Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - Sales of foreign branded passenger automobiles fell again this May. According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 1.52 million passenger automobiles were sold in China in May, down 4.1% from the previous year. Likewise, passenger automobile sales also decreased the previous month, when they fell 6.1%. These decreases were mainly due to the declining performance of foreign brand passenger automobiles. A total of 981,994 foreign brand passenger automobiles were sold during the course of the month, down 2.9% from the 1.01 million units sold last May. Foreign brands’ combined stake in the Chinese passenger automobile market was 64.5% for the month of May, down 4.7% from the 69.2% figure from a year ago.

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%.

Gasgoo.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.