The top 25 best-selling models in China in the first five months of 2022
- The Chinese passenger car market is down 3.5% in the first five months of 2022, compared to the same period of the previous year with a volume of 8,126,145 units against 8,425,044 units. This drop is due to a catastrophic month of April (-43%) due to the consequences of yet another wave of Covid-19 which forced carmakers to close a large part of the country's automobile assembly plants. But market growth was observed as early as May.
- In this context, the ranking of the top 25 sales has changed significantly compared to last year. The GM-Wuling Mini EV takes the lead in the top 25 for the first five months of 2022, with 168,000 sales, which augurs for a volume of 400,000 units for the full year. The Volkswagen Lavida drops compared to last year, with 130,000 sales, followed by the Tesla Model Y (126,000 sales) which appears for the first time in the ranking. The Great Wall H6 SUV is fourth, with 113,000 sales, down sharply from 2021.
- Two medium sedans follow, the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy (109,000 sales) and the Toyota Camry (108,000 sales) which are ahead of the BYD Song PHEV SUV (104,000 sales) which appears for the first time in the ranking, competing the SUV Changan CS75 (96,000 sales) and Honda CRV (93,000 sales). The Tesla Model 3 is in tenth place, with 90,000 sales. It is not really competed by the Model Y as the Model 3 loses only 5,000 sales compared to last year.
- We also note the sharp drop of the Volkswagen Sagitar, Volkswagen Bora and Toyota Corolla.
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