中国汽车流通协会：8月份中国汽车经销商综合库存系数为1.31 环比下降3.0%

Group 1 - The comprehensive inventory coefficient of automotive dealers in August was 1.31, a month-on-month decrease of 3.0% but a year-on-year increase of 12.9%, indicating that inventory levels are below the warning line but above the reasonable range [1] - The automotive market in August performed better than expected, driven by factors such as the back-to-school car purchase demand, promotional activities during the 818 car purchase festival, and the release of new models, alongside the gradual resumption and optimization of the third batch of trade-in subsidies [4] - The estimated total inventory of automotive dealers at the end of August was approximately 2.6 million vehicles, based on a terminal sales figure of 1.995 million passenger cars [4] Group 2 - The inventory coefficients for high-end luxury and imported brands was 1.48, a month-on-month decrease of 5.1%; for joint venture brands, it was 1.28, a decrease of 0.8%; and for independent brands, it was 1.30, a decrease of 3.0% [7] - The automotive market demand in September is expected to accelerate due to the "Golden September and Silver October" peak season effect, the deepening of trade-in policies, and increased subsidies in cities like Shanghai, Anhui, and Chengdu, along with concentrated demand for family car purchases and self-driving during the National Day holiday [8] - It is anticipated that the terminal retail of passenger cars in September will achieve steady month-on-month growth, with market performance expected to surpass that of August [8]