Analysis of Sales of Top Ten Vehicle Manufacturers in MPV Market in June and First Half of 2011

MPV growth in the passenger vehicle market in June was the highest in the first half of the year

According to the sales data collected by Gasgoo.com, the highest sales growth in all kinds of passenger vehicles in China in June 2011 was MPV, which was 23.1% higher than the same period of last year, which was 43.80 million vehicles. Followed by cars, an increase of 12.1%, slightly higher than the average growth rate of the market (11.8%); SUV sales rose only 5.8% to 120,900 vehicles. However, micro-customer sales dropped by 23.4% year-on-year.

In the first half of this year, MPV sales increased by 15.0% year-on-year to 256,800 units, which was faster than the sedan market (7.6%) and microbus market (down 11.0%), but lower than the SUV market (26.8%).

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In June 2011, China's MPV sales of the top ten car companies, Dongfeng Liuzhou MPV (including the popular King Yi and popular Ling Zhi) sales increased by 136.4% to 7565 vehicles, ranking second. The sales of Jianghuai Automobile Company's MPV (including Heyue RS and Ruifeng) were slightly higher than Dongfeng Liuzhou by 92 vehicles, reaching 7,657 units, ranking first. Shanghai GM MPV (Buick GL8) sales increased by 27.6% year-on-year to 6,594 units, down from the second in the same period last year to third.

Of the top ten MPVs in June this year, Zotye MPV (Rangyue) recorded the fastest sales growth, surging 2323.1% to 1575 vehicles and rushing to 10th. Followed by the Shanghai Volkswagen MPV (Tourian) sales increased by 308.2% to 3,327, ranking from the 12th in the same period last year to the fourth place this year.

In addition to Jianghuai Automobile and Shanghai General Motors, the sales of Zhengzhou-based Nissan MPV (including Dongfeng Shuai Ke, Yu Xuan and Nissan Paladin) and Brilliance Automotive MPV (Grace) also saw double-digit growth, with growth of 27.1% and 10.4% to 3224 vehicles respectively. 1814 vehicles.

In the top ten MPVs in June, there were three car companies whose sales volume declined: Guangzhou Automobile Honda, Jilin Automobile and FAW Haima. Among them, Jilin Motors (Xenia) fell the most, reaching 51.6%; Guangzhou Automobile Honda (Odsey) and FAW Haima (Prima) declined 8.4% and 11.3%, respectively.

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In the first half of 2011, the sales volume of the top ten automakers in China’s MPV sales showed a growth trend, while the latter five automakers showed a downward trend. Among the top five auto makers, the fastest-growing sales of MPVs were Dongfeng Liuzhou with a high growth of 152.3% to 48,200 units, a slightly lower number than the number one Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd., which was 3,712; its sales growth was mainly due to the popularity of King Plaza. In the six months of the year, sales increased sharply by 470.7% to 36,000 units. The second highest growth rate was Zhengzhou Nissan, which increased by 85.5% year-on-year to 21,000 vehicles.

In the first half of the year, Shanghai GM’s MPV sales increased by 27.8% year-on-year to 37,200 units, down from the second time in the same period last year to third, while sales of Jilin Auto MPV increased by 11.3% year-on-year, ranking fifth.

The fastest decline in sales of MPVs in the top five automakers was Guangzhou Automobile's Honda, which fell 47.0% year-on-year to 11.7 million units, and its ranking dropped from third in the first half of last year to seventh in the year. In addition to the factors of market competition, the decline in its sales volume is related to the shortage of production capacity in Guangben and the increase in the tight production capacity of the Japanese earthquake.

The second largest drop after Guangben was Chery Automobile MPV (V5, Elegant and Ubiquitous) and FAW Haima, which fell 45.6% and 45.3%, respectively.

Shanghai Volkswagen and Brilliance Automotive recorded a slight drop in MPV sales in the first half of this year, with margins of 0.4% and 3.5% respectively.