China's Auto Crisis: Pressure on Suppliers, Jobs, and Quality

Sales Slump in China China's Auto Crisis Is Increasing Pressure on Suppliers

2026-10-26 From Sven Prawitz | Translated by AI | Translated by AI 6 min Reading Time

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China's passenger car sales plummeted by 28 percent in September. Manufacturers are passing the pressure on to their suppliers—with consequences for quality, jobs, and bankruptcies.

Many Chinese automakers are looking to exports as a solution to their problems in the domestic market.(Image: Mario Hommen/sp-x) — Many Chinese automakers are looking to exports as a solution to their problems in the domestic market.
(Image: Mario Hommen/sp-x)

This year, China's automakers did not experience a "golden September." Normally, this marks the start of the most important sales season of the fall, followed by "silver October."

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