The Top 15 Independent Chinese Manufacturers in the Chinese Market
- Independent Chinese automakers and independent brands owned by Chinese automakers that partner with foreign automakers in joint ventures account for 37 percent of China's PC car market in the first quarter of 2018 (up from 36 percent in 2017).
- Among the top fifteen of these manufacturers, Geely consolidates its leading position, with more than 400,000 passenger cars sold in China over this period (+ 37.2%), which corresponds to an annual rate of 1,600,000 units which no independent Chinese manufacturer had ever achieved so far.
- Changan, formerly leader of the Chinese market, is in second place, with 300,000 units in the first quarter of 2018 (-19.9%), which corresponds to an annual rate of 1,200,000 units.
- Great Wall is in third place (223,500 units, -0.4%), ahead of SAIC - with its brands Roewe and MG - (190,000 units, + 67.4%), Dongfeng (175,000 units; , 6%), BAIC (147,000 units, -11.3%), GAC (145,000 units, + 21.7%), Chery (132,000 units, + 13.2%) and BYD (110,000 units; + 21.8%).
- Only Geely and Changan can claim to be part of the world's Top 15 in 2018 (if the models produced in their JVs in China are counted with their non-Chinese JV partners ). In 2017, Geely was the thirteenth world manufacturer and Changan the fifteenth.
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