China LCV’s July 2011: DongFeng Mini Van breaks into Top 5
DongFeng Mini Van
Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle sales are down 12% year-on-year in July at 305,170 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,951,351 units, down 6%. No surprises on top: the Wuling Sunshine reigns but for the first time in 2011 it goes below the 50,000 units mark at 44,944 sales, a 17% drop year-on-year. Its 2011 total stands at 415,046 units (-16%).
The next 3 models see their position unchanged compared to June: the Foton Forland is #2 (-24%), followed by the Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang (-2%) and ChangAn Mini Bus (-27%). The event this month is the arrival of the DongFeng Mini Van in the Top 5 with 8,883 sales this month and 143,212 year-to-date, up an impressive 35%.
Previous month: see the June 2011 China LCV Top 5 best-selling models here.
Full July 2011 Top 5 Ranking Table below.
China LCV’s July 2011:
| Pos | Model | July | Jun | /10 | 2011 | /10 | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Wuling Sunshine | 44,944 | 1 | -17% | 370,102 | -16% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Foton Forland | 26,093 | 2 | -24% | 212,181 | -1% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang | 23,509 | 3 | -2% | 193,592 | 47% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | ChangAn Mini Bus | 17,506 | 4 | -27% | 204,251 | -30% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | DongFeng Mini Bus | 8,883 | n/a | -12% | 143,212 | 35% | 5 | n/a |
Source: www.autonews.com
