Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Nearly halfway through 2015, there have been as many automotive manufacturers posting strong sales results as those posting lackluster ones. According to statistics compiled by Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 8.11 million passenger automobiles have been sold from January to May, representing positive year-on-year growth of 8.8%.
Jun. 20 , 2015Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Own brand manufacturer Great Wall suffered drastically last year due to its poor sedan sales. As a result, Great Wall lost its prestigious position as one of the country’s leading domestic manufacturers. However, Great Wall’s ploy to focus on its SUV division has seemed to pay off, with the manufacturer seeing its total passenger automobile sales recover this year.
Jun. 15 , 2015Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - With the number of new automobile models continuing to grow, China’s consumers have an increasingly wider selection of choices to pick from. As a result, sales have continued to grow. According to statistics compiled by Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 1.57 million passenger automobiles were sold domestically in April. That figure represents positive year-on-year sales growth of 5.7%, slightly less than growth rates of the previous three months.
Jun. 15 , 2015Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Thanks to changing consumer demands and ideals, the Chinese minivan market has managed to achieve outstanding growth over the past few years. Although the segment’s sales growth rates are still quite high, they are lower than this year than the previous year.
Jun. 4 , 2015Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Compared with the startlingly rapid sales growth of own brand manufacturers, the performance of Sino-foreign joint venture automotive enterprises has been far from stellar. The combined sales growth rate for joint venture manufacturers during the first quarter of the year was a mere 1.4 percent, with the growth rate for the month of April actually dipping into the red. The combined market share held by JVs has also decreased.
May 25 , 2015Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics compiled by Gasgoo.com (Chinese), Shanghai Volkswagen once again emerged to rank as April’s best performing automotive enterprise in terms of passenger automobile sales. FAW-VW, Shanghai GM, Beijing Hyundai, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Dongfeng Nissan, Changan Automobile, Changan Ford, Great Wall Motor and Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën.
May 24 , 2015