The Zhitong Finance App learned that the passenger car intelligence index was 40.3 in July 2026, jointly released by the Passenger Vehicle Market Information Joint Branch of the China Automobile Dealers Association (Passenger Vehicle Association Branch) and Shanghai An Luqin Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (An Luqin for short). Among them, the smart cockpit index is 42.4, the intelligent driving index is 43.2, and the outboard intelligence index is 26.4.
Based on continuous data from the Passenger Vehicle Intelligence Index from January 2025, the overall trend and phased characteristics for 19 months can be clearly presented.
Currently, the passenger car intelligence index has three sub-indices, namely the smart cockpit index, the intelligent driving index, and the outboard intelligence index.
In July 2026, the smart cockpit index was 42.4, up 0.8 units month-on-month and 5.9 units year-on-year.
In July 2026, the smart driving index was 43.2, up 0.3 units month-on-month and 4.8 units year-on-year.
In July 2026, the Extravehicular Intelligence Index was 26.4, up 1.6 units month-on-month and 9.9 units year-on-year.
In July 2026, retail sales in the national passenger car market reached 1.46 million units, down 20.9% year on year and 8.9% month on month. Among them, the NEV market retailed 951,000 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 3.9% and a month-on-month decrease of 5.8%. The NEV penetration rate reached 65.1%, and the passenger car electrification substitution pattern remained stable.
The passenger car intelligence index reached 40.3 in July 2026, continuing the upward trend. The penetration rate of new energy vehicles has reached a new high. The share of high-end new energy models has raised the industry's intelligent baseline, and multiple new smart vehicles have been put on the market centrally to jointly promote the improvement of the level of intelligence in the industry.