China has been closing idled auto output capacity, industry body says
Reuters
Published Apr 10, 2024 03:39
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's auto factories had a capacity utilisation rate of more 70% in 2023 and idled capacity is being closed, a senior official of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Wednesday.
Such closures should help the capacity utilization rate improve faster, according to Chen Shihua, CAAM's deputy secretary-general.
His comment comes as China's electric vehicle sector has been criticised by officials in the U.S. and Europe for exporting overcapacity, as Chinese automakers increasingly look to sell abroad.
In similar remarks on Tuesday, Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), said that "China's new energy vehicle sector has yet to reach severe overcapacity levels."
Reuters has previously reported that China's state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), has been cautious about approving new electric vehicle (EV) production plans by all automakers because of concerns about overcapacity and a deepening price war launched by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), according to executives at rival companies and analysts.
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