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Four major Japanese automakers all earn YoY sales growth for China market in Sept.

Monika From Gasgoo| October 18 , 2020 19:47 BJT

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- In September, the traditional selling season in China for car shopping, four major Japanese automakers all gained sales growth compared to the same period a year ago. Notably, both Toyota and Honda posted double-digit growth in China sales, and outpaced the country’s overall auto market.

Four major Japanese automakers all earn YoY sales growth for China market in Sept.

Let's review the bright spots of their Sept. China sales.

Toyota's China unit achieves all-time high monthly sales in Sept.

Toyota's China monthly sales hit a record high of 179,400 vehicles in September, which were 25.3% more than that of the year ago period, according to Nikkei's report.

As of September, Toyota's China business had gained year-on-year sales growth for sixth month in a row. The incessant increase made the automaker obtain a blooming growth of 6.9% with 1,262,400 vehicles sold around the country so far this year.

Four major Japanese automakers all earn YoY sales growth for China market in Sept.

Levin; photo source: GAC Toyota

Key models contributed a lot to the overall robust growth. In September, the sales of the Corolla surged 41.3% from the previous year to roughly 37,400 units, while the Levin had a sales volume of 22,700 units with a growth of 5%, according to the report.

Lexus saw its China sales jump 13.3% from a year earlier to 20,090 units, including 7,464 electrified vehicles. In terms of the year-to-date performance, the Toyota-owned premium brand sold 158,439 vehicles (+9.6% YoY) in the country, 37.8% of which were electrified products.

Although analysts are lukewarm about this year's China auto sales, Toyota still aims to achieve an 8.6% year-on-year increase in 2020 by selling 1.76 million units (including Lexus' vehicles) in the world's biggest auto market. During the first nine months, the automaker has completed 72% of the goal.

Honda achieves all-time high September deliveries in China

Honda said its China retail sales volume leapt 22.3% from a year earlier to 168,872 units last month, which was also the best-ever Sept. sales the company has by far gained.

For the first nine months of 2020, Honda's automobile deliveries in China slid 5.1% year on year to 1,066,161 units, versus the 9% decrease in the Jan.-Aug. volume.

Four major Japanese automakers all earn YoY sales growth for China market in Sept.

Civic; photo source: Dongfeng Honda

Both GAC Honda and Dongfeng Honda attained double-digit growth in Sept. sales. To be specific, GAC Honda delivered 81,669 vehicles, a year-on-year jump of 24.6%. As of the year-to-date performance, the joint venture obtained a 4.3% decline from a year ago by selling 1,066,161 vehicles.

There were 87,203 consumers in China taking delivery of the vehicles produced by Dongfeng Honda, representing a robust increase of 20.2% over the previous year. Its Jan.-Sept. deliveries amounted to 529,130 units, falling 5.9% over a year ago.

With regard to detailed products, the respective deliveries of seven models—the Accord, the Vezel, the Breeze, the Crider, the Civic, the CR-V and the XR-V—all exceeded 10,000 units last month. Three of them—the Accord, the Civic and the CR-V—had delivery volume topping 20,000 units.

Nissan records 5.1% growth in Sept. China sales

Nissan's China sales climbed 5.1% year on year to 141,595 units (including imported vehicles) in September. For the first three quarters, the automaker sold 985,474 new vehicles in the world's biggest auto market, a year-on-year decrease of 9.7%, 2.1 percentage points lower than the drop in Jan.-Aug. sales.

In September, Nissan China's PV business unit achieved a 5.3% year-on-year growth by selling 119,235 vehicles. Dongfeng Nissan’s sales grew 8.7% from a year earlier to 112,029 units, its highest-ever figure in terms of Sept. sales volume.

Four major Japanese automakers all earn YoY sales growth for China market in Sept.

Altima; photo source: Dongfeng Nissan

Both sedan and SUV sales continued to grow for Dongfeng Nissan. Last month, the sales of the seven-generation Altima, the Sylphy and the Tiida reached 11,828 units (+14.3% YoY), 57,438 units (+51.4% YoY) and 6,236 units (+9.3% MoM) respectively. Notably, the Sylphy's sales hit a record high level regarding September volume.

The joint venture saw the Sept. sales of Nissan-branded SUVs edge up 2.3% month on month to 35,357 units, including 15,553 Qashqais (+10.6% MoM) and 15,168 X-Trails.

Light-duty commercial vehicle sales jumped 12.8% over the year-ago period to 19,880 units in September. The rising movement should be credited to the double-digit growth achieved by both Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. and Zhengzhou Nissan.

Mazda's China deliveries climb 1.5% YoY in Sept.

Mazda said its China deliveries in September stood at 20,922 units, edging up 1.5% from a year ago and jumping 20.7% from the previous months.

Both FAW-Mazda and Changan Mazda attained month-on-month growth in September. To be specific, Changan Mazda delivered 14,311 new vehicles, which grew 16.2% from a month ago, while FAW-Mazda's retail sales leapt to 6,611 units from 5,013 units in August. Compared to the year-ago level, Changan Mazda nabbed a robust 28.9% increase, while FAW-Mazda was hit by a 30.5% plunge.

Four major Japanese automakers all earn YoY sales growth for China market in Sept.

Mazda3 Axela; Changan Mazda

For the first nine months, the Japanese automaker had handed over 153,329 vehicles to consumers in China, a year-over-year decline of 5.2%. The year-to-date deliveries of Changan Mazda and FAW-Mazda were 94,522 units and 58,807 units, falling 3.8% and 7.3% compared to the same period a year ago.

Compared to August, the retail volume of the Mazda3/Axela, the CX-4 and the CX-5 all showed growth in September. Versus the prior-year level, the deliveries of the Mazda3/Axela and the CX-5 climbed 10.5% and 5.1% respectively to 8,645 units and 3,269 units, while the CX-4 sales tumbled 27.2% to 3,952 units.

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