HONGTA SECURITIES·2025-04-18 09:12Investment Rating - The investment rating for the industry is "Outperform" [1] Core Insights - The overall automotive market in China is maintaining a good development trend, particularly in the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector, which continues to show high growth [4][11] - In March 2025, automotive production and sales reached 3.006 million and 2.915 million units, respectively, with year-on-year growth of 11.9% and 8.2% [11] - The NEV market in China saw production and sales of 1.277 million and 1.237 million units in March 2025, representing year-on-year growth of 47.9% and 40.1% [40][45] Summary by Sections 1. Automotive Market - In March 2025, the total automotive production and sales in China were 3.006 million and 2.915 million units, with a month-on-month increase of 42.9% and 37% [11] - From January to March 2025, total automotive sales reached 7.47 million units, showing a year-on-year increase of 11.2% [11] - The domestic automotive sales in March were 2.409 million units, with a year-on-year increase of 9.9% [16] 2. New Energy Vehicle Market - Global NEV sales reached 1.217 million units in February 2025, a year-on-year increase of 49%, with pure electric vehicle sales at 814,000 units, up 58% [5][32] - In March 2025, NEV sales in China accounted for 42.4% of total automotive sales, with cumulative sales from January to March reaching 3.182 million units, a year-on-year increase of 50.4% [45][49] - The market share of NEVs in China reached 19% globally, with significant growth driven by previous price wars in the Chinese market [5][32] 3. Lithium Battery Market - In March 2025, the total production of power and other batteries in China was 118.3 GWh, with a year-on-year increase of 54.3% [58] - The cumulative production from January to March 2025 was 326.3 GWh, showing a year-on-year growth of 74.9% [58] - The export of power and other batteries in March reached 23.0 GWh, with a year-on-year increase of 75.3% [65]