[Passenger Car Association Branch: Preliminary statistics indicate that the national passenger car market retailed 1.626 million units in August A 19% decrease compared to the same period in August last year] September 3rd, according to the China Passenger Car Association Branch, preliminary statistics show that from August 1 to 31, the national passenger car market retailed 1.626 million units, a decrease of 19% compared to the same period in August last year, and an increase of 11% compared with the same period last month. The cumulative retail sales of passenger cars since the beginning of this year 11.799 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 20%; from August 1 to 31, national passenger car manufacturers wholesaled 2.369 million units, a decrease of 5% from the same period in August last year, and an increase of 5% from the same period last month. Since the beginning of this year, a total of 17.179 million passenger cars have been wholesaled, a year-on-year decrease of 5%.