Summary: Best-selling SUVs in October

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to figures compiled by Gasgoo.com (Chinese), 12 SUVs managed sales of over 5,000 units. Among them, eight were from foreign JVs, with Dongfeng's Honda CR-V, leading, followed by the Shanghai VW Tiguan, Dongfeng Nissan Qashqai, FAW Toyota RAV4, Guangqi Toyota Highlander, Beijing Hyundai ix35, FAW-VW Audi Q5 and Dongfeng Yueda Kia Sportage-R. The remaining four were Chinese: the Great Wall Haval H-Series, BYD S6, Chery Tiggo and Zotye 5008.

Aside from the Audi Q5 and Highlander, which fit firmly in the luxury-class, the remaining foreign SUVs are all aimed at the mid-class market (roughly between 150,000 and 300,000 yuan). Meanwhile, the four Chinese SUVs were slotted for the entry-level market, though Great Wall maintains hopes for the Haval H6 to enter the mid-class market. It is priced between 95,800 and 141,800 yuan ($15,027-$22,243), right at the upper boundary for entry-class vehicles.

Looking at the October sales results, foreign SUVs sold higher than their Chinese counterparts. The Sportage-R, which has been on the market for only one year, boasted the second-highest year-on-year growth rate of 95.4 percent. It was followed by the Qashqai and Q5, which had respective growth rates of 83.7 percent and 73.2 percent. The RAV4 and Highlander managed growth rates of over 50 percent, while the CR-V also grew higher than 40 percent.

Sales of Chinese SUVs meanwhile, were quite different. Sales of the Zotye 5008 19.2 percent, while Chery's Tiggo fell 2.1 percent. Meanwhile, monthly sales of the Haval H-Series increased 16.4 percent.

The trends were similar for sales periods between January and September. The CR-V led the sales charts with 126,600 sales in the ten month time span, followed by the Tiguan, Haval H-Series, Qashqai, Tiggo, ix35, RAV4, Highlander, Zotye 5008 and Sportage-R. Meanwhile, the Tiguan grew the fastest, with sales increasing 89.1 percent.

The Qashqai, Tiggo and ix35 all managed sales between 8,000 and 9,000 units, with cumulative sales increasing 64.7 percent, 66.3 percent and 78.8 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, the RAV4 and Highlander managed to sell over 7,000 units.

The Zotye 5008 and Sportage-R only managed sales between 5,000 and 6,000 units in the first ten months of the year, with the former's sales increasing only 9.9 percent.