--FILE--les voitures importées sont stationnés au port de Qingdao en Qingdao city, province de Shandong en Chine orientale, le 24 janvier 2017. La Chine a importé plus de voitures i
--FILE--Imported cars are parked at the port of Qingdao in Qingdao city, east China's Shandong province, 24 January 2017. China imported more cars in 2017, the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) announced on Thursday (1 February 2018). About 1.21 million automobiles were imported, 16.8 percent growth from 2016, the association said. Some 904, 000 cars were bought from dealers, up 0.6 percent, reversing the decline seen in 2015 and 2016. Parallel imports, vehicles bought from other markets to be sold in China, surged 29.8 percent to 172, 000 units. Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) dominated the market, making up 88 percent of the all parallel imports. Unlike traditional imports, the parallel-import scheme allows local auto dealers to directly purchase vehicles from foreign markets, and the prices of parallel import vehicles, primarily premium brands, are usually 15 percent lower than dealers authorized by auto makers. There were 22, 300 new energy vehicles (NEV) imports in 2017, up 38.2 percent.
