Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics compiled by Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 20.19 million passenger automobiles were sold in China in 2015, representing year-on-year growth of 9.6%. Sales growth rates for foreign-affiliated joint venture enterprises have failed to meet the overall market average, with their combined passenger automobile sales only increasing a slight 2.4% from 12.20 million units sold in 2014 to 12.51 million units sold in 2015. The proportion of passenger automobile sales coming from joint venture model sales in 2015 totaled 61.9%, down 4.4 percentage points.
Feb. 13 , 2016Gasgoo.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) - 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 , 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 , 2016