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Top ten best selling sedan models in Chinese market in 2007

January 29, 2008 – China’s top ten sedan models sold 1.51 million vehicles in domestic market last year, which represents 32 percent of China’s sedan market.

The table below shows the top ten sedan sales in Chinese market last year.

Rank / Sedan model / Automaker / 2007 Sales
1. / Santana / Shanghai VW / 203,100
2. / Jetta / FAW-VW / 201,100
3. / Excelle / Shanghai GM / 196,800
4. / Camry / Guangzhou Toyota / 170,300
5. / Xiali / FAW-Tianjin Xiali / 132,500
6. / QQ / Chery Auto / 130,200
7. / Focus / Changan Ford / 125,000
8. / Elantra / Beijing Hyundai / 120,300
9. / Accord / Guangzhou Honda / 11,800
10. / Family / FAW-Haima / 11,370
Source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAC).

In 2007, China’s local brand sedans sold 1.24 million units, which represent 26 percent of China’s sedan market. China’s top ten local brand sedans sold 889,100 vehicles, which represent 72 percent of China’s total local brand sales, according to CAAC.

China’s top ten local brand cars are: Xiali, QQ, Family, Qiyun, F3, Junjie, Free Cruiser, A520, Changan Benben and Geely King Kong.

source: Gasgoo.com

 

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Top 10 commercial vehicle makers in 2007

February 4, 2008 – China's domestic sales of commercial vehicles reached 2.49 million units last year, up 22.25 percent from one year earlier, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

The table below shows top 10 commercial vehicle makers in Chinese market last year.

Rank Commercial vehicle maker 2007 Sales
1.Beiqi Foton: 400,200
2.Dongfeng Motor: 338,200
3.FAW Group: 216,300
4.JAC: 157,300
5.Brilliance Auto: 137,900
6.Sinotruck: 100,600
7.Changan Auto: 94,900
8.Jiangling Auto: 90,200
9.Nanjing Auto Group: 73,200
10.Shaanxi Auto Group: 68,100

Source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers

 

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China sold 530,700 passenger vehicles in January, up 35.9 percent Y/Y:

February 14, 2008 - China sold a record amount of 530,700 passenger vehicles in the first month of this year, which represents a growth of 3.5 percent month-on-month and a 35.9 percent growth year-on-year, according to latest statistics from National Association of Passenger Vehicles Manufacturers.

Heavy snowstorms in January disrupted vehicle production in many regions in southern China. It must be a surprise to many people that China’s vehicle sales in January surged 35.9 percent from one year earlier.

"One the one hand, many carmakers did not transfer their stockpiles to dealers in the last month of last year and consequently dealers are under no pressure to sell their inventory this January,” explained Rao Da, secretariat of National Association of Passenger Vehicle Manufacturers.

"On the other hand, some car makers have understated their sales figures last year in order to make it look better this year,” Rao said.

Official statistics show FAW-VW leads China’s passenger vehicle sales in January by selling out 65,700 vehicles and it is followed by Shanghai-VW’s 45,000 in January. Industry insiders say FAW-VW has understated its sales numbers last year in order to hit a record target 600,000 this year.

Rao believes China’s car sales will not cease to grow until China puts oil consumption tax in place. For the time being, China has no restrictions on the imports of luxury and large displacement passenger vehicles.

China's top ten passenger vehicle makers in January 2008:

Shanghai. February 14 (Gasgoo.com) – Shanghai VW leads passenger car sales in January in China with 46,133 units sold, a figure that is just 16 units higher than its closest follower FAW VW, which sold 46,117 vehicles.

In the same month, Shanghai GM, FAW-VW, Shanghai VW all sold more than 400,000 vehicles, while FAW-Toyota, Dongfeng Nissan and Beijing Hyundai sold more than 30,000 vehicles; the other top ten automakers, including Changan Ford, Geely Auto, Guangzhou Honda and Chery Auto sold 200,000 – 240,000 vehicles.

source:
http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/5736/China-s-top-ten-passenger-vehicle-makers-in-January-2008.html

 

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China top 10 best selling sedan models in January:


Rank / Car models / Automaker / January sales
1. / Jetta / FAW-VW / 25,100
2. / Santana / Shanghai-VW / 19, 800
3. / Elantra / Beijing-Hyundai / 18,000
4. / Excelle / Shanghai-GM / 16,700
5. / Xiali / Tian-FAW-Xiali / 15,300
6. / QQ / Chery / 15,100
7. / Corolla / Tianjin-FAW-Toyota / 15,000
8. / Camry / Tianjin-FAW-Toyota / 12,600
9. / Focus / Changan Ford Mazda / 12,300
10. / Sagitar / FAW-VW / 11,600

Source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

 

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China’s major car makers unveil 2008 sales target. Most of them are very optimistic.

http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/5851/China-s-major-car-makers-unveil-2008-sales-target.html

 

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China’s top 10 best-selling sedan models in February:

Rank / Sedan model / Automaker / February sales
1. / Volkwagen Santana / Shanghai VW / 20,700
2. / Buick Excelle / Shanghai GM / 15,900
3. / Toyota Camry / Guangzhou Toyota / 12,200
4. / Toyota Corolla / Tianjin-FAW-Toyota / 12,000
5. / Chery QQ / Chery / 11,600
6. / Hyundai Elantra / Beijing Hyundai / 11,100
7. / Tianjin-FAW Xiali / Tianjin-FAW-Xiali / 10,200
8. / F3 / BYD / 9,400
9. / Volkswagen Passat / Shanghai VW / 9,200
10. / Chevrolet Lova / Shanghai GM / 9,100

China's top 10 passenger vehicle sellers in February:

Rank / Passenger car makers / January sales
1 / Shanghai-VW / 42,600
2 / Shanghai-GM / 36,400
3 / FAW-VW / 24,900
4 / Chery / 24,200
5 / FAW-Toyota / 22,300
6 / Dongfeng Nissan / 18,400
7 / Geely / 16,900
8 / Tianjin FAW Xiali / 16,200
9 / Beijing Hyundai / 15,300
10 / Guangzhou Honda / 14,600

source: National Association of Passenger Vehicle Manufacturers.

 

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China’s top five SUV and MPV makers in February

China’s top five SUV and MPV makers in February.

Top five SUV makers sold a total of 17,500 SUV vehicles in February, which represents 62 percent of Chinese SUV market.

Rank / SUV brands / Automaker / February sales
1. / Hover / Great Wall / 4,584
2. / Honda CRV / Dongfeng Honda / 4,545
3. / Hyundai Tucson / Beijing Hyundai / 3,316
4. / New-Dadi / Chengdu New Dadi / 2,545
5. / Chery Tiggo / Chery Auto /2,487

Top five MPV makers sold a total of 10,900 MPV vehicles in February, which represents 70 percent of Chinese MPV market.

Rank / MPV brands / Automaker / February sales
1. / Refine / Jianghuai (JAC) / 2,836
2. / Buick GL8 / Shanghai GM / 2,556
3. / Honda Odyssey / Guangzhou Honda / 2,356
4. / Fengxing / Dongfeng Motor / 1,800
5. / VW Touran / Shanghai VW / 1,328

source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers

 

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Sales of Chinese vehicles in Russia grew 150% in 2007.

March 28, 2008 - In 2007, over 50,000 Chinese vehicles were sold in the Russian market, up 150 percent over the previous year. Chery Auto is the best seller among all the Chinese brands, the Xinhua news agency said, citing a Russian newspaper on Wednesday.

In 2007, sales of Chinese vehicles grow fast in Russia thanks to the increase in their local production capacity, said industry analyst Mr. Romanov. "They may nudge all the conventional car models of AutoVAZ out of the market after they've captured the low-end market," he predicts, adding that Chinese automakers will gain more market shares. AutoVAZ is Russia's leading domestic automaker.

Chery sold approximately 37,000 vehicles last year, an increase of 245 percent year on year. The home-grown automaker began selling cars in Russia in June 2006, and now Russia has been its largest overseas market, accounting for about 30 percent of its total overseas sales last year.

Recent foreign reports said that Chery is planning to buy an existing manufacturing plant in Russia by spending RMB 3 billion ($422.32 million), but the plan has not been officially confirmed.

Another Chinese automaker, Chongqing Lifan Group is also planning its production expansion in Russia. The automaker started its local assembly line in the Karachay-Cherkessia last summer and aims to raise its annual productivity to 50,000 units from the current level of 5,000 units.

source: Gasgoo.com

 

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Top ten companies and passenger cars in March:
http://es.autoblog.com/2008/04/27/ventas-marzo-2008-china/

TOP 10 Companies

1. FAW-VW 54.279
2. Shanghai-VW 51.388
3. Chery 46.181
4. Shanghai-GM 45.504
5. Guangzhou-Honda 36.494
6. Tianjin-Toyota 35.368
7. Dongfeng-Nissan 27.441
8. Beijing-Hyundai 24.641
9. Dodgfeng-PSA 23.373
10. Chang´an-Ford 22.201

TOP 10 Models

1. VW Santana 21.252
2. Honda Accord 21.061
3. VW Jetta 20.396
4. Buick Excelle 18.035
5. Chery QQ 17.779
6. Toyota Camry 16.529
7. Toyota Corolla 15.457
8. Hyundai Elantra 14.338
9. Ford Focus 11.995
10. FAW Xiali 11.898

 

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Top ten automakers and their sales figures (including passenger and commercial vehicles) in Q1:

http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/6296/Top-10-auto-groups-in-China-market-by-sales-in-Q1.html

 

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China's top 10 best-selling sedan brands in Jan-Apr.

China sold a total of 1.2 million sedans from January to April this year, up 61.27% from a year earlier, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Santana was the top selling brand with 69,214 units sold, followed by Buick Excelle and Jetta with 62,750 and 61,202 units sold respectively.

The total sales of ten 10 best selling sedan models hit 507,894 units in the first four months, which represents 33.1% of Chinese sedan market.

Rank / Sedan brands / Automaker / Jan-Apr sales
1. / Santana / Shanghai VW / 69,214
2. / Buick Excelle / Shanghai GM / 62,750
3. / Jetta / FAW VW / 61,202
4. / Camry / Guangzhou Toyota / 54,123
5. / Xiali / Tianjin-FAW-Xiali / 48,421
6. / QQ / Chery / 46,251
7. / Family / FAW - Haima / 45,352
8. / Accord / Guangzhou Honda / 42,160
9. / Elantra / Beijing Hyundai / 41,556
10. / Passat GP / Shanghai VW / 36,865

China's top 5 best-selling MPV brands in April.

ccording to the statistics from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the top five best-selling PMV (multi-purpose vehicle) brands in April in the Chinese market are Buick GL8, Honda Odyssey, Jianghuai Refine, Dongfeng (Fengxing) Joyear and Shanghai VW Touran.

Of the five best sellers, the Buick GL8 rose from last month third place to number one this month. The Buick GL8 is a minivan sold by GM's Buick division in China. Released in 2000, the GL8 is essentially a rebadged Pontiac Montana.

The five MPV brands sold a total of 13,300 units, accounting 66% of all the MPV sales of that month in the China's auto market.

 

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China's top 10 best-selling sedan brands in May

China sold 377,698 sedans in May this year, up 15.3% from a year earlier but down 4.1% from April, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Jetta was the top selling brand with 18,243 units sold, followed by Santana and Accord with 17,562 and 15,923 units sold respectively.

The total sales of the ten 10 best selling sedan models reached 133,100 units, representing 32.06% of China's sedan sales in the month.

Rank / Sedan brands / Automaker / May sales
1. / Jetta / FAW VW / 18,243
2. / Santana / Shanghai VW / 17,562
3. / Accord / Guangzhou Honda / 15,923
4. / Corolla / Tianjin FAW Toyota / 15,228
5. / Elantra / Beijing Hyundai / 12,239
6. / Camry / Guangzhou Toyota / 12.070
7. / Lova / Shanghai GM / 11,337
8. / Excelle / Shanghai GM / 11,140
9. / Xiali / Tianjin-FAW-Xiali / 9,782
10. / Focus / Changan Ford / 9,658

 

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China's top 10 passenger-car makers by May

China's top 10 passenger-car makers by May sales unveiled.

June 17 (Gasgoo.com) China sold a total of 420,500 passenger vehicles (including sedan, SUV and MPV) in May alone, up 14.5 percent from a year earlier but down 6.6 percent from April, China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

FAW Volkswagen was the top seller in May with sales of 39,691 units, followed by Shanghai VW and Shanghai GM, with 38,420 and 36,707 vehicles sold each.

Of the top 10 passenger car makers in China, only Guangzhou Honda and FAW Toyota saw their monthly sales increase in May from the previous month, amid the pervasive auto sales depression as a result of the devastating earthquake on May 12.

The top ten car maker sold a combined 295,710 units, representing 70.3 percent of the total sales in May.

source: http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/6762/China-s-top-10-passenger-car-makers-by-May-sales-unveiled.html

 

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Top selling MPV's in May

China's top selling MPV brands in May released.

June 18, 2008 - China Association of Automobile Manufacturers unveiled top five MPV brands in term of May sales in Chinese market.

Top five MPV models, including Buick GL8, Honda Odyssey, JAC Refine, Dongfeng Jingyi and Chery Riich, reported sales of some 12,000 units in May, which represents 67.60 percent of Chinese MPV market.

Rank / MPV brands / Automaker / May sales
1. / Buick GL8 / Shanghai GM / 3,497
2. / Honda Odyssey / Guangzhou Honda / 3,087
3. / Refine / Jianghuai (JAC) / 3,050
4. / Jingyi / Dongfeng Motor / 1,100
5. / Riich / Chery Auto / 1,079

 

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China's top five SUV brands for January - May.

June 20, 2008 - China Association of Automobile Manufacturers has unveiled top five hot selling SUV brands in the Chinese market from January to May.

The top five SUV models are Honda CRV, Great Wall Hover, Hyundai Tucson, Chery Tiggo and Kia Sportage, which together posted sales of 107,496 units in the first five months, representing 59.99% of China's SUV market in that period.

In May alone, the top selling SUVs models in terms of sales include Honda CRV, Chery Tiggo, Great Wall Hover, Hyundai Tucson and Changfeng Liebao. A total of 23,333 units of the five brand SUVs were sold in May, accounting for 61.58 percent of the total.

The table below gives a brief list of the top selling SUV brands and their automakers in China in the first five months of 2008 and in May alone.

Table I
Rank / SUV brands / Automakers / Jan-May sales
1. / CRV / Dongfeng Honda / 31,840
2. / Hover / Great Wall / 23,766
3. / Tucson / Beijing Hyundai / 21,692
4. / Tiggo / Chery Auto / 18,537
5. / Sportage / Kia / 11,661


Table II
Rank / SUV brands / Automakers / May sales
1. / CRV / Dongfeng Honda / 7,463
2. / Tiggo / Chery Auto / 5,310
3. / Hover / Great Wall / 4,134
4. / Tucson / Beijing Hyundai / 3,835
5. / Liebao / Changfeng Motor / 2,591

 

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June 2008 Auto Sales Results in China

Top 10 passenger cars in june:
1. Hyundai Elantra - 24,257 cars sold (May 20,446)
2. Toyota Corolla 19,722 (May 19,924)
3. VW Santana 19,481 (May 16,144)
4. VW Jetta 17,135 (May 16,232)
5. Buick Excelle15,560 (May 11,139)
6. Chery QQ 12,073 (May 9167)
7. 7th Gen Honda Accord 12,042 (May 15,917)
8. Toyota Camry 10,386 (May 12,349)
9. Ford Focus 9,755 (May 9,567)
10. Chevrolet Lova/Aveo 9,520 (May 11,337)


China sells 286,804 SUVs in Jan-May.

China sold 286,804 SUVs from January to May this year, up 58.8% from the same period of last year, sources from China Passenger Car Association said yesterday.

The total sales of SUVs built in China were 199,812 units, up 47.8% from a year earlier, while sales of imported SUVs rose a remarkable 91.3% year on year to 86,994 units.

Japan is the largest contributor to the sales volume of imported SUVs, with 39,195 units sold in China, followed by South Korea and the U.S..

March was a record month as sales of imported SUV sales rose 104% to 21,510 units and domestically built SUVs rose 61% to 47,769 units. The overall sales of SUV slided afterward due to natural disasters, such as the Sichuan earthquake and southern provinces' flooding.

China's PV sales in June up 13% y/y, down1.3% m/m

There were 517,469 passenger vehicles (PVs) sold in China in June, up 13% year on year (y/y), but down 1.3% from May, said xinhuanet.com today. The PV sales in the Chinese market have dropped for three straight months, but this trend is expected to change for the better starting this month.

The latest statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show that in the first six months of this year, the sales of passenger vehicles in the country totaled 3,322,876 units, up 14.2% over one year earlier. Industry experts from the CAAM predicted that the sluggish PV sales since April will be reversed in the second half of this year starting in July, with sales likely to grow by 10% y/y.

In June, China sold 38,098 SUVs, representing the biggest growth at 32.0% y/y; there were 369,639 sedans sold, up 11.7% y/y, but down 2.02% from the previous month; sales of MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) hit 17,622 units, up 0.8% y/y.

 

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Top 5 SUV's as reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM):

- Honda CRV
- Ssanyong Musso
- Chery Tiggo
- Hyundai Tucson
- Great Wall Hover

Excellent and suprising result for Musso.

 

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China's pickup sales top 100,000 units in H1.

July 24, 2008 - The total sales of China's 10 major pickup brands reached 103,387 units in the first half of 2008, up 21.8% from one year earlier, reported xinhuanet.com today, citing the latest data from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

Great Wall Motor led the pickup sales with 31,399 units from January to June, capturing 30.4% market share. The second to eighth best-selling pickup brands over the period are Jiangling, Nissan, Zhongxing, Foton, Huanghai (Yellow Sea), Gonow, and Qingling.

Statistics of the CAAM show that the first-half sales of the four major auto categories -- sedans, MPVs, SUVs and pickups -- hit 3,097,220 units in the Chinese market, up 18.53% year-on-year. The sales growth rates of sedans (16.8%) and MPVs (4.8%) were both below that of pickups.

The soaring fuel price did not affect the sales of pickups in China over the past six months because they are mainly used as vehicles widely needed for business and industrial activities for China’s booming economy. The demand for pickups is expected to grow more rapidly.

The sales of pickups now only account for 3% of the sales of the four major auto categories in China, but industry experts predicted that the market share of pickups will rise to 5% in the country's auto market by 2010, and to about 10% in the next 15 to 20 years.

 

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Very nice alialince :thumb:
Where did you get these numbers?

 

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Many automobile manufacturersare cashing on the upcoming Olympics with various ‘Olympic Edition’ cars. China Car Times listed several of them.


Skoda Octavia: 2.0l, limited to 2008 models.
The Skoda Octavia Olympic Edition is limited to a mere 2008 models and is sure to sell out fast. Its a well packed car, at a low price of 129,000rmb for which you get the VW quality we all know and love, at a bargain price. In addition to the 2.0l model, Skoda are also planning to offer a 1.6l model but both are limited to manual transmissions. Shanghai VW are also offering a 4000 gift bag with every Olympic Edition Octavia.


MG7 Olympic Edition
The MG7 Olympic Edition is so limited, that the metropolis of Beijing will only get ten cars for sale, and at 160,960rmb for the 1.8 non turbo model, its quite a bargain - if you can buy one.


FAW VW Sagitar
It well be the VW Jetta in other markets, but for China, the Sagitar is what works best and now they’ve made an Olympic version to improve sales. They’re not cheap though, at 170,888rmb to 190,080rmb for the 1.8TSI model


Volvo S40 Commemoration edition
The Volvo S40 usually retails for around 280,000rmb, but the Commemoration Edition model will retail for around 250,000rmb, the S40 packs a 2.4l engine into its small Ford Focus sized body which makes for quite a sporty car.


Suzuki SX4
As mentioned on CCT previously, the SX4 has been given a slight make over for the 08 Olympics, which will no doubt increase sales through 08. Priced at 111,118rmb to 120,180rmb, depending on transmission required. If you want one, you better move quick, as this SX4 is a limited edition model and will sell out quick. Oddly, this edition of the SX4 only comes in black.


Roewe 750 Olympic Edition
SAIC, not wanting to miss out on the Olympic fever, have launched their own Olympic Roewe 750. This Roewe 750 is a 2.5l V6 model but missing front fog lights, heated seats, but has added a rear windscreen wiper, an alarm system. From what we’ve heard, the Olympic Edition will sell for 200,888rmb.


Suzuki Swift 1.5l Olympic Edition
The Suzuki Swift is a popular car in the PRC, probably due to a mixture of cool design and low price that makes the aging Swift move off the dealership forecourt 4 years after it was launched. The Olympic Edition has seen the addition of a 6 CD playing stereo, 6 airbags, reversing sensors, automatic air conditioning, and keyless locks, not forgetting the 1.5l engine. The price is a mere 80,180 to 90,980rmb.


Toyota Royal Crown 2.5l and 3.0l
The Oylmpic Crown has been given an additional DVD+Sat navigation system to boost sales. The price sits at 320,000rmb for the 2.5l model which includes leather seats.


Mitsubishi Galant
The Galant is not an extremely well selling car in China, but the addition of GPS Sat Nav and DVD may help the Galant shift a few more from SouEast motors garages, the Olympic Galant will cost 230,980rmb.