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New energy vehicles accounted for more than 60 percent of China's new vehicle sales for the first time in July, consolidating the segment's position as the main growth engine of the country's auto industry, latest industry data showed.

最新行业数据显示，7月新能源汽车占中国新车销量的比重首次突破60%，巩固了其作为中国汽车产业主要增长引擎的地位。

Data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on Wednesday showed that NEV output reached 1.576 million units last month, up 26.8 percent year-on-year, while sales rose 23.7 percent to 1.561 million units, or 60.4 percent of total new vehicle sales.
中国汽车工业协会8月12日发布的数据显示，上月新能源汽车产量达157.6万辆，同比增长26.8%；销量达156.1万辆，同比增长23.7%，占新车总销量的60.4%。

The milestone is a wider indicator of growth than the passenger car retail gauges often cited in the market, as the association's tally covers passenger and commercial vehicles and includes sales at home and abroad, showing that NEVs now form the bulk of the industry's overall sales mix.
这一里程碑比市场上常引用的乘用车零售数据更能反映整体增长态势，因为中汽协的统计涵盖乘用车和商用车，且包括国内外销量，显示出新能源汽车已成为行业总销量结构的主体。

The record was accompanied by a second milestone. In the first seven months of this year, NEV output rose 9.5 percent year-on-year to 9.014 million units, while sales increased 9.6 percent to 9.007 million units.
这一纪录伴随着第二个里程碑的到来。今年前7个月，新能源汽车产量同比增长9.5%，达901.4万辆；销量同比增长9.6%，达900.7万辆。

NEVs accounted for 51.2 percent of total new vehicle sales during the period, the first time the cumulative share has exceeded 50 percent.
同期，新能源汽车占新车总销量的51.2%，累计占比首次突破50%。

By contrast, the auto market continued to show signs of weakness in July. Vehicle output and sales totaled 2.573 million and 2.584 million units, respectively, for the month, down 6.8 percent and 8 percent month-on-month and 0.7 percent and 0.3 percent year-on-year, respectively. In the first seven months of the year, both output and sales fell 3.7 percent year-on-year, although the declines narrowed from the first half of the year.
相比之下，7月汽车市场继续显现疲软迹象。当月汽车产销量分别为257.3万辆和258.4万辆，环比分别下降6.8%和8%，同比分别下降0.7%和0.3%。今年前7个月，产销量同比均下降3.7%，但降幅较上半年有所收窄。

Chen Shihua, deputy secretary-general of the CAAM, said the auto market entered its traditional low season in July. Store traffic and orders eased, while automakers' midyear sales drives brought some demand forward. Persistent heat, typhoons and flooding in some regions also weighed on showroom visits, contributing to the month-on-month decline, he said.
中国汽车工业协会副秘书长陈士华表示，7月汽车市场进入传统淡季。门店客流量和订单量有所回落，车企年中冲量也提前释放了部分需求。持续高温、台风和部分地区洪涝灾害也对到店客流造成影响，导致环比下滑。

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