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

Tony From Gasgoo.com| January 29 , 2008 14:53 BJT

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.

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