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Let's start with China's wholesale passenger N- NVV sales. So, how did June shake out in China?

Well, it shook out very well. In China, passenger, new energy vehicle sales, wholesale was 1.26 million units, a 29% increase on June last year.

Also up from May, which was a record, up 3% from May, and this is all data from China

Passenger Car Association, CPCA.

A government trade-in policy that greatly boosted sales was a help, helping automakers like

Leap Motor, Dong Feng

Nissan and GAC Toyota get their own record highs in the month of June. Other leading brands,

Great Wall Motor, Neo, F.A.W. Hong Chi and Changang Mazda reporting their second highest ever

monthly N EV sales.V sales.

And smaller vehicle makers also had strong sales growth. Well, for the first six months of the year,

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