Cui Dongshu: Chinese domestic brands sold 442,000 units in overseas markets in August 2026, up 52% year-on-year

36Kr learned that Cui Dongshu of the China Passenger Car Association stated that since 2021, as the global pandemic outbreak unfolded, the resilience of China's automotive industry supply chain was fully demonstrated, driving exceptional growth in China's auto export market over the past two years. Chinese domestic automakers have shown strong sales performance in certain overseas regions. In 2025, local sales in overseas regions where data could be continuously tracked for Chinese domestic automakers reached 3.54 million units, up 28% year-on-year; in August 2026, sales of Chinese domestic brands in overseas markets hit 442,000 units, up 52% year-on-year. From January to August, trackable sales of Chinese domestic brands in overseas markets totaled 3.36 million units, up 59% year-on-year, reflecting strong retail performance in China's domestic automakers' accessible overseas markets.