In October 2018, the sales volume of passenger cars nationwide was significantly lower than that of the same period |

In October, passenger car sales decreased slightly from the previous month, and the year-on-year decline was more obvious. From January to October, passenger car sales ended the year-on-year growth, showing a slight decline.

Brief description of sales: In October, passenger cars sold a total of 2.0468 million units, down 0.66% from the previous month and down 12.99% year-on-year. Among the main types of passenger cars, compared with the previous month, the sales of multi-purpose passenger vehicles (MPV) A slight increase, other varieties showed a decline; compared with the same period of last year, the sales of the four categories of products declined to varying degrees, the multi-functional passenger car (MPV) fell the most obvious. October, the basic passenger car (sedans) Sales of 995,800 units, down 1.01% from the previous month, down 10.05% year-on-year; sports multi-purpose passenger vehicles (SUVs) sales of 870,900 units, down 0.21% from the previous month, down 14.69% year-on-year; multi-purpose passenger vehicle (MPV) sales 14.72 Ten thousand vehicles increased by 0.16% from the previous month and decreased by 22.42% year-on-year; the sales of cross-type passenger vehicles were 32,900, a decrease of 5.50% from the previous month and a decrease of 5.27% from the same period of last year.

From January to October, passenger cars sold a total of 19.30 million units, down 1.02% year-on-year. Among them: basic passenger cars (sedans) sold 942.20 million units, down 0.04% year-on-year; sports multi-purpose passenger vehicles (SUV) sales 81.06 million units, an increase of 1.55% year-on-year; multi-functional passenger vehicles (MPV) sales of 1,408,600 units, down 14.14% year-on-year; cross-type passenger vehicles sales of 367,400 units, down 19.05% year-on-year.

Brief description of sales by country: In October, Chinese brand passenger cars sold a total of 851,600 units, an increase of 5.60% from the previous month, down 18% year-on-year, accounting for 41.61% of the total sales of passenger vehicles, and the share increased by 2.47 compared with the previous month. Percentage points. German, Japanese, American, Korean and French passenger cars sold 430,900, 403,500, 219,700, 10.6 million and 21,300, respectively, accounting for the total sales of passenger cars. 21.05%, 19.72%, 10.73%, 5.18% and 1.04%. Compared with the previous month, the sales of French brands increased slightly, and other foreign brands showed a decline.

From January to October, China's brand passenger cars sold a total of 8,091,100 vehicles, down 3.60% year-on-year, accounting for 41.91% of total passenger car sales, and the share fell 1.12 percentage points from the same period of the previous year. German, Japanese, American , Korean and French passenger cars sold 4,175,400 units, 3,592,800 units, 1,206,100 units, 990,300 units and 274,100 units, respectively, accounting for 21.63%, 18.61%, 10.69%, 4.71 of total passenger vehicle sales. % and 1.42%. Compared with the same period of last year, Korean brand sales maintained rapid growth, German and Japanese growth rates were slightly lower, and the US and French brands declined more significantly.

Sales of small-displacement passenger cars of 1.6 liters and below: In October, a total of 1.38 million small-displacement passenger cars of 1.6 liters and below were sold, up 1.11% from the previous month and down 15.69% year-on-year, accounting for the total sales of passenger vehicles. 67.42%, up 1.18 percentage points from the previous month and down 2.16 percentage points from the same period of the previous year.

From January to October, a total of 12.8393 million small-displacement passenger cars of 1.6 liters and below were sold, down 3.74% year-on-year, accounting for 66.51% of total passenger car sales, down 1.88 percentage points from the same period of the previous year.

Sales of passenger cars by model manufacturers: In October, the top ten car manufacturers in sales were: FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC-GM, SAIC-Volkswagen, Dongfeng Limited (headquarters), Geely Holding, Guangqi Honda, Beijing Hyundai, GAC Toyota, FAW Toyota and BMW Brilliance. Compared with last month, Guangqi Honda's sales volume increased rapidly. Dongfeng Limited (the headquarters), Geely Holding, FAW Toyota and BMW Brilliance increased slightly, and the sales of the other five companies declined. In October, the above ten enterprises sold a total of 727,300 units, accounting for 73.04% of the total sales of cars.

In October, the top ten SUV manufacturers in sales were: Great Wall Motor, Geely Holding, SAIC Volkswagen, Dongfeng Limited (headquarters), Changan Automobile, SAIC, GAC Passenger Car, Dongfeng Honda, SAIC-GM and Chery Automobile. Compared with the previous month, Dongfeng Limited (the headquarters) sales decreased slightly, other companies showed growth, and the growth rate of Great Wall Motor and SAIC was more obvious. In October, the above 10 companies sold a total of 495,800 units, accounting for the total sales of SUVs. 56.93%.

In October, the top ten MPV manufacturers in terms of sales volume were: SAIC-GM-Wuling, SAIC-GM, BYD Auto, Changan Automobile, Dongfeng Honda, Dongfeng Company, Guangqi Honda, Jiangxi Changhe, Jianghuai and SAIC Volkswagen. Compared with the sales volume of Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda, the SAIC GM Wuling, Dongfeng Company, Jianghuai and SAIC Volkswagen declined slightly, and the other four companies showed a certain growth. The growth rate of Jiangxi Changhe was particularly significant. In October, the above ten enterprises A total of 134,400 units were sold, accounting for 91.29% of the total MPV sales.