China’s top 10 sedan brands in terms of sales from January to May

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Tuesday that China’s top 10 sedan brands in terms of sales from January to May saw their sales come to 761,200 cars, the top ten sedan brands were:

1. Buick Excelle (94,300 units)

2. Elantra Yuedong (93,400)

3. Jetta (88,400)

4. BYD F3(86,400)

5. Santana (73,200)

6. Elantra (70,600)

7. Chery QQ (69,900)

8. Xiali (65,500)

9. Accord (63,600)

10. Camry (55,900)

[source: CAAM]

Top ten destination countries of China ’08 automotive exports

Data released by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed that the total value of the top ten destination countries of China’s automotive exports(total of parts and assembled cars) exceeded $25.208 billion in 2008, accounting for 51% of China’s total auto exports value in the year.

All these countries but the U.S. witnessed a double-digit growth in auto imports from China year on year, with Brazil showing the most significant increase.

Top ten destination countries of China ’08 automotive exports by value:

Country     Value

U.S.           $9.406 billion
Japan       $4.533 billion
Russia     $2.133 billion
Korea       $1.916 billion
Germany  $1.490 billion
Iran           $1.220 billion
UAE          $1.219 billion
Nigeria     $1.165 billion
Brazil        $1.113 billion
Italy           $1.013 billion

source: gasgoo.com