Interview & Commentary
Summary: New 2015 sales targets for Chinese automotive enterprises

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - With the advent of the Chinese New Year, most automobile manufacturers in the country have taken the initiative to announce their new targets for 2015. Most of the announced targets are fairly optimistic, hovering around the ten percent rate, much better than a lot of the foreign forecasts for the market’s growth this year. Worth noting is that many local own brand manufacturers have decided to take the lead this year, announcing very ambitious sales targets for 2015.

Mar. 26 , 2015
Summary: Top luxury automobile manufacturers in China in 2014

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), Audi was the best selling luxury brand in the Chinese market last year, followed by BMW (whose sales included Mini vehicles), Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar Land Rover, Lexus, Volvo, Cadillac, Porsche, Infiniti and Citroën DS.

Feb. 24 , 2015
Summary: Chinese own brands’ performance in November 2014

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics collected by Gasgoo.com (Chinese), domestic own brand manufacturer’s share of the Chinese passenger automobile market increased again in November. Domestic brand passenger automobile sales in November totaled 642,900 vehicles, representing year-on-year growth of 13.8 percent, 8.2 percent above the market average. Own brands dominate a 37.8 percent stake in the domestic passenger automobile market, up 1.8 percent from a year ago.

Jan. 12 , 2015
Summary: Foreign brand automobile sales in China in November

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), the market share of foreign brand passenger automobiles fell 1.8 percent points in November. Foreign brand passenger automobile sales in November totaled 1.06 million units, up 5.1 percent from the previous year. That growth rate is below the average monthly growth rate of 8.2 percent.

Dec. 30 , 2014
Summary: Top selling Chinese passenger automobile enterprises in November

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - The passenger automobile market in China has undergone more changes in the month of November, with Shanghai GM rising to the top of the month’s sales charts. November also marked the first month that SAIC-GM-Wuling has finished in the top four. The top ten automobile enterprises for November were Shanghai GM, FAW-VW, Shanghai VW, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Beijing Hyundai, Dongfeng Nissan, Changan Ford, Changan Automobile, Great Wall and Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën.

Dec. 24 , 2014