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Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - The SUV segment remains the largest subsection of the Chinese passenger automobile market, accounting for over three-tenths of all automobile sold in the country last year. According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), a total of 6.27 million SUVs were sold in China in 2015, representing year-on-year growth of 52.7%, far above the overall market average of 9.6%. SUVs comprised 31.1% of all passenger automobiles sold over the course of the year, up 8.8 percentage points from the previous year. SUV sales growth rates begun reaching the 60% mark in September, reaching a high of 803,594 units sold in December.

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai) - According to statistics from Gasgoo.com (Chinese), Shanghai VW was the largest seller of passenger automobiles in China in the year 2015. The joint venture, whose total annual sales exceeded 1.8 million units, was followed by Shanghai GM, FAW-VW, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Beijing Hyundai, Dongfeng Nissan, Changan Automobile, Changan Ford, Great Wall Motor and Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën. Six of these ten manufacturers managed to sell over one million passenger automobiles in 2015. The two domestic own brand manufacturers making the top ten list, Changan and Great Wall, reported significant year-on-year growth over the course of the year.