BYD F3 leads Jan-May sedan sales with 138,000 units

Shanghai, June 10 (Gasgoo.com) China's passenger car sales in the first five months of the year rose 55% from a year earlier to 5.68 million units, and the BYD F3 was the top-selling sedan model during the period with 138,000 units sold, media reported.

According to the latest data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the top 10 best-selling sedan models by their sales in the January to May period are as follows:

1.  BYD F3 - 138,000 units
2.  Hyundai Yue Dong - 99,500
3.  VW Lavida Langyi - 97,600
4.  VW Jetta - 92,200
5.  Buick Excelle - 90,900
6.  FAW Xiali - 81,300
7.  Chevrolet Cruze - 76,800
8.  VW Santana - 71,900
9.  Chery QQ - 71,300
10. Hyundai Elantra - 70,900

In the first five months, sales of the top 10 sedan models reached 890,400 units, accounting for 23% of China's total sedan sales during the period. The ten models' sales in May accounted for 24% of the total, reaching 171,600 units.

BYD, a Chinese automaker backed by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, aims to export 10% of the 800,000 vehicles it expects to sell this year, a sharp increase from last year when it exported about 2.2% of its 450,000 vehicles sold.