Chinese Carmakers Report Nearly 40% Jump in Sales

   Date:2007/03/08
Chinese automakers sold 414,500 cars in January, down 2.05 percent from the previous month but up 39.05 percent from the same month last year. Chinese indigenous brands accounted for 30.57 percent of the sales with 126,700 units sold last month. Japanese brands ranked the second with a market share of 25.90 percent, while German and U.S. brands followed with a combined share of over 30 percent.

More than 100 new sedan models hit the country's market last year, including 36 homegrown brands. Santana, Excelle, Xiali and Jetta were among the top ten best-selling made-in-China sedans in January.

It is predicted strong demand will continue to drive sedan sales up. He said homegrown brands must strengthen research and development, improve after-sales service and develop more energy-efficient models.

The country's auto export is still dominated by low-end models. The average price of cars exported by China is 10,000 U.S. dollars per unit, only a third of that of imported models.

Source:佚名

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