Assessment of Chinese Sales (PC+LUV) over the first 6 months of 2015
- The Chinese automotive market (PC + LUVs) increased by 1.4% in the first half of 2015, to 11.85 million units (against 11.68 million the previous year). So there has been a slowdown in growth for several years now (13.9% in 2013, 6.9% in 2014 and less than 3% in 2015). Sales of passenger cars rose by 4.8% (reaching 10.10 million units) while that of light utility vehicles was down 14.4% (1.75 million units).
- The VW Group remained the market leader (-5.6% to 1.74 million units), followed by GM (+ 3.1% to 1.66 million units), Hyundai-Kia (-5.8% to 0.81 million units), Changan (+ 17.4% to 0.70 million units), Toyota (+ 8.4% to 0.46 million units), Renault-Nissan (+3 , 6% to 0.45 million units), Ford (+7.7% to 0.43 million units) and Honda (+ 16.7% to 0.42 million units). Independent Chinese manufactures together accounted for 48% of PC + LUVs market, but only 39% of the PC market. PC nevertheless increased by 11% compared to last year. By local assembler, the DFM group (1.57 million) was ahead of the SAIC group (1.53 million units) and FAW (1.23 million).
- SUVs are constantly growing and now represents 22% of the PC + LUV market and 26% of the PC market.
- By model, the Wuling Hongguang small MPV remained the leader (-15.7% to 313 000 units), ahead of the VW Lavida sedan (-12.1% to 183 000 units), the Great Wall H6 SUV (+ 20.2% to 172 000 units), the recent Baojun 730 sedan of the GM group (158 000 units), which made a dramatic breakthrough, the VW Santana sedan (-5.8% to 153 000 units), the VW Jetta (-1.7 % to 150 000 units), Nissan Sylphy sedan (-1.7% to 143 000 units), Hyundai Elantra the (+ 4.7% to 141 000 units) and the Toyota Corolla sedan (+ 57.7% to 138 000 units).
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