China became the world’s largest exporter of new vehicles in the first quarter of 2023 thanks to growing sales of electric vehicles and according to some reports, this is partly due to the country’s capacity to maintain business relations with Russia. It passed Japan to gain the title.
China shipped 1.07 million cars during this period, according to official data published by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, which is an increase of about 58% over the first quarter of 2022. In that same period, Japan exported 954,185 vehicles.
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