In Chinese market, big-sized car sales soar, but small-sized plummet

Shanghai. January 29 (Gasgoo.com) – China sold a total number of 4.72 million sedan vehicles in domestic market last year, an increase of 23.46 percent from one year earlier, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

However official statistics show big-sized vehicle sales soared while small-sized vehicles plummeted in Chinese market. The table below shows year-on-year changes of the car sales in each displacement segment.

Engine displacement	2007 sales	year-on-year change
3.0 liter < displacement < 4.0 liter	12,100	450% (sales)
2.0 liter < displacement < 2.5 liter	516,600	26.56% (sales)
1.6 liter < displacement < 2.0 liter	1,445,500	45.67% (sales)
Displacement < 1.3 liter	730,200	-3.70% (market share)
Displacement < 1.0 liter	251,700	-30.9% (sales)

Source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.