China’s new-vehicle sales continued to grow in April on demand for sedans, crossovers, SUVs, multipurpose vehicles and minibuses, but a top trade group warned a growing chip shortage will undermine second quarter output and possibly sales.
Overall, deliveries have now climbed 13 straight months year over year as the industry moves beyond the pandemic.
Deliveries of new light vehicles -- sedans, crossovers, SUVs, multipurpose vehicles and minibuses – advanced 11 percent to top 1.7 million, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Wednesday.
Behind a 77 percent rebound in the first quarter compared with the same coronavirus-battered early months of 2020, new light-vehicle deliveries through April have jumped 53 percent to 6.79 million.
April sales of new commercial vehicles such as buses and trucks gained 2.3 percent to about 548,000.
Through April, deliveries of new commercial vehicles rose 47 percent to 1.96 millio…