April 2010 Top Sellers

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April was another good month for the Chinese car industry with sales being large for practically every player, even for those who saw their sales drop microscopically in April.

The top selling brands were as follows:

1. Wuling-GM – 106,200
2. Shanghai GM – 87,700
3. Shanghai VW – 72,900
4. FAW-VW – 72,300
5. Beijing Hyundai – 57,000
6. Dongfeng-Nissan – 56,700
7. Chery – 50,100
8. BYD – 45,100
9. Chang’an – 44,400
10. FAW-Toyota – 44,100

In April both Chery, GM and FAW-VW had a slight increase in sales, where as Chang’an actually went down. The top ten car makers were responsible for over 630,000 cars in April alone, or over 57% of the market.

Whilst the top selling models were:

1. BYD F3 – 21,100 units sold
2. Hyundai Elantra – 21,100
3. FAW-VW Jetta – 20,300
4. Shanghai-VW Lavida – 19,500
5. Buick Excelle – 18,500
6. Tianjin Xiali – 15,600
7. Chevrolet Cruze – 15,500
8. BYD F0 – 15,200
9. Ford Focus – 14,800
10. Toyota Camry – 14,300

Interestingly, it seems that BYD sales are quite low when compared to other manufacturers, but they appear to do exceptionally well with the F0 and F3 models. Will the introduction of MPV and SUV models spice up their sales a little? The Hyundai Elantra appears to have hit some sort of sweet spot in China with its sales being so high, as has the Ford Focus despite it being on the market for so long with barely visible facial changes it continues to sell well.