SUV sales seem to be slightly down in July 08, the SUV market saw a new entry into the segment from Nissan with their Qashqai, sales of which appear to be strong. The SUV market is the only segment, besides the small car segment, that has Chinese players amongst the top 10. Chery have always managed to claim a top spot with their Chery Tiggo model, despite it being on the market for several years. JAC’s Eagle SUV is a recently launched SUV, based on the body of a previous generation Hyundai Sante Fe, but power derived from the Mitsubishi stable. The Toyota Prado Landcruiser supply line and subsequent sales were most probably affected by the recent earthquake in Sichuan, the Prado is made by FAW-Sichuan, in Sichuan province. The Kia Sportage continues to sell well since swapping to Chinese domestic production rather than being a Korean import, the Sportage is quite a cheap car in China with it starting at 130,00rmb for the base 2wd 2.0l manual model.
Where is Great Wall hover ?
Isn’t the Hover a CUV?? lol.