Interview & Commentary
Summary: Brief overview of Great Wall’s performance in 2015

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Great Wall sold a total of 753,226 passenger automobiles in 2015, 23.0% more than the 612,459 vehicles it sold in 2014. Factoring in pick-up truck sales, Great Wall’s automobile sales for the year totaled 852,693 units, enabling the manufacturer to just meet its annual sales target of 850,000 units. Great Wall is anticipating sales growth of 11.4% in the new year, setting a preliminary annual sales target of 950,000 passenger automobile sales in 2016.

Jan. 21 , 2016
Summary: Chinese minivan sales from January to November

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - As demand for automobiles in the country remains strong, Chinese minivan sales have continued to increase. While sales growth is not at the same level as 2014, it was still very high. While in 2014 sales growth rates of 40% to 50% were much easier to reach, last year’s automotive sales growth was a lot more subdued. According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), minivan sales grew 11.2% from 1.72 million sales completed over the first 11 months of 2014 to 1.91 million sales completed over the first 11 months of 2015. Minivan sales accounted for 10.7% of all automobile sales made across the country in 2015, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous year.

Jan. 18 , 2016
Summary: Sedan market in China from January to November

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), sedan sales in China grew 9.0% in November. A total of 1.17 million sedans were sold in the country over the course of the month. However that small recovery was not enough to change the overall downwards trend the Chinese sedan market has been facing as of late. A total of 10.43 million sedans were sold in the country from January to November, down 6.3% year-on-year.

Jan. 15 , 2016
Summary: SUV sales lead the Chinese passenger automobile market in November

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - With the introduction of effective economic stimulus policies and the traditional buying craze in the lead up to Chinese New Year, the Chinese passenger automotive market ushered in a resurgence in November. According to Gasgoo.com (Chinese) statistics, a total of 2.11 million automobiles were sold in the country over the course of the month, representing year-on-year growth of 24.6% compared to the 1.69 million automobiles sold last November. Both the monthly sales volume and year-on-year sales growth rate were record highs for the year. A total of 17.81 million automobiles have been sold in China from January to November, representing year-on-year growth of 8.2%.

Dec. 27 , 2015
Summary: Top passenger automobile manufacturing enterprises in November

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - The Chinese passenger automotive industry’s recovery continued into November. According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), passenger sales grew 24.1% year-on-year during the month, reaching a total of 2.11 million units.

Dec. 23 , 2015
Summary: Major global automotive markets from January to October

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), almost 14.51 million passenger automobiles were sold from January to October in China, making the country the largest passenger automobile market in the world. The figure is 5.8% higher than the 13.71 million passenger automobiles sold in the country from January to October of 2014.

Dec. 20 , 2015