[January 2009] China car sales report: Compact Sedans

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[January 2009] China car sales report: Compact Sedans

by Chief Editor on Mar 4th, 2009 at 3:24 pm / 641 views

Model	January 09 Sales	Jan 08 Sales	Year on Year increase
Nissan Tiida (hatch and sedan sales)	16318	14947	9.2
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.

source: chinacartimes