Investment Rating - The investment rating for the automotive industry is "Outperform" [1] Core Insights - The automotive market in China continues to show year-on-year growth, with February production and sales reaching 2.103 million and 2.129 million vehicles respectively, marking a year-on-year increase of 39.6% and 34.4% [4][10] - The new energy vehicle (NEV) sector is experiencing significant growth, with February sales reaching 889,200 units, a year-on-year increase of 87.1% [35][39] - The market share of Chinese brand passenger vehicles has risen to 70.6% in February, up 11.2 percentage points from the previous year [21] Summary by Sections 1. Automotive Market - In February, China's automotive production and sales were 2.103 million and 2.129 million vehicles, respectively, with a year-on-year growth of 39.6% and 34.4% [4][10] - From January to February, total production and sales reached 4.553 million vehicles, with year-on-year increases of 16.2% and 13.1% [4][10] - Domestic sales in February were 1.688 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 39.9% [15] 1.1. Chinese Automotive Sales and Structure - In February, the domestic passenger vehicle sales were 1.445 million units, with a year-on-year growth of 41.9% [17] - The total sales of commercial vehicles in February were 243,000 units, showing a year-on-year increase of 28.8% [17] 1.2. New Energy Vehicle Market - In February, NEV sales accounted for 41.9% of total automotive sales, with a total of 190,300 units sold from January to February, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 52% [39] - The global NEV market saw sales of 1.2583 million units in January, a year-on-year increase of 18% [27] - In February, the production and sales of NEVs in China reached 888,000 and 892,000 units, respectively, with year-on-year growth of 91.5% and 87.1% [35][39] 2. Lithium Battery Market - In February, China's total production of power and other batteries was 100.3 GWh, a year-on-year increase of 128.2% [6] - The total sales of power batteries in February were 90.0 GWh, with a year-on-year growth of 140.7% [6] 2.1. Lithium Battery Production and Sales - The cumulative production of power and other batteries from January to February was 208.1 GWh, with a year-on-year increase of 89.2% [6] 2.2. Battery Installation and Market Structure - In February, the installation volume of power batteries was 34.9 GWh, showing a year-on-year increase of 94.1% [6]