Great Wall Motor Hover series remain best-selling SUV

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (SEHK: 2333), one of China's leading automakers, says that its Hover series has retained the top spot on the monthly sports utility vehicle (SUV) sales ranking list for the third month in a row.

The Baoding-based company sold 20,196 Hover branded SUVs in the first two months of the year, widening its gap with Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., maker of CR-V, the second best-selling SUV in the country.

Jia Yaquan, general manager in charge of the home market for Great Wall Motor, attributes the robust sales to the repositioning of the Hover series and the rollout of new products.

The automaker saw its auto sales surge 119% year on year to 54,891 units in the January-February period, of which 21,068 were sedans, soaring 205%; 12,956 were pickup trucks, growing 56.7%; and 20,196 were SUVs, leaping 113%.

The company, which aims to sell 400,000 autos this year, will roll out 10 new models, discloses Mr. Jia.