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According to the latest national data on motor vehicles and drivers released by the Traffic Administration of the Ministry of Public Security in the first half of this year, as of June this year, the number of motor vehicles in the country reached 340 million, including 250 million cars, and 420 million drivers, including 380 million drivers. The number of new energy vehicles reached 3.44 million, accounting for 1.37% of the total.

As of June, the number of cars had reached 250 million, accounting for 74.58% of the total number of motor vehicles, of which private cars (small passenger cars and mini passenger cars registered in the name of individuals) reached 198 million. 12.42 million cars were newly registered in the first half of 2019, a decrease of 1.39 million compared with the same period last year.

In terms of urban distribution, there are 66 cities across the country with more than 1 million cars, an increase of 8 compared with the same period last year. Among them, there are 29 cities with more than 2 million cars and 11 cities with more than 3 million cars. The number of cars in Beijing and Chengdu both exceeded 5 million.

In terms of trucks, as of June, the number of trucks reached 26.94 million, accounting for 10.71 per cent of the total. In the first half of 2019, the number of newly registered trucks reached 1.75 million, an increase of 30, 000 over the same period last year and a record high.

In terms of new energy vehicles, as of June, the number of new energy vehicles in China reached 3.44 million, accounting for 1.37 percent of the total, an increase of 72.85 percent compared with the same period last year. Among them, the number of pure electric vehicles is 2.81 million, accounting for 81.74% of the total number of new energy vehicles.

In addition, with the continuous growth of motor vehicle ownership, the number of motor vehicle drivers is also showing a synchronous growth trend, with the number of newly licensed drivers reaching 14.08 million in the first half of 2019. As of June, the number of motor vehicle drivers in China reached 422 million, an increase of 25.76 million compared with the same period last year. From the age distribution of drivers, it is mainly concentrated in the age group between 26 and 50, of which 144 million are in the age group of 26 to 35, accounting for 34.12% of the total number of drivers. 164 million people, accounting for 38.88%, are in the 36-50 age group, and 12.21 million people are over 60 years old, accounting for 2.9%.

In addition, the business volume of automobile transfer registration also continues to grow, and the used car trading market is active. In the first half of 2019, a total of 11.66 million vehicle transfer registrations were handled nationwide, accounting for 97.4% of the total motor vehicle transfer registration business, an increase of 1.44 million, or 14.14%, compared with the same period last year. In the first half of 2019, the registration ratio of used cars and new cars reached 0.94 ∶ 1, which was significantly higher than that of 0.74 ∶ 1 in the same period last year.

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