Yesterday (January 10), the latest data released by the National Passenger Vehicle Market Information Association showed that domestic sales volume was 1.42 million units in December 2011, a year-on-year decrease of 3.3%, and the cumulative sales volume for the year reached 13.7 million units, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. .

The data show that in December sales exceeded production, and the output of generalized passenger cars reached 1.36 million. It is estimated that automobile manufacturers “hide” production of about 100,000 vehicles in the month. As a result, cumulative production for 2011 was 14.42 million units, an increase of 4.3% year-on-year. .

Rao Da, Secretary-General of the National Passenger Vehicle Market Information Association, told reporters that “from the comparison of annual production and sales, it means that the domestic automobile manufacturers’ inventory increased by 700,000 units. At the same time, the passenger car market in December was more than expected. Fortunately, the inventory of passenger cars has not only not increased, but has declined, indicating that car manufacturers have increased their market expectations in 2012, but passenger car manufacturers and distributors have all made efforts, for example, listing new cars in the last 4 months. The number of models is close to the overall level of the previous 8 months. In December alone, sales, manufacturers and distributors lost profits of up to several billion yuan."

Rao Da thinks that the statistics on production and sales in December were “abnormal”, indicating that some auto companies “hidden” some of their production and sales in order to supplement the production and sales in January, and avoided low output and low sales due to a reduction in working days in January. Unfavorable situation.

Although the data shows that automobile production and sales achieved growth in 2011, Rao Da said that terminal sales in 2011 actually fell.

He explained to reporters that auto manufacturers are generally not optimistic about the auto market in 2011. Therefore, from October 2010 to the end of the year, a total of approximately 500,000 vehicles were sold and sold. In 2011, they digested some of the inventory; from early 2011 to the beginning of 2011, At the end of the year, dealer inventory increased from the lower level of the median line to the normal level of the ceiling, an increase of more than 700,000 dealers inventories; about 800,000 automobile exports in 2011, coupled with domestic domestic sales of domestic vehicles in 2011 16.60 million Vehicles, minus the end of 2011, "Tibetan" 100,000 production and sales, constitute the number of statistical wholesale cars.

Rao Da said that in 2011, the sales volume of domestic passenger car terminals was reduced by approximately 1.9 million compared with wholesale sales. In 2010, the domestic terminal sales of domestic cars were 17.82 million, so the domestic market growth rate of domestic passenger cars in 2011 was -7%. It estimates that the sales of general passenger vehicle terminals in January this year will be around 1.15 million, and the wholesale sales will be around 1.25 million, an increase of about -20%.

“In 2011, the country’s auto inventories have increased by about 700,000 units, inventory levels have only reached the upper limit of normal levels, and it is estimated that inventory will continue to increase in the first quarter. Therefore, everyone should not be too optimistic about this year’s auto market,” said Rao Da.