China's top 10 passenger-car makers in May by sales

Shanghai, June 17 (Gasgoo.com) China sold a total of 420,500 passenger vehicles (including sedans, SUVs and MPVs) in May alone, up 14.5 percent from a year earlier but down 6.6 percent from April, said China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

FAW VW was the top seller in May with sales of 39,691 units, followed by Shanghai VW and Shanghai GM, with 38,420 and 36,707 vehicles sold each.

Of the top 10 passenger car makers in China, only Guangzhou Honda and FAW Toyota saw their monthly sales increase in May from the previous month, amid the pervasive auto sales depression as a result of the devastating earthquake on May 12.

The top ten car maker sold a combined 295,710 units, representing 70.3 percent of the total sales in May.