BEIJING – China’s automobile sales in August increased 24.22 percent from the previous year to 2.07 million units, according to data released by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on September 9. Passenger vehicle sales reached 1,795,500 units, up 26.34 percent, while commercial vehicle sales reached 275,500 units, up 11.99
Read MoreBEIJING – Sales of heavy-duty trucks slid 27 percent to 35,000 units in August, according to the latest statistics provided by truck manufacturers. The country sold 367,700 heavy-duty trucks through to August, down 30 percent on a yearly basis, indicating a gloomy year end. Dongfeng, China National Heavy-Duty Truck
Read MoreBEIJING – Car ownership level has hit the lowest point since January 2014 while a decrease can also be seen in the proportion of respondents planning to buy a car in the next 12 months as a result of reduced additional purchases, according to the MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment
Read MoreAugust NEV output in China showed a year-on-year increase of almost 1,100 percent, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information (MIIT). The total August output was 5,191 units. Below are the output numbers, broken down by type. Engine type Vehicle type
Read MoreBEIJING— China’s used vehicle sales in August increased by 15.25 percent year-on-year to 442,300 units, with the transaction value of ¥ 23.619 billion ($3.859 billion) down 5.4 percent compared to July, according to data released by China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) recently. The combined sales for the first eight months
Read MoreBEIJING— Volvo recently announced that its August sales in China rose 65.7 percent on a yearly basis to 4,319 units. In the month, Volvo 60 series models sales were 2,040 units, up 61.9 percent. Its V40 sales have reached 721 units since hit the market in April this year. In
Read MoreBEIJING – Combined production and sales of Chang’an Auto Group in August reached 140,236 and 151,327 units, up 29.4 and 27.5 percent year-on-year, according to a company news release. Its sales in the first eight months of this year rose 20.6 percent to 1,331,853 units, while production grew by
Read MoreBEIJING— JAC sales in August 2013 rose 12.4 percent year-on-year to 37,520 vehicles, according to company new release. JAC export volume dropped 9.15 percent to 4,550 units in the month. Its combined sales in the first eight months of this year reached 342,610 units, up 18.66 percent, which included 42,781
Read MoreBeijing—Ford Motor and its joint venture sales in August in China rose 46 percent year-on-year to 71,183 vehicles, according to the companies news released recently. Ford Focus sales were 30,959 units, up 21 percent. Ford and its JVs in China sold a total of 551,738 vehicles with an increase of
Read MoreSHANGHAI – GM and its joint ventures in China sold 245,799 vehicles in August, up 11.2 percent year-on-year, according to a company news release. Sales of the Wuling brand in the month rose 12.4 percent to 112,139 units, and those of the Baojun brand grew 28.8 percent to 7,606 units.
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