BEIJING : China's auto sales rose 18.7per cent in February from a year earlier, continuing last month's uptick that snapped eight consecutive months of decline, industry data showed on Friday.
But they fell 18.6per cent from January, during the Lunar New Year holiday, when most stores are shut and consumers typically delay purchases. "We remain cautiously optimistic about the future development of the industry," Chen Shihua, deputy secretary general of CAAM, said on Friday."Affected by the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the external environment of the industry is more complicated."
Prices of lithium, nickel and other raw materials key to the NEV supply chain have surged and are expected to rise further as supplies are disrupted due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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