On April 30, the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) unveiled its latest "China Auto Dealer Inventory Alert Index Survey" via an official release. The survey revealed that in April 2026, China’s auto dealer inventory alert index stood at 62.1%, representing a 2.3 percentage point increase compared to the same period last year and a 4.6 percentage point rise from the previous month. This figure continues to hover above the warning threshold. A regional breakdown of the index showed notable disparities: the northern region recorded 67.6%, the eastern region 59.7%, the western region 62.5%, and the southern region 60.1%. Nearly 80% of dealerships anticipate a year-on-year decline in sales for the second quarter, with 41.4% projecting a drop exceeding 10%.
