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Himfr.com Comments on 2009 Mid-sized Car Sales in China

2009-08-28 21:26 931

BEIJING, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, comments on China's mid-sized vehicle market in 2009.

In the first half of this year, automobile sales in China overtook United States for the first time and became the world's biggest car consumption nation. Micro-car and compact cars sales have increased significantly over last year while the sales of mid-sized car fell behind last year, with monthly average sales lower than that of last year. This year, the following five mid-sized cars topped the sales chart: Santana, Crosstour, Camry, Passat and Mazda 6.

Shanghai Volkswagen Santana

The Santana series has led the mid-sized vehicle market in China over the last two years, with 92,800 units sold in the first half of this year or an average monthly sales of 15,500 units, which is lower than last year. With competitors such as the Crosstour, Camry and other models all experiencing a drop in sales, Santana was able to maintain its No. 1 position among mid-sized cars. With a plain appearance and not so merited interior space, the maintenance cost is very low which is the main reason for its lasting popularity.

Guangzhou Honda Crosstour

80,000 units of Crosstour was sold in the first half of this year, or an average monthly sales of up to 13,300 units, about the same as last year. Sales for the Crosstour was not so well in the first two months of this year, with less than 10,000 units, but the volume began to catch up significantly, reaching 16,000 units in June. The eighth generation Crosstour adopted a much more human design which has a greater appeal in general, that with a substantial price reduction, enabling it to beat Camry to rank No. 2 among mid-sized cars.

Guangzhou Toyota Camry

With 67,000 units sold the first half of this year or an average monthly sales volume of about 11,200 units, the Camry's monthly sales volume fell behind Crosstour by around 2,000 units. With a low in February of less than 8,000 units, sales were relatively stable for the other five months. Camry is a well-balanced mid-sized car, that when comparing to Crosstour, the Camry 2.4L displacement is more cost-effective.

Shanghai Volkswagen Passat

PASSAT inherited the glorious tradition of its predecessor, Santana, and quickly became a classic automobile in China with record sales that not even its own next generation model, the MAGOTAN, can challenge its market position. After a minor facelift in the first half of this year, Passat's monthly sales remained largely stable at around 8,000 units, with sales showing a continuous growth after the listing of the new Passat.

FAW Mazda Mazda 6

Sales volume of the Mazda 6 in the first half of this year reached 47,400 units, or around 8,000 units in monthly average, only a slight margin behind PASSAT.

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