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Fig. 1.18: Global EV sales and China’s share (thousands of units, China’s share in %)

Source: IEA

China’s export ambitions China is also demonstrating its intention to penetrate global automotive markets through a growing share of exports. For a long time, its car production has been predominantly domestically oriented, with exports accounting for between 2 and 3% of total production. However, since 2021, the trend has changed, with the share of exports in total production increasing signi cantly. In 2021, this share was almost 8%, rising to 13% in 2022 and reaching almost 16% in 2023. e total volume of motor vehicles exported in 2023 reached 4.9 million units, of which 4.1 million were passenger cars. Fig. 1.19: Total passenger car production in China (million units) and export share in production (%)

Source: CAAM

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