The Zhitong Finance App learned that on September 15, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers released a brief analysis of commercial vehicle production and sales in August 2026. According to an analysis by the China Automobile Association, in August, among the main types of commercial vehicles, bus and truck production declined slightly, and sales increased to varying degrees; compared with the same period last year, bus production and sales increased to varying degrees; compared with the same period last year, bus production declined slightly and sales increased slightly.
In August 2026, commercial vehicle production and sales completed 315,000 units and 328,000 units respectively. Production decreased 3.8% month-on-month, sales increased 3.6% month-on-month, production decreased 0.1% year-on-year, and sales increased 3.8% year-on-year.
From January to August 2026, commercial vehicle production and sales reached 2.916 million units and 2.942 million units, respectively, up 7.5% and 7.2% year-on-year, respectively.
In August 2026, bus production and sales completed 49,000 units and 52,000 units respectively. Production decreased 1.5% month-on-month, and sales increased 10.4% month-on-month, up 8.7% and 16.7%, respectively. Among bus segments, compared with the previous month, light bus production declined slightly and sales increased slightly, and production and sales of the other two major bus categories increased markedly by double digits; compared with the same period last year, production of large buses declined and sales increased, while production and sales of the other two types of buses increased to varying degrees.
From January to August 2026, bus production and sales completed 376,000 units and 378,000 units, respectively, up 7.4% and 7.5% year-on-year, respectively. Among the main types of buses, compared with the same period last year, production and sales of large buses declined to varying degrees, while production and sales of the other two types of buses increased to varying degrees.
In August 2026, truck production and sales completed 266,000 units and 276,000 units respectively. Production decreased 4.2% month-on-month, sales increased 2.5% month-on-month, production decreased 1.5% year-on-year, and sales increased 1.7% year-on-year. Among truck segments, compared with the previous month, production of the four major truck categories declined to varying degrees and sales increased to varying degrees; compared with the same period last year, light truck production and sales increased to varying degrees, medium truck production declined slightly and sales increased slightly, while production and sales of the other two types of trucks declined to varying degrees.
From January to August 2026, truck production and sales reached 2.54 million units and 2,565 million units, respectively, up 7.5% and 7.2% year-on-year, respectively. Among the main types of trucks, compared with the same period last year, production and sales of minivans declined to varying degrees, while production and sales of the other three types of trucks all showed varying degrees of increase.