Investment Rating - The automotive sector is rated as "Outperform" with expectations of beating the market in the next six months [45]. Core Insights - The automotive sector saw a 2.4% increase from May 12 to May 16, outperforming the CSI 300 index by 1.29 percentage points [10]. - The passenger vehicle segment rose by 4.43%, while commercial vehicles declined by 1.7% [10]. - Retail sales of passenger vehicles increased by 12% year-on-year in the first two weeks of May, with a month-on-month increase of 34% [6]. - The overall PE-TTM for the automotive industry is 26.74, up 0.64 from the previous week [11]. Summary by Sections Market Performance - The automotive sector's performance from May 12 to May 16 showed a 2.4% increase, with the passenger vehicle segment leading at 4.43% [10]. - The commercial vehicle segment decreased by 1.7%, while the truck and bus segments also saw declines [10]. Valuation Levels - As of May 16, the PE-TTM for the automotive industry is 26.74, with passenger vehicles at 27.75, commercial vehicles at 33.99, and parts at 24.85 [11][35]. - The passenger vehicle segment increased by 1.17, while commercial vehicles decreased by 0.63 [11]. Sales and Production Data - In the first eleven days of May, retail sales of passenger vehicles reached 574,000 units, a 12% increase year-on-year [6]. - Cumulative retail sales for the year reached 7.446 million units, up 8% [6]. Strategic Collaborations - Huawei and UBTECH signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement focusing on embodied intelligence and humanoid robotics [3]. - The collaboration aims to enhance product technology development and application scenarios [3]. Material Prices - As of May 16, the aluminum index is at 20,107.5, copper at 77,596.36, and rebar at 3,083.42, with respective weekly changes of 3.03%, 0.93%, and 1.98% [24][35].