Top ten passenger car sales in July: The Great Wall returns to Geely in the top five

On August 8, the Federation of Travelers and Delegates released the analysis of the passenger vehicle market in July. According to the data, it can be seen that due to seasonal factors, the production and sales volume of the auto market in the off-season in July showed a declining trend compared with previous years. The data showed that the national total was July. The production of narrow passenger cars was 1.725 million, which was 4.6% lower than the previous month. In July, the sales volume of narrow passenger vehicles was 1.66 million, which was a drop of 7.3% from the previous month. Although the automobile market was affected by the off-season production and sales decline from June, it still showed an upward trend when compared with the same period of last year, in which narrow passenger vehicle production increased by 2% year-on-year, and its wholesale sales increased by 5.7% year-on-year.

Although many auto makers reported weaker sales growth in July, according to the top ten rankings of wholesalers and sales of automakers published by the CLUCC, it can be seen that auto companies including FAW-Volkswagen, Shanghai-based Wuling, and Great Wall Motor have shown converse growth. Therefore, the sales rankings went up in different degrees to different degrees, which opened up a good start for the second half of the year; in addition, Geely Automobile's performance was also very stable. As Dongfeng Nissan’s sales volume dropped by 14% in July, Geely once again dumped Dongfeng Nissan 4 months later. And for the first time in the top five.

From the perspective of wholesale sales, narrow passenger cars reached 1.66 million units in July, a month-on-month decrease of 7.3%, and a year-on-year increase of 5.7%. In terms of specific models, both cars and SUVs showed a year-on-year growth trend, with the SUV growth rate of 17.5% year-on-year, becoming the largest month-on-year growth rate since February; the year-on-year growth rate of cars was 0.6%. Different from the fiery SUV market, the performance of the MPV market is still bleak, which is a year-on-year decline, including a year-on-year decrease of 12.1% and a 13.8% decline, which is mainly due to the partial lifting of the pickup truck and the release of the second-generation 7 SUV market. influences.

In terms of accumulated wholesale sales, the cumulative sales of narrow passenger vehicles from January to July reached 12.6 million units, up 2.8% from the same period of last year. From the breakdown, the cumulative sales of cars and MPVs are down year-on-year, only the accumulated SUVs. Sales still maintained a high growth rate of 17.1%, showing that the SUV market is hot.

In terms of retail sales, narrow-sale passenger vehicles fell 4.2% month-on-month to 1.67 million units in July, but the growth rate was 6.1% year-on-year. It also became the largest month after February of this year. Sales of cars and SUVs in the subdivided areas all showed year-on-year growth. The SUV's growth rate was 18.6% year-on-year, and the sedan's July sales grew 0.2% year-on-year. From the cumulative sales this year, the cumulative retail sales of narrow passenger vehicles increased by 1.5% year-on-year, while sales in the subdivided areas continued to be SUVs, with cumulative sales growth of 17.1% year-on-year; cumulative sales of cars and MPVs showed varying degrees of The decline.

Although the month-on-month decline in the auto market in July, the year-on-year increase indicated that the auto market rebounded in July. The analysis of the CLUTF thinks that the recovery of the auto market in July was based on the mild recovery of the global economy and the stable domestic economic environment. The import and export trade has also achieved rapid growth under a stronger exchange rate, coupled with the gradual cooling of real estate prices and the improvement of residents' consumption mentality, which is conducive to the growth of the auto market.

In July, the top ten positions in the narrow passenger car market have undergone major changes. Among them, FAW-Volkswagen's contrarian growth has topped the list with 153,374 vehicles, a 5.7% increase from the previous quarter. The sales champion of SAIC Motors in June sold 132,041 vehicles in July, so its ranking slipped to third place in the July rankings. SAIC GM's performance was still steady, with a record of 143,009. Shanghai Tongling Wuling, which belongs to the same group as SAIC, also showed a trend of contrarian growth. In July, sales of 96,726 units returned to the fourth place on the list, a 2% increase from June. In July, Geely Automobile ranked No. 5 in car sales rankings, which was one place higher than that in June. The main reason was that Dongfeng Nissan’s wholesale sales decreased by 14% in July. Therefore, Geely once again dropped after 4 months. Dongfeng Nissan, which is Geely's first place in the top five this year. Dongfeng Nissan slipped to sixth place in July due to a decline in sales. Ranked seventh is FAW Toyota , FAW Toyota's sales in July compared to the ring fell 6% in June, but its ranking to go ahead one in June, mainly due to the seventh in June Changan Automobile in July The relatively poor sales performance, the other Korean car market was "eaten" by the Japanese car, the stable market competitiveness of FAW Toyota Changan Zen position, FAW Toyota ranked seventh. The Great Wall Motors, which had been eliminated in the June rankings, returned to the list in July and ranked eighth, surpassing Chang’an in one move. Chang'an Motor Co., Ltd. dropped from the seventh place in the June list to the ninth place on the July list with a score of 60,477. It sold 26% less than the sales volume of narrow-sale passenger car makers in June. With the development of Geely Automobile, In the domestic autonomous passenger vehicle market, Changan Automobile is facing challenges in its leading position. Ranked 10th is still Dongfeng Honda . In July, narrow-sale passenger car sales were 60,456 units.

Since the beginning of March, the figure of Beijing Hyundai has disappeared from the top ten list of sales of narrow passenger car manufacturers, and sales of Korean cars have also been negatively affected, even though Korean body images are still not seen in the top ten list in July. However, the analysis of the CLUCC said that in July, Korean cars continued to pick up, and retail sales rose 8% from June.

The following is the top ten ranking of narrow-sale passenger car sales in July:

First place: FAW-Volkswagen

July sales of narrow narrow car: 153,374 vehicles

Second place: SAIC General Motors

July sales of narrow narrow car: 143,009 vehicles

Third place: SAIC Volkswagen

July narrow-sale passenger car wholesale sales: 132,041 vehicles

Fourth place: Shanghai Wuling

July narrow sales of passenger vehicles: 96,726 vehicles

Fifth Place: Geely Automobile

July sales of narrow narrow car: 91,208 vehicles

Sixth place: Dongfeng Nissan

July narrow-sale passenger car wholesale sales: 85,044 vehicles

Seventh place: FAW Toyota

July narrow car sales volume: 63,052 vehicles

Eighth place: Great Wall Motor

July narrow-sale passenger car sales volume: 60,643 vehicles

9th: Changan Automobile

July narrow car wholesale sales: 60,477 vehicles

Tenth Place: Dongfeng Honda

July narrow car wholesale sales: 60,456 vehicles