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4.18Top 10 sedan makers in China market by sales in Q1

Top 10 sedan makers in China market by sales in Q1

 

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Shanghai, April 18 (Gasgoo.com) Industry statistics show that the sales of
sedans hit 1,374,200 units in the China¡¯s mainland market in the first
three months of 2008, up 22.5% year on year (y/y). In the first quarter, a
total of 1,851,100 passenger vehicles (including sedans, multi-purpose
vehicles, sport utility vehicles and crossovers) were sold in the country,
up 20.41% y/y. 

 

In March, 515,800 sedans were sold in mainland China, up 44.41% over the
previous month and up 25.97% y/y. The first three best-sellers are Santana
(of Shanghai VW), Accord (of Guangzhou Honda), and Jetta (of FAW VW), each
of which has sold more than 20,000 units in March.

 

The top 10 sedan makers in mainland China by sales in the first quarter of
this year sold 905,500 sedans, representing 66% of the sedan sales across
the country in the three months. The top 10 sedan makers are ranked as
follows (in descending order):




Rank 

Sedan maker 

Q1 sales unit 


1.

FAW VW

144,800


2.

Shanghai VW

137,400


3.

Shanghai GM

116,200


4.

Chery

95,800


5.

FAW Toyota

90,400


6.

Dongfeng Nissan

70,100


7.

Geely

66,000


8.

Guangzhou Honda

64,600


9.

Changan Ford

60,400


10.

Beijing Hyundai

59,800

 

 

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