CCTV News: According to statistics from the Ministry of Public Security, as of the end of June 2025, the national motor vehicle ownership reached 460 million, including 359 million cars and 36.89 million new energy vehicles; 550 million motor vehicle drivers, including 515 million car drivers. In the first half of 2025, there were 16.88 million new motor vehicles registered nationwide and 12.58 million new drivers were newly registered.
In the first half of the year, 16.88 million motor vehicles were newly registered and 12.5 million motor vehicles were newly registered. In the first half of 2025, there were 16.88 million newly registered motor vehicles nationwide. Among them, 12.5 million new vehicles were registered, an increase of 0.68% year-on-year.
The number of new energy vehicles in the first half of the year reached 36.89 million, and 5.622 million were newly registered. As of the end of June, the national new energy vehicle ownership reached 36.89 million, accounting for 10.27% of the total number of cars. Among them, the number of pure electric vehicles is 25.539 million, accounting for 69.23% of the total number of new energy vehicles. In the first half of the year, 5.622 million new energy vehicles were newly registered, an increase of 27.86% year-on-year, setting a record high. The number of new registrations for new energy vehicles accounts for 44.97% of the number of new registrations for new automobiles.
The number of cars in 101 cities exceeds 1 million, and the number of cars in 27 cities exceeds 3 million. As of the end of June, the number of car ownership in 101 cities nationwide exceeded 1 million, an increase of 5 cities year-on-year, more than 2 million in 45 cities, and more than 3 million in 27 cities. Among them, the number of car ownership in Chengdu, Beijing and Chongqing exceeds 6 million, and the number of car ownership in Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Shanghai and Xi'an exceeds 5 million.
The number of car transfer registrations continues to grow, and the used car trading market is active. In the first half of 2025, a total of 19.77 million motor vehicle transfer registration transactions were handled nationwide. Among them, 18.38 million car transfer registration transactions were handled, an increase of 13.05% year-on-year. There are 3.081 million second-hand passenger car business transactions handled in other places nationwide. The reform measures for second-hand car transaction registration are effective in facilitating public enterprises and promoting the circulation of second-hand cars.
The number of motor vehicle drivers reached 550 million. As of the end of June, the number of motor vehicle drivers nationwide reached 550 million, of which 515 million were car drivers, accounting for 93.68% of the total number of drivers. In the first half of 2025, the number of new drivers obtained by licenses nationwide was 12.58 million.
53.95 million vehicle and driver's license transactions were processed online. In the first half of 2025, local public security traffic management departments actively promoted online processing of traffic management businesses such as replacing licenses and obtaining licenses. 53.95 million transactions were handled online for replacing driver's licenses and driving licenses, issuing temporary license plates and other businesses.