What you need to know
In this Report, Mintel summarises the big picture of the current new passenger car market and outlines the reasons for changes.
This Report also covers the changes in the sales of China’s new passenger car market from November 2019 to January 2020 in terms of car models, brands, pricing and energy types. It also analyses the latest policies, the COVID-19 outbreak and their impact on the market. Besides, this Report covers the most up-to-date marketing news and technology innovations by auto brands across the world.
In this Report, professional opinions are from expert interviews organised by CPCA, involving the views and forecasts of the overall passenger car market in China as well as the analysis on the operation models of various categories in the current market in terms of strengths and weaknesses.
Covered in this Report
The cars in this Report are defined as vehicles for personal use.
They are divided into basic passenger cars (saloon cars), SUVs, MPVs and cross-type passenger cars.
Basic passenger cars (saloon cars): used for the transportation of people and luggage; the driver is usually the central focus, with an emphasis on driving and riding comfort. Saloon cars generally come in car body configurations with two-box (hatchback) and three-box (sedan) designs.
SUV: combines the comfort of a saloon car with off-road capability, functional versatility and a two-box design (hatchback).
MPV: combines the comfort of the saloon car with the space of a tourer and can be used to transport goods like a van. MPVs are targeted mainly at household users, and the majority are manufactured based on passenger car platforms.
Cross-type passenger vehicles: also known as minibuses. This type of vehicle can be used for the transportation of people and goods, thus known as cross-type and usually comes in a car body configuration with the one-box design.
In terms of power sources, new energy cars are cars with an unconventional power source such as electric power, or cars with more than one major power sources such as an internal combustion engine and an electric engine.
