August production: growth in new energy vehicles and industrial robots
NBS released August output figures and year-on-year comparisons on 15 September.
Source facts
In the NBS industrial statistics for enterprises above the designated size, August 2026 new energy vehicle output was 1.647 million, up 21.9% year on year.
Industrial robot output was 96,174 units, up 34.6%; January–August output reached 729,352 units, up 29.0%.