Cui Dongshu: Global car market to decline by 2% in the first quarter of 2026, with the market share of Chinese domestic brands "rising in the East and falling in the West" rising.

According to the Wall Street Journal app, Cui Dongshu wrote that global automotive sales in March 2026 reached 8.58 million units, a 3% decrease compared to the previous year. From January to March, global automotive sales reached 22.4 million units, a 2% decrease year-on-year. Overall, the Chinese car market reached 31.5% of the world in 2026, a decrease of 4 percentage points compared to 2025.