SUV sales rose 50 percent in the first seven months

Shanghai. August 20 (Gasgoo.com) - The sales of SUV (sports utility vehicles) in China reached 187,600 units, up 46 percent from a year earlier, according to latest statistics from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

SUV sales in July reached 29,300 units, up 100.8 percent from the corresponding month last year. In July the best-selling SUV brands are Hover (Great Wall), Tiggo (Chery), Honda CR-V, Tuscon (Hyundai) and Chengfeng Liebao. The above five SUV models sold 19,600 in July, representing 67 percent of total SUV sales in China.

Of all SUV sales in July, over 70 percent are low-emission SUV cars. In China's northwestern province Shaanxi provice, 2.5 liter SUV cars or smaller are particularly attractive to customers, Chinese media reported.

"People become interested in low emission SUV cars because they want to save oil costs," said Chen Chao, one of Chery's sales managers in Shaanxi province.

Statistics show that 2.0-2.4 liter SUV cars are most popular among Chinese consumers.