a 2.2 percent year-on-year increase, while cross-region deliveries surged by 16.3 percent to 162.44 billion parcels.

The total volume of express deliveries to overseas countries and China's Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions reached 3.83 billion parcels, a year-on-year increase of 11.3 percent.

In November alone, China's postal industry handled 19.49 billion parcels, up 3.8 percent year on year. Among these, more than 18 billion parcels were handled in express delivery sector, up 5 percent year on year.

In November, the postal industry's business revenue, excluding the direct business revenue of Postal Savings Bank, reached 162.68 billion yuan (over 23 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year decrease of 2.0 percent.

Specifically, express delivery revenue reached 137.65 billion yuan (around 19.5 billion U.S. dollars), showing a year-on-year decrease of 3.7 percent.

China's express delivery sector posts double-digit growth in first 11 months