# China Passenger Car Intelligence Index Reaches 44\.5 for September 2026

The China Passenger Car Association \(CPCA\) and Anluqin jointly released the passenger car intelligence index, which stood at 44\.5 for September 2026\. The smart cockpit index reached 48\.4, the smart driving index 47\.1 and the exterior intelligence index 25\.4\.

By China EV Signal
Published: 2026-10-30T13:58:28.252Z
Updated: 2026-10-30T13:58:28.253Z
Canonical article: https://chinaevsignal.com/news/china-passenger-car-intelligence-index-september-2026-44-5

## Key takeaways

- The passenger car intelligence index for September 2026 was 44\.5, jointly released by the CPCA and Anluqin\.
- The September 2026 smart cockpit index was 48\.4, up 5\.2 units month on month and 9\.9 units year on year; the smart driving index was 47\.1, up 2\.9 units month on month and 7 units year on year\.
- The September 2026 exterior intelligence index was 25\.4, down 0\.7 units month on month and up 6\.9 units year on year\.

## September 2026 index readings

The passenger car intelligence index stood at 44\.5 for September 2026, according to the joint monthly release by the China Passenger Car Association \(CPCA\) and Shanghai Anluqin Enterprise Management Consulting\. The index is designed to regularly monitor the intelligence development of the domestic passenger car market\.

The smart cockpit index was 48\.4 in September 2026, up 5\.2 units month on month and 9\.9 units year on year\. The smart driving index was 47\.1, up 2\.9 units month on month and 7 units year on year\. The exterior intelligence index was 25\.4, down 0\.7 units month on month and up 6\.9 units year on year\.

## Market background and index structure

National passenger car retail sales reached 1\.617 million units in September 2026, down 28\.0% year on year and up 5\.0% month on month, according to the release\. New energy vehicle retail sales were 1\.083 million units, down 16\.7% year on year and up 7\.7% month on month, with the new energy vehicle penetration rate reaching 67%, a record high\.

The passenger car intelligence index consists of one first-level index and three second-level indices: smart cockpit, smart driving and exterior intelligence, with weighting coefficients of 47\.5%, 37\.5% and 15\.0% respectively\. Each coefficient can be adjusted according to technology roadmap developments\. Based on continuous data since January 2025, the index covers a 21-month trend\.

The index data combines monthly retail sales from the CPCA's monthly retail report with smart equipment monitoring data from Anluqin's intelligent vehicle research platform, fitted from sampled surveys of models at major city brand 4S stores nationwide\.

The compilers plan to set mid-term development targets for each index based on its characteristics, and to raise an index's measurement standard once it reaches its mid-term target\. The passenger car intelligence index is also planned to extend to deeper third-level indices\.

## Original publisher

乘联分会. Published: 2026-10-30T08:33:26.000Z