2025“千县万镇”新能源汽车消费季（湖北站）8月9日启幕

Group 1 - The Hubei Province government is launching the "2025 'Thousand Counties and Ten Thousand Towns' New Energy Vehicle Consumption Season" on August 9, marking the first local event of the national initiative [1] - The event aims to enhance the consumption potential of new energy vehicles and accelerate the cultivation of new growth points in automotive consumption, aligning with the Ministry of Commerce's "Buy in China" series of activities [1] - The theme of the event is "Enjoy Consumption, Renew Travel," focusing on vehicle trade-in programs and reforms in automotive circulation, while promoting the purchase and usage environment for new energy vehicles in rural areas [1] Group 2 - The Hubei Province's automotive sector has seen significant growth, with over 210,000 applications for vehicle trade-in subsidies by August 1, directly driving new car consumption by 32.5 billion yuan [2] - In the first half of the year, the retail sales of automobiles in Hubei increased by 3.2% year-on-year, outperforming the national average growth of 2.4% [2] - The consumption trend is shifting towards greener and smarter vehicles, with over 56% of newly purchased vehicles being new energy passenger cars [2] - The province's social retail sales grew by 6.9% in the first half of the year, exceeding the national growth rate of 1.9%, indicating a strong recovery in economic activity [2]