HONG KONG ECONOMY TODAY NEWS (August 3) — Chery Automobile (09973) announced that its total sales volume across five major brands reached approximately 262,000 vehicles in July, representing a year-on-year increase of about 24.1%. Among these, new energy vehicle sales amounted to 119,000 units, while export sales reached 196,000 units, accounting for 74.8%. The group stated that sales of Zhijie brand surged by approximately 2.3 times, iCAR sales rose by 38%, and Chery brand sales increased by 28%.

    The group also noted that cumulative vehicle sales for the first seven months reached approximately 1.537 million units, up 10.3% year-on-year. Chery brand sales rose by about 25.7%, whereas sales of the Exeed brand declined by 39.3%. (wh)