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NEV registrations up 138% in first quarter

New energy vehicles registered in China soared 138.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, according to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Some 1.11 million NEVs were registered in the first quarter, an increase of 644,000 units from a year ago, the association said, citing data from the Ministry of Public Security. By the end of March, China's registered NEVs totaled 8.915 million units, accounting for 2.9 percent of registered cars in the country.

Jiangsu sees spike in int'l rail freight

East China's Jiangsu province handled 534 China-Europe and China-Asia freight train trips in the first quarter of 2022, up 71.2 percent year-on-year, according to Jiangsu International Rail Freight Express Co Ltd. In the first three months of 2022, the number of outbound freight train trips from Jiangsu grew by 29.3 percent year-on-year to 349, while the number of inbound trips saw a robust year-on-year increase of 343.2 percent to reach 185.

Xinhua