Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - The SUV segment continues to be one of the hottest in the Chinese automobile market, with new models being constantly introduced and competition growing increasing fiercely. According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 3.23 million SUVs have been sold in the country from January to May, up 45.3% year-on-year. SUVs accounted for 36.2% of all passenger automobiles sold in the country over the five-month time period.

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese) show that a total of 921,732 sedans were sold in China in May. That figure represents year-on-year growth of 0.6%, which marks the first month that several that sales haven’t decreased year-on-year.

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - A total of 1.73 million passenger automobiles were sold in the month of May, according to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese). That figure represents year-on-year growth of 13.6%. 652,022 of these vehicle sales were from own brand manufacturers, representing positive year-on-year growth of 20.3%. By comparison, joint venture automobile sales only grew 9.9%. Joint venture sales for the month totaled 1.07 million units. Sales growth of JV vehicles were far below both own brand passenger automobile sales and the market average. JV sales accounted for 62.3% of all passenger automobiles sold in May, down from 64.4% sold the previous year, while own brand automobile sales grew from 35.6% in May 2015 to 37.7% this May.