China Car Sales Model Analysis for 2019
After looking at the 2019 Chinese car market including sales by brand, let’s look at the models ranking. China is one of the world’s most diverse markets, with 95 different brands (excluding the makers of cheap Low-Speed Electric Vehicles) selling nearly 600 models in 2019, of which 100 sold fewer than 1,000 units last year, and half sold fewer than 10,000 units, while only one model managed to sell over half a million cars in 2019.
The Volkswagen Lavida (+5.8%) enjoys a second consecutive year on top of the charts, ahead of the Nissan Sylphy (-2.2%) again. Including the Gran Lavida hatchback, the Lavida has topped the 500,000 sales mark for the 4th consecutive year. The Haval H6 jumps onto the podium despite a 14.5% decline in sales, as the Wuling Hongguang is down 21.3% and into 4th place after leading the Chinese model charts until 2017. The H6 and Hongguang are also the only two domestic models in the top-10, and two out of just six in the top-25 with the Geely Boyue in 11th place (-9.1%), the Geely EC7 in 17th (-14.4%), the Changan CS75 in 19th (+37.7%) and the Roewe RX5 in 25th place (-26.1%). The H6 is also the best selling crossover in China, ahead of the Geely Boyue in 11th place, the VW Tiguan in 12th place (-24.5%), the Honda CR-V in 16th place (+48.4%) and the Nissan X-Trail in 18th place (-0.1%). Volkswagen places four models in the top-10 and six in the top-15 with the Bora in 6th place (+36.1%), the Sagitar in 7th place (-0.8%), the Santana at #9 (-7.4%), the Tiguan in 12th and the Passat at #15 (+19.6%), while no other brand has multiple nameplates in the top-10.
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