Best-selling model in China in 2017 remains the Wuling Hongguang
- Of a total of 24.7 million new passenger cars sold in China in 2017, the WulingHongguang minivan (counted in the GM group) remains the best-selling model, with 537,000 units, nonetheless down 113,000 units compared to 2016 (a decrease of 17.4%). Indeed, minivans are decreasing year after year in the Chinese market, in the face of strong growth in sales of SUV, and GM Wuling sells almost only minivans. The contrast with Baojun (another Chinese subsidiary of GM) is striking as Baojun sold 364,000 Type 510 SUV in 2017 coming from 0 in 2016 (this model is in 6th place in 2017). As a result, it is uncertain that Wuling Hongguangwill remain China's sales leader in 2018.
- Of all the passenger cars sold in China in 2017, 47% are sedans (compared to 49% in 2016), 40% are SUVs (compared to 36% in 2016), 8% are MPV and vans (compared to 10% in 2016) and 5% are minivans (compared to 5% in 2016). SUVs are taking market share from sedans and vans but not from minivans.
- Independent Chinese automakers dominate the SUV and minivans category, but are largely in the minority in the sedan category. They have 36% of the Chinese VP market as a whole. Imports accounted for 1.07 million passenger cars in 2017 (compared with 1.1 million in 2016). The first importers remain BMW (183,000 units), Mercedes (144,000 units) and Lexus (108,000 units).
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