China's electric motorcycle trade-in program has generated robust sales and production since the start of 2025, said Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yongqian at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
In response to a media question about the progress in the electric motorcycle trade-in campaign, He said that the program led by the Ministry of Commerce has played an active role in expanding consumption, benefiting people's livelihoods, and boosting the industry.
"In the first half of this year, the sales of electric motorcycle through trade-in nationwide grew by a monthly rate of 113.5 percent. As of June 30, the number of electric motorcycles collected and replaced across the country amounted to 8.465 million respectively, representing 6.1 times the volume recorded in 2024. Jiangsu, Hebei, and Zhejiang provinces each reported sales exceeding 1 million units. Additionally, 16 provinces, including Anhui and Shandong, each achieved sales surpassing 100,000 units. All 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps carried out trade-in programs, with the total sales reaching 24.77 billion yuan (about 3.46 billion U.S. dollars), which was 6.6 times that of 2024. A total of 8.402 million consumers across the country benefited from the subsidy policy for trading in their old electric motorcycles," said the spokeswoman.
She also noted that the program has generated significant positive impacts on the industry.
"On the production side, the output of the top ten electric motorcycle brands in the first half of this year increased by 27.6 percent year on year. On the sales side, a total of 82,000 stores participated in the trade-in program for electric bicycles, most of which were small and micro enterprises and individual merchants. On average, each store's sales increased by 302,000 yuan, promoting the business development of numerous small and micro merchants," she said.
China's e-motorcycle trade-in program fuels sales, production
