CPCA secretary-general Cui Dongshu said CPCA manufacturers' forecast team
expects that, barring unexpected policy or environmental shifts, short-term
shocks reversing, easing cost pressure and improved supply-side product
competitiveness should allow the 2027 China auto market to bottom and recover.
The team forecasts domestic retail growth in a 0%–5% range, with a mean of 2%,
and expects further market divergence.