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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

China Consumer discretionary / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>According to insurance data, China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume rose 0.3% YoY and 28% MoM to 2.53mn units in Dec 2023, 6% higher than our prior forecast.</li><li>PV retail sales volume in 2023 rose 6% YoY to 21.7mn units. Wholesale volume rose 23% YoY and 7% MoM to 2.79mn units in Dec 2023, the best Dec in history, and 11% higher than our prior forecast.</li><li>PV wholesale volume rose 11% YoY to 26.06mn units in 2023, the highest in China’s history.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

According to insurance data, China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume rose 0.3% YoY and 28% MoM to 2.53mn units in Dec 2023, 6% higher than our prior forecast.PV retail sales volume in 2023 rose 6% YoY to 21.7mn units. Wholesale volume rose 23% YoY and 7% MoM to 2.79mn units in Dec 2023, the best Dec in history, and 11% higher than our prior forecast.PV wholesale volume rose 11% YoY to 26.06mn units in 2023, the highest in China’s history.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Auto Sector – Attractive valuation with likely resilient earnings