英语新闻丨7月新能源汽车销量大幅增长

New energy vehicles accounted for more than 60 percent of China's new vehicle sales for the first time in July, consolidating the segment's position as the main growth engine of the country's auto industry, latest industry data showed.最新行业数据显示，7月新能源汽车占中国新车销量的比重首次突破60%，巩固了其作为中国汽车产业主要增长引擎的地位。Data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on Wednesday showed that NEV output reached 1.576 million units last month, up 26.8 percent year-on-year, while sales rose 23.7 percent to 1.561 million units, or 60.4 percent of total new vehicle sales.中国汽车工业协会8月12日发布的数据显示，上月新能源汽车产量达157.6万辆，同比增长26.8%；销量达156.1万辆，同比增长23.7%，占新车总销量的60.4%。The milestone is a wider indicator of growth than the passenger car retail gauges often cited in the market, as the association's tally covers passenger and commercial vehicles and includes sales at home and abroad, showing that NEVs now form the bulk of the industry's overall sales mix.这一里程碑比市场上常引用的乘用车零售数据更能反映整体增长态势，因为中汽协的统计涵盖乘用车和商用车，且包括国内外销量，显示出新能源汽车已成为行业总销量结构的主体。The record was accompanied by a second milestone. In the first seven months of this year, NEV output rose 9.5 percent year-on-year to 9.014 million units, while sales increased 9.6 percent to 9.007 million units.这一纪录伴随着第二个里程碑的到来。今年前7个月，新能源汽车产量同比增长9.5%，达901.4万辆；销量同比增长9.6%，达900.7万辆。NEVs accounted for 51.2 percent of total new vehicle sales during the period, the first time the cumulative share has exceeded 50 percent.同期，新能源汽车占新车总销量的51.2%，累计占比首次突破50%。By contrast, the auto market continued to show signs of weakness in July. Vehicle output and sales totaled 2.573 million and 2.584 million units, respectively, for the month, down 6.8 percent and 8 percent month-on-month and 0.7 percent and 0.3 percent year-on-year, respectively. In the first seven months of the year, both output and sales fell 3.7 percent year-on-year, although the declines narrowed from the first half of the year.相比之下，7月汽车市场继续显现疲软迹象。当月汽车产销量分别为257.3万辆和258.4万辆，环比分别下降6.8%和8%，同比分别下降0.7%和0.3%。今年前7个月，产销量同比均下降3.7%，但降幅较上半年有所收窄。Chen Shihua, deputy secretary-general of the CAAM, said the auto market entered its traditional low season in July. Store traffic and orders eased, while automakers' midyear sales drives brought some demand forward. Persistent heat, typhoons and flooding in some regions also weighed on showroom visits, contributing to the month-on-month decline, he said.中国汽车工业协会副秘书长陈士华表示，7月汽车市场进入传统淡季。门店客流量和订单量有所回落，车企年中冲量也提前释放了部分需求。持续高温、台风和部分地区洪涝灾害也对到店客流造成影响，导致环比下滑。Yet the shift in the industry's growth base remained intact. "The twin growth engines of NEVs and exports helped offset pressure from the domestic low season, while the industrial structure continued to improve," Chen said.不过，行业增长基础的结构性转变依然稳固。“新能源汽车和出口双引擎有效抵消了国内淡季压力，产业结构持续优化，”陈士华说。He added that new energy passenger vehicles in the 100,000 yuan ($14,830) to 200,000 yuan price range provided the main volume support in the first seven months.他补充说，今年前7个月，10万至20万元价格区间的新能源乘用车提供了主要销量支撑。Exports provided the other pillar of growth. CAAM data showed that in July alone, NEV exports jumped 145.5 percent year-on-year to 553,000 units, accounting for about 53 percent of China's 1.043 million vehicle exports. It was the second consecutive month in which NEVs accounted for more than half of the export total.出口是另一大增长支柱。中汽协数据显示，仅7月当月，新能源汽车出口同比大增145.5%，达55.3万辆，占中国104.3万辆汽车出口总量的约53%。这是新能源汽车出口占比连续第二个月超过一半。"Conventional fuel vehicles had long dominated China's auto exports, but the structure began to shift this year as NEVs increased their share in June and July, surpassing fuel vehicles for two consecutive months," Chen noted, adding that the rapid growth of vehicle exports could also help offset weak domestic demand.“传统燃油车长期以来一直主导中国汽车出口，但今年6月和7月新能源汽车占比连续两个月超越燃油车，出口结构开始发生变化，”陈士华指出。他还表示，汽车出口的快速增长也有助于抵消国内需求疲软的影响。Chen expects NEV exports to continue growing at a brisk pace and exceed 4 million units this year.陈士华预计，新能源汽车出口将继续保持强劲增长势头，今年有望超过400万辆。"With the world's most complete NEV industrial chain and a clear edge in intelligent technologies, the competitiveness of China's automobiles is expected to be further strengthened," he said.“凭借全球最完整的新能源汽车产业链和在智能技术方面的明显优势，中国汽车的竞争力有望进一步增强，”他说。segment /ˈseɡmənt/细分市场growth engine /ɡrəʊθ ˈendʒɪn/增长引擎milestone /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/里程碑tally /ˈtæli/统计bulk /bʌlk/主体，大部分weighed on /weɪd ɒn/对……造成压力，拖累offset /ˈɒfset/抵消