Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - The SUV segment remains the largest subsection of the Chinese passenger automobile market, accounting for over three-tenths of all automobile sold in the country last year. According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 6.27 million SUVs were sold in China in 2015, representing year-on-year growth of 52.7%, far above the overall market average of 9.6%. SUVs comprised 31.1% of all passenger automobiles sold over the course of the year, up 8.8 percentage points from the previous year. SUV sales growth rates begun reaching the 60% mark in September, reaching a high of 803,594 units sold in December.
Feb. 2 , 2016Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), Shanghai VW was the largest seller of passenger automobiles in China in the year 2015. The joint venture, whose total annual sales exceeded 1.8 million units, was followed by Shanghai GM, FAW-VW, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Beijing Hyundai, Dongfeng Nissan, Changan Automobile, Changan Ford, Great Wall Motor and Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën. Six of these ten manufacturers managed to sell over one million passenger automobiles in 2015. The two domestic own brand manufacturers making the top ten list, Changan and Great Wall, reported significant year-on-year growth over the course of the year.
Feb. 1 , 2016Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Changan Automobile was once again the best-performing domestic own brand manufacturer in terms of passenger automobile sales made in 2015. Over 900,000 Changan branded automobiles were sold last year, approximately 30% more than the amount sold in 2014. In contrast to fellow own brand manufacturer Great Wall, which has exclusively focused on its SUV models at the expense of its sedan sales, Changan has managed to maintain a fairer balance between its various model types.
Jan. 25 , 2016Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), total Chinese SUV sales from January to November increased 51.5% year-on-year. The midsize SUV segment reflected those growth trends. A total of 816,843 midsize SUVs were sold in the country from January to November, up 48.0% year-on-year. Midsize SUVs account for 14.9% of all SUVs sold in the country over that time period, down 0.4 percentage points from a year ago. The midsize SUV segment still lags considerably behind the compact and small SUV segments in terms of total sales.
Jan. 10 , 2016Gasgoo.com (Chinese) - The SUV market continued to maintain high growth rates into the end of 2015. According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 5.47 million SUVs have been sold in the country from January to November, representing year-on-year growth of 51.5%. SUV models accounted for 30.7% of all passenger automobiles sold in the country over the 11 month time period.
Jan. 4 , 2016Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 2.11 million passenger automobiles were sold in China in November. The figure represents positive year-on-year growth of 24.6%. This marks the first month this year that passenger automobile sales broke the two million barrier. Among the various submarkets, the SUV segment was especially strong. A total of 715,083 SUVs were sold in the country, up 69.5% year-on-year. By comparison, growth rates in among sedan and minivan sales were just 9.0% and 14.0%, respectively. The SUV segment accounted for just over one-third of the passenger automobile market. SUV sales growth rates have been very high throughout the whole of the year, with this month being the highest.
Dec. 30 , 2015