Analysis of Domestic B-class Vehicle Sales from January to August

From January to August, China's top-ten sales of Class B vehicles were Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Magotan, Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata 8th, Chevrolet Mai Rui Bao, Honda Accord, Buick New Regal, Nissan Xintianyi, Buick Xinjun Yue, Mazda. 6.

Japanese "three" only Camry growth <br> <br> where Japanese Class B "three" of the new Teana and Accord have about 15% of the decline: Accord 1-- August fell 14.6% to 62,600, the new Tian Hao slid 14.9% to 59,700 vehicles. The Camry grew 6.1% to 112,100 vehicles. The difference in the sales growth of the three Japanese B-Class vehicles is mainly related to the replacement of new and old models.

The seventh generation of Camry listed at the end of 2011, the sales momentum has increased. The new generation of Accords was only launched in September this year, and the new Tianqi was just listed in March this year. Before the new models were launched, sales of old models generally shrank. Accord sold only 3939 vehicles in August this year, down 55.3% year-on-year, and down 40.7% from the previous quarter. Tianhe sold less than 100 vehicles in February this year, only 81 vehicles. After the new Tianhe was listed, sales in August rose to 8908.

Another Japanese car that entered the top ten was the Mazda 6, and sales in the first eight months were only 5.1% higher than the same period of last year. Sales volume reached 56.5 thousand units.

Passat and Magotan average monthly sales of over 15,000 <br> <br> German Passat and Magotan, this year from January to August sales were achieved an increase of 6.1% and 15.8% to 159,600 and 126,500, the average monthly sales Nearly 20,000 cars and slightly more than 15,000 cars, ranking first and second respectively. The two models were launched in April and July 2011 respectively. After the new model was launched, sales continued to increase dramatically, quickly replacing the pattern of the long-term Japanese B-class “three-strong” dominant market.

Mai Rui Bao sales increase by 200% higher than "Shuangjun"

Sonata 8 and Mai Rui Bao are all new models that have been launched in recent years. The 8th generation of Sonata climbs quickly, and the sales volume has exceeded 10,000 units in half a year. Although the sales volume has dropped afterwards, it is also stable at an average of 78,000 units per month. In the first eight months of this year, the average monthly sales volume was over 8,000, with a total of 69,700 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%.

Compared with the Sonata 8 generation, Mai Ruibao’s sales of the US Department of Class B vehicles, which are highly hoped for, are still slow. They were formally listed in February last year, but the sales in the third month of the market fell sharply and fell to insufficient levels. Two thousand vehicles, although they have improved afterwards, their sales have not exceeded 10,000 vehicles so far. Due to the low sales base in January-August last year, its sales growth in the first eight months of this year was higher—a 214.0% year-on-year increase to 65,000 vehicles, the highest increase among the top ten models.

Mai Ruibao has become the new darling of Shanghai GM's Class B cars, while sales of “Double King” are lower than Mai Rui Bao. New Regal and New Junyue respectively accumulated 60,900 and 57,400 vehicles from January to August this year, an increase of 19.4 percent year-on-year respectively. % and 6.3%.

August: Before the Accord dropped out of ten Kia K5 leap ten <br> <br> from the monthly view, in August this year, the B-Class sales in the top ten models followed by the Passat, Magotan, Camry, the new LaCrosse, the new Teana, Sonata 8 Dai, Mai Rui Bao, Xin Regal, Mazda 6, and Kia K5.

Unlike the previous August rankings, the Accord fell out of the top 10, while the Kia K5 leapt into the top 10. Accord sold only 3,939 vehicles in August, down 55.3% year-on-year. While sales of the Kia K5 dropped 6.8% year-on-year, August’s K43 sales were slightly higher than the Accord, ranking 10th in the B-class market.

In addition to the Kia K5, sales of the top ten models have fallen, along with sales of Magotan and Mazda6. In August of this year, sales fell 5.6% and 18.0% to 14,900 units and 6,343 units respectively.

The sales of other top ten models all increased. Among them, the highest rate of increase was in Xintianhao. After the new model was launched, it sold 8,008 vehicles in August, a year-on-year increase of 113.5%. Passat, New LaCrosse, Sonata 8 and Mai Ruibao also saw rapid sales growth, both increasing by 20% to 40%. Passat sold 22,200 vehicles in August this year, an increase of 24.8% over the same period last year.