Anhui tripled vehicle output as most of China's hubs shrank
Motor vehicles made, millions, 2015 vs 2025: Anhui against the seven provinces that out-built it in 2015.
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- 16. Anhui tripled vehicle output as most of China's hubs shrank
Motor vehicles made in Anhui in 2025, up from 1.17 M in 2015: more than three times as many.
Anhui ranked 8th of China's provinces in 2015 and 2nd in 2024, passing Shanghai and Chongqing, behind only Guangdong.
Anhui's share of the vehicles made in China's provinces in 2025, up from 4.8%, while five of the seven old leaders made fewer.
the numbers & method
| 2015 (M) | 2025 (M) | |
|---|---|---|
| Anhui | 1.17 | 3.69 |
| Guangdong | 2.39 | 3.04 |
| Chongqing | 2.61 | 2.79 |
| Shanghai | 2.43 | 1.77 |
| Hubei | 1.96 | 1.51 |
| Beijing | 2.02 | 1.47 |
| Jilin | 2.08 | 1.46 |
| Guangxi | 2.29 | 1.15 |
Claim types Fact
National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), National Data, output of industrial products by province (annual), motor vehicles, 10,000 units, latest period 2025; read from the NBS National Data API via the progrss vault (GUIDELINES §4.11). Chart values converted to millions. 2015 → 2025, 10,000 units: Anhui 117.00 → 368.65; Guangdong 239.40 → 304.02; Chongqing 260.93 → 278.77; Shanghai 243.00 → 177.20; Hubei 196.37 → 151.43; Beijing 202.40 → 146.71; Jilin 208.13 → 146.13; Guangxi 229.40 → 115.44. Anhui by year: 2018 82.43, 2020 116.07, 2022 174.69, 2023 208.80 (4th), 2024 262.03 (2nd, behind Guangdong 570.74, ahead of Chongqing 254.01), 2025 368.65 (1st). Guangdong's output fell from 570.74 in 2024 to 304.02 in 2025 as published by NBS; Shandong (261.22), Jiangsu (251.99), Henan (150.39) and Hunan (162.62) rose in 2025. Ranks are progrss calculations among provinces with a published value (26 in 2015, 28 in 2025). The chart shows Anhui and the seven provinces that made more vehicles than it in 2015, ranked among themselves; for Anhui these equal its national ranks (8th in 2015, 1st in 2025). Shares: Anhui ÷ sum of all provinces with a value (2,450.35 in 2015; 3,477.86 in 2025), progrss calculation. Caveat: Guangdong's published output fell from 570.74 in 2024 to 304.02 in 2025 while the provincial total rose; this is likely a change in where output is counted rather than a collapse in production, so the plate does not rest on Anhui's 2025 first place (at Guangdong's 2024 level Anhui would rank 2nd). Motor vehicles include cars, trucks and buses.
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