Storyline: China's new energy vehicle (NEV) market hit another milestone in October, with monthly sales accounting for more than half of the country's total new car sales for the first time, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on Tuesday. The latest figures showed that from January to October, China's automobile production and sales reached 27.692 million and 27.687 million units, respectively, both up by more than 10 percent year on year. Among them, NEV production hit 13.015 million units, while sales reached 12.943 million units, marking robust growth of 33.1 percent and 32.7 percent year over year, respectively. Notably, in October, NEVs accounted for 51.6 percent of all new car sales nationwide, making the first time that the monthly penetration rate has exceeded the 50-percent threshold. From January to October, China exported 2.014 million NEVs, representing a sharp 90.4 percent year-on-year increase, the association data showed. "Since the start of this year, China's NEV market has been growing at a fast pace. On the one hand, the automobile trade-in program has been showing continuous, sufficient and broad effects, helping boost the fast growth of the NEV market. On the other hand, since the purchase tax on vehicles will be cut by half next year, some customers are buying cars ahead of schedule, resulting in a new round of consumption boom in the NEV market," said Chen Shihua, the association's deputy secretary general. Shotlist: FILE: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - Date Unknown: 1. Various of new energy vehicle (NEV) assembling lines FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown: 2. Various of customers trying car at car dealerships Beijing, China - Nov 11, 2025: 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Chen Shihua, deputy secretary general, China Association of Automobile Manufacturing: "Since the start of this year, China's NEV market has been growing at a fast pace. On the one hand, the automobile trade-in program has been showing continuous, sufficient and broad effects, helping boost the fast growth of the NEV market. On the other hand, since the purchase tax on vehicles will be cut by half next year, some customers are buying cars ahead of schedule, resulting in a new round of consumption boom in the NEV market." FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown: 4. Various of NEVs driving onto ship; parking area at port 5. Aerial shot of NEVs at port. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]