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Tesla's sales in China decreased by 6% in April compared to the previous year, Stunk continues.
According to data from the China Passenger Vehicle Association (CPCA), U.S. electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla saw a decrease in passengers carried in China in April as well. The intensified competition with local manufacturers has had an impact. Tesla's sales in China for April were 0.05 million 8459 units, a decrease of 6.0% compared to the same month last year. This represents a 26% decrease from the previous month. Both year-on-year and month-on-month figures have been negative for four consecutive months. While Tesla's market share in China is declining, overall automobile demand is being supported by the government's vehicle replacement assistance program, maintaining a strong level.
A structural interest rate cut is still a rate cut! The central bank officially announces the first comprehensive reduction in the structural MMF policy tool interest rate, saving more than 15 billion yuan in bank funding costs each year.
① The central bank announced a 0.25 percentage point reduction in the rate of structured MMF monetary policy tools. Industry insiders stated that structural interest rate cuts are also interest rate cuts, which help strengthen the policy incentives for commercial Banks. ② The central bank proposed to establish 500 billion yuan for re-loaning to service Consumer and Retirement, increase the re-loaning quota for Technology innovation and technological transformation, and increase the re-loaning quota for supporting agriculture and small businesses, guiding Financial Institutions to accelerate loan disbursement in related fields.
The central bank: Starting from May 15, the reserve requirement ratio for Financial Institutions will be lowered by 0.5 percentage points.
The People's Bank of China has decided to lower the reserve requirement ratio for Financial Institutions by 0.5 percentage points (excluding Financial Institutions that have already implemented a 5% reserve requirement ratio) starting from May 15, 2025, and to lower the reserve requirement ratio for Autos financing companies and financial leasing companies by 5 percentage points.
More than 60% of A-share vehicle companies achieved growth in net income in the first quarter, with policy dividends and technological breakthroughs being the driving forces for this growth.
① Among the 16 A-share listed automobile companies, 10 companies achieved year-on-year growth in net income attributable to the parent company in the first quarter of 2025, accounting for 62.5%. ② BYD led with a growth rate of 100.38%, SAIC Group's net income increased by 11.40% year-on-year, and Chongqing Changan Automobile's net income attributable to the parent company surged by 601.31% year-on-year.
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Rare among large banks! How did Agricultural Bank achieve revenue and profit growth against the trend in Q1?
China Merchants believes that the core benefit comes from Other non-interest growth against the trend, with a growth rate of 45.3% in Q1 2025. The high growth of Other non-interest against the trend indicates that Agricultural Bank may have realized gains at the low point of interest rates in the first quarter, on one hand achieving the entry of OCI floating profits into investment income, and on the other hand reducing the extent of floating losses caused by adjustments in the bond market.
