China Car Sales January 2009

SUV Sales

January 09 Jan 08 Model Year on Year increase Sales Sales

Honda CRV 7833 5617 39.5

Great Wall Hover 5147 5087 1.2

Zotye 5008 3425 0 -

Dongfeng Kia Sportage 3344 2535 31.9

Dongfeng Nissan Qashqai 2822 0 -

Beijing Hyundai Tucson 2623 4949 -47.0

Chery Tiggo3 1951 1836 6.3

Huai Tai Sante Fei 1930 859 124.7

Changfeng Liebao 1650 851 93.9

Dongfeng Nissan X-Trail 1626 0 -

Zotye 2008 1533 3025 -49.3

Zhengzhou Nissan 325 864 -62.4 Paladin

Zhongxing 932 711 31.1

Chevrolet Captiva 918 489 87.7

Changfeng Pajero 900 88 922.7

Buick Enclave 812 0 -

Gonow 799 753 6.1

FAW-Toyota Prado 700 1115 -37.2

JAC Eagle 501 1060 -52.7

Huanghai 441 666 -33.8

Dongfeng Aoding 193 161 19.9

Huatai Terracan 176 101 74.3

FAW-Toyota Landcrusier 152 173 -12.1

Landwind 151 354 -57.3

Cadillac Escalade 4 53 -92.5

Cadillac SRX 1 36 -97.2 The Honda CRV is still the clear champion in this sector, and by a long reach. The CRV seems to be one of the only SUV’s to be selling extremely well. The Changfeng Pajero has also increased in sale by an amazing 922%.

MPV Sales Although the JAC Refine MPV has seen its sales drop by 21%, its still selling over 2500 MPV’s per month, and its sales drop is nothing compared to the other manufacturers. The drop in sales is due to the fact that businesses make up the biggest MPV makers, as Chinese families don’t have the need for big MPV’s. When business turns sour, so do MPV sales. Model January 09 Sales Jan 08 Sales Year on Year increase

JAC Refine 2509 3203 -21.7

Honda Odyssey 1861 3863 -51.8

Buick GL8 1337 3532 -62.1

Dongfeng Feng Xing 1207 2500 -51.7

VW Touran 652 1520 -57.1

Jibei MPV 650 1209 -46.2

Daihatsu MPV 537 371 44.7

Chery Eastar Cross 417 775 -46.2

Nissan Grand Livina 364 543 -33.0

Ford S-Max 307 707 -56.5

Greatwall MPV 151 0 -

Nissan Yumsun 111 131 -15.3

Haima Premacy 69 368 -81.3

Chery Karry 65 74 -12.2

Landwind MPV 54 63 -14.3

Kia Carnival 42 138 -69.6

Chang’an Jie Xun 25 0 -

Mitsubishi Spacewagon 4 187 -97.9

2008 saw the launch of the Greatwall MPV, however, sales of that particular model look rather poor. Full Size Sedans

Since BMW launched a stretched BMW 5-Series, sales have been rather stable, but its still no Audi beater. E-Class sales are still rather low. The 300C has finally gone out of production in China, probably due to its low sales which saw 0 cars sold in Jan ’09.

Model January 09 Sales Jan 08 Sales Year on Year increase

Audi A6L 7837 10712 -26.8

BMW 5 series 2650 1510 75.5

FAW-Toyota Crown 2018 4128 -51.5

Cadillac CTS/SLS 317 354 -10.5

Merc-Benz E-Class 486 654 -25.7

Buick Park Avenue 164 731 -77.6

Chrysler 300C 0 652 -100 Mid Sized Sedans French cars in this segment don’t sell particularly well, could the Chinese be buying politically? Probably not – otherwise they wouldn’t buy the best selling Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.

Model January 09 Sales Jan 08 Sales Year on Year increase

Honda Accord 10445 5853 78.5

Toyota Camry 10162 12653 -19.3

VW Santana 9099 18493 -50.8

VW Passat 7471 11148 -33.0

Mazda6 7015 5739 22.2

Nissan Teana 6234 5108 22.0

FAW Besturn 4303 4310 -0.2

VW Magotan 4074 7977 -48.9

Buick Regal 4069 1891 115.2

Ford Mondeo 3575 6027 -40.7

Brilliance BS4 3374 6248 -46.0

Buick Lacrosse 3362 3013 11.6

Toyota Reiz 3279 4359 -24.8

Chevrolet Epica 3024 5225 -42.1

BYD F6 2761 0 -

Hyundai Sonata NFC 1550 1197 29.5

Hyundai Sonatana 788 2853 -72.4

Merc-Benz C-Class 784 0 -

Audi A4 770 1959 -60.7

BMW 3-Series 750 1110 -32.4

Brilliance BS6 721 2072 -65.2 Citroen C-Triomphe 511 2957 -82.7

Roewe 750 471 651 -27.6

Mitsubishi Galant 428 941 -54.5

Kia Optima 224 631 -64.5

JAC Binyue 209 1701 -87.7

Chery Eastar 178 871 -79.6

The new Buick Regal hasn’t made a great splash into the market as was expected, but it is doing okay when compared to the Germans models such as the C-Class, the A4 and 3-Series

Compact Cars:

January 09 Jan 08 Year on Year Model Sales Sales increase

Nissan Tiida (hatch and sedan 16318 14947 9.2 sales)

BYD F3/F3R 15675 12995 89.9

Buick Excelle 14840 16718 -11.2

FAW-VW Jetta 14682 19466 -24.6

Hyundai Excelle 13842 - -

Hyundai Elantra 12895 17958 -28.2

Toyota Corrolla 11017 15022 -26.7

VW Lavida 10095 0 -

Ford Focus 9611 12266 -21.6

Nissan Livina 8107 6500 24.7

VW Sagitar 7010 6824 2.7

VW New Bora 6727 0 -

Honda Civic 6399 8756 -26.9

Nissan Sylphy Bluebird 6186 7584 -18.4

Kia Cerato 6018 8769 -31.4

Citroen Elysee 5920 4649 27.3

Haima Family 5821 9579 -39.2

Chery A5 5514 2265 143.4 Brilliance FRV 5378 0 -

Skoda Octavia 5227 6057 -13.7

Peugeot 307 4791 7494 -36.1

SouEast V3 4228 0 -

Toyota Corolla (old shape) 4203 6733 -37.6

Chery New Cowin 4008 4162 -3.7

Roewe 550 3606 0 -

Suzuki SX4 2729 4693 -41.8

Mazda3 2672 3771 -29.1

Chery A3 2552 0 -

Lifan 520 2163 2947 -26.6

VW Old Bora 2062 5240 -60.6

Geely Yuan Jing 2005 3119 -35.7

Citroen C4 C-Quatre 1418 0 -

Haima3 862 580 48.6

Mitsubishi Lancer 723 2628 -72.5

Hafei Saibao 501 540 -7.2

Volvo S40 292 557 -47.6

Citroen Picasso 266 660 -59.7

VW Golf 141 130 8.5

Soueast Zinger 96 0 -

Citroen ZX 76 1265 -94.0

Soueast Lioncel 68 326 -79.1

Toyota Prius 35 24 45.8 As you can see, the compact car segment is one of the hottest car segments in China, with many models selling over 3000 cars per month, and also many manufacturers hitting over 10,000 sales. The Nissan Tiida range seems to be performing extremely well as the product matures, and prices fall. The Ford Focus has taken a hit in January despite the new model being launched.

Kei cars and mini cars: In the mini car segment, the Chinese manufacturers rule the roost. The Chinese manufacturers have managed to combine style and economy, and the ability to pump out thousands of the cars per month to satisfy a gigantic demand for these types of cars. January 09 Year on Year Model Jan 08 Sales Sales increase Chery QQ 14797 11184 32.3 Tianjin Xia Li 12504 14854 -15.8 Geely Freedom Vessel 8018 6978 14.9 Honda City 7455 0 - Suzuki WagonR 6896 5670 21.6 Chevrolet AVEO 6616 10909 -39.4 FAW Weichi 5645 6478 -12.9 Chang’an Ben Ben 5633 5301 6.3 Suzuki Lingmu 5279 5302 -0.4 Chevrolet Spark 5006 2061 142.9 Geely King Kong 4805 5432 -11.5 VW Polo 4266 8915 -52.1 BYD F0 4103 0 - Kia Rio 3981 2828 40.8 Honda Fit 3719 5010 -25.8 Hyundai Accent 3485 3106 12.2 JAC Tong Rui 3307 0 - Toyota Viois 3035 3096 -2.0 Hafei Lubao 2727 4172 -34.6 Great Wall Florid 2511 0 - Suzuki Swift 1334 1245 7.1 Toyota Yaris 1285 0 - Peugeot 207 1200 0 - Geely Eagle 1112 0 - Chery A1 954 1664 -42.7 Geely Panda 852 0 - Peugeot 206 760 1780 -57.3 Suzuki Alto 717 4363 -83.6 Mazda2 640 1015 -36.9 Chevrolet Aveo 564 1870 -69.8 Skoda Fabia 523 0 - Citroen C2 449 1309 -65.7 Changhe Ideal 384 1327 -71.1 Haifei Saima 320 926 -65.4 Suzuki Liana 235 224 4.9 Greatwall Perry 193 - - Geely Marie 134 1398 -90.4 Tianjin Weici (old Yaris) 88 159 -44.7