China car sales up 27% in November

Industry News, Statistics | Ash | December 8, 2010 at 10:36 pm

Sales of passenger cars in China reached a year high in November with a growth of 27% on November 2009′s sales, and reached 1.28 million units according to data from the China Passenger Car Association. Sales were also up 10.5% over October’s figures and are expected to continue to climb into December as the announcement of a cancellation of lower sales taxes for 1.6L vehicles kicks in on December 31st.

MPV sales saw a strong boost in sales with a grow of 50.9% in year on year comparison and 3.1% month to month and sold 41,600 units, sedan sales grew by 22% year on year 10.3% month to month and accounted for 888,900 cars on the road. SUV sales grew the fastest in November with an amazing 77.3% growth in year on year sales and 16% month to month, total SUV sales in November reached 130,000 units.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.