SHANGHAI: More than 400,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were exported through Shanghai ports in the first quarter of 2026, representing nearly 70 percent of its total auto export, according to Shanghai Customs on Tuesday.
Shanghai, China’s largest automobile export gateway, has developed a “dual-drive” export pattern anchored by the Waigaoqiao port area and the Nangang wharf in the Lingang new area.
Customs data showed that Waigaoqiao exported 386,000 vehicles in the first three months, up 15.9 percent year on year, with NEVs accounting for 68.5 percent of the total. Meanwhile, Nangang wharf saw its total export volume surge by 111 percent to 207,000 units, while its NEV exports skyrocketed by 176 percent compared to the same period last year. –Agencies
