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China January 2012: Huge month for the VW Passat

February 11th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

VW Passat

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The Chinese models ranking is as volatile as ever, with last month’s leader – the Honda Accord – down to 42nd place in January and this month’s #1 up 19 spots on December: it’s the VW Passat, taking full advantage of the new generation now widely available across the country to grab the Chinese monthly pole position for the very first time in the nameplate’s history with a whopping 30,001 sales!

This means the VW Passat is only the second model in history to sell over 30,000 monthly units in China with the BYD F3 which last passed this benchmark in March 2010… For perspective, the Passat is also a massive success in its native Germany, ranking on the podium almost every month but struggling to pass the 10,000 monthly sales.

Buick Excelle GT

The following 3 models are regulars: the Buick Excelle, 2011′s best-seller, is #2 at 28,680 units, the Chevrolet Cruze is #3 with 22,711 sales and the Chevrolet Sail is #4 at 21,439 units. There are a couple of other outstanding performances in the Top 10 this month: the VW Tiguan reaches a best-ever 5th position thanks to 20,408 sales, the Buick Excelle XT/GT is also at its highest ever in 6th place at 19,787 sales while the Hyundai Verna delivers a brilliant 17,186 units at #8.

Baojun 630

Not only did General Motors place 4 models in the Top 6 this month, it also seems to have cracked the low-cost equation in China: the Baojun 630 hasn’t stopped climbing the ranking since its launch last August: it is up another 20 spots in January to knock at the Top 30′s door at #31 with an impressive 9,006 sales. In comparison, Honda’s attempt at a low-cost brand/model, the Linian S1, is down 36 spots to #143 in January.

Brilliance V5

A few recent launches shine further down the ranking: the Peugeot 308 is up 25 ranks on December to #53, the Brilliance V5 is up a massive 132 ranks to #79 with 4,310 sales for its first full month, the Lifan X60 is up 37 spots to #123, while the Gleagle GC7 (#143) and Riich G3 (#147) are a bit more shy. Notice also the DongFeng Fengshan H30/S30 up 105 ranks to #50 and the ChangAn CX20 up 71 spots to #59.

Great Wall Voleex C50

We welcome 3 new models this month in the Chinese ranking but they are rather discreet: the Great Wall Voleex C50 sells 424 units at #186, the ChangAn Eado is #213 with 129 sales and the locally produced Toyota Prius makes its first appearance at #227 and 72 units.

Previous month: China December 2011: Honda Accord and Great Wall Haval impress

Full Year 2011: Buick Excelle #1 after 4 years at #2

One year ago: China January 2011: BYD F3 on top, Nissan Sunny launches

Full January 2011 Top 250 Ranking Table below.

China January 2012:

Pos Model Jan Dec Nov 2011 Pos
1 VW Passat 30,001 20 8 165,858 12
2 Buick Excelle 28,680 17 2 253,514 1
3 Chevrolet Cruze 22,711 8 5 221,196 3
4 Chevrolet Sail 21,439 5 3 197,874 6
5 VW Tiguan 20,408 65 49 129,172 23
6 Buick Excelle XT/GT 19,787 49 14 134,800 22
7 FAW Xiali N3/N5 18,390 15 4 196,522 7
8 Hyundai Verna 17,815 25 13 138,525 21
9 VW Lavida 15,718 2 1 247,475 2
10 Nissan Sunny 14,766 13 19 156,954 15
11 Hyundai Elantra Yuedong 14,042 23 20 190,995 8
12 VW Bora 13,794 4 6 205,058 5
13 Nissan Tiida 13,298 27 21 110,078 35
14 VW Jetta 12,672 11 9 218,864 4
15 BYD F3 12,588 14 31 183,832 10
16 Honda Civic 12,053 47 52 78,087 57
17 Great Wall Haval H3/H5/H6 11,720 3 7 143,825 18
18 Toyota Camry 11,373 31 28 143,703 19
19 Hyundai Elantra 10,818 71 42 113,368 32
20 Skoda Octavia 10,616 36 33 126,450 26
21 Great Wall Voleex C30 10,608 143 15 142,405 20
22 Nissan Qashqai 10,599 35 32 111,304 34
23 Kia Forte Furuidi 9,831 29 29 128,278 24
24 Ford Focus 9,748 10 11 188,961 9
25 Kia K2 9,541 26 22 58,334 78
26 Emgrand EC7 9,528 42 43 96,089 43
27 Buick LaCrosse 9,402 86 58 103,366 37
28 Toyota Corolla 9,309 6 10 170,467 11
29 Citroen C-Quatre 9,282 24 30 120,013 31
30 Nissan Livina 9,188 34 51 101,483 39
31 Baojun 630 9,006 51 71 21,854 145
32 VW Santana Vista 8,500 32 53 108,170 36
33 Nissan Teana 8,440 12 16 156,165 16
34 Audi A6L 8,408 46 37 111,806 33
35 VW Sagitar 8,399 33 35 127,555 25
36 Audi A4L 8,158 62 48 87,262 49
37 Chery Tiggo 8,070 43 61 99,338 42
38 Hyundai Sonata 8,006 28 34 72,065 60
39 Suzuki Beidouxing 7,884 59 60 58,158 80
40 Buick Regal 7,760 97 50 78,844 56
41 Chery QQ 7,613 19 17 150,769 17
42 Honda Accord 7,375 1 18 160,735 13
43 ChangAn Benben Mini 7,259 109 46 88,599 48
44 Toyota Corolla EX 7,198 18 24 120,962 30
45 Honda City 7,129 7 25 123,502 28
46 Toyota RAV4 7,083 22 27 100,309 40
47 JAC Heyue/Heyue RS 6,755 77 65 81,262 54
48 BMW 5-Series L 6,605 63 69 64,900 68
49 Audi Q5 6,526 75 64 58,452 77
50 Dongfeng Fengshan H30/S30 6,497 155 114 30,981 122
51 Honda CR-V 6,477 9 12 160,003 14
52 VW Magotan 6,438 40 36 89,839 47
53 Peugeot 308 6,219 78 105 9,399 185
54 Nissan Bluebird Sylphy 6,195 41 44 125,427 27
55 Dongfeng Future 6,008 85 104 28,050 131
56 FAW Besturn B50 5,920 76 56 85,043 50
57 Gleagle Freedom Ship 5,903 56 41 82,653 52
58 BYD S6 5,821 16 26 60,198 75
59 ChangAn CX20 5,722 130 77 42,091 105
60 VW Golf 5,660 58 47 99,987 41
61 Mazda6 5,648 66 39 91,358 46
62 Gleagle King Kong 5,637 53 45 68,465 63
63 BYD L3 5,524 52 81 36,901 110
64 VW Polo 5,400 21 23 122,250 29
65 Shanghai Englon SC7 5,304 67 66 51,487 90
66 Buick GL8 5,267 113 79 66,908 65
67 Hyundai ix35 5,178 30 38 103,023 38
68 Toyota Highlander 5,037 38 40 94,633 45
69 Soueast V3 Lingyue 5,032 39 55 69,552 62
70 Suzuki SX4 5,029 80 88 67,424 64
71 VW Santana 4,981 57 59 95,819 44
72 Zotye 5008 4,792 54 67 73,349 59
73 Roewe 350 4,746 64 84 63,748 71
74 Kia Sportage R 4,496 73 70 64,341 70
75 Chery Fulwin 2 4,472 45 82 82,787 51
76 Chevrolet Spark 4,369 81 92 70,258 61
77 Peugeot 408 4,347 106 110 53,619 87
78 Ford Fiesta 4,318 79 74 62,384 73
79 Brilliance V5 4,310 211 226 277 n/a
80 Dongfeng Joyear 4,303 70 63 74,218 58
81 JAC Refine 4,291 119 87 58,227 79
82 Citroen C-Elysée 4,206 72 76 65,474 67
83 Mazda3 Xingcheng 4,190 74 75 23,362 140
84 Skoda Superb 4,069 154 119 44,800 98
85 Chevrolet Aveo 4,065 99 80 29,869 128
86 Ford Mondeo 4,030 50 54 64,509 69
87 Chery E5 3,965 55 72 34,691 112
88 Lifan 620 3,924 68 78 56,333 84
89 VW Touran 3,900 116 101 31,241 119
90 Gleagle Vision 3,874 82 73 52,302 88
91 Suzuki Lingyang 3,852 90 96 52,243 89
92 Skoda Fabia 3,815 83 106 48,759 95
93 Suzuki Alto 3,801 117 86 57,872 82
94 Toyota Reiz 3,719 60 62 65,523 66
95 Suzuki Swift 3,639 94 94 42,469 103
96 Kia K5 3,601 93 98 34,220 114
97 Lifan 520/520i 3,532 91 97 44,057 102
98 BYD G3 3,323 84 91 60,980 74
99 Hyundai Tucson 3,298 92 107 51,188 91
100 Brilliance Junjie FSV 3,206 98 109 39,625 108
101 Nissan X-Trail 3,165 146 117 28,264 130
102 Kia Cerato 3,118 89 83 59,032 76
103 VW CC 3,063 142 111 36,318 111
104 FAW Xenia S80/M80 2,950 102 89 39,187 109
105 Peugeot 307 2,881 104 93 50,184 93
106 Kia Sportage 2,854 105 100 44,754 99
107 Gleagle Panda/GX2 2,843 96 112 44,494 101
108 BMW 3-Series 2,814 88 85 40,631 107
109 Chevrolet Epica 2,781 175 147 31,694 118
110 Brilliance Junjie FRV 2,758 172 128 63,180 72
111 VW Polo Jinqu/Jinqing 2,600 48 95 45,655 96
112 Lianhua L3 2,565 101 113 31,131 120
113 FAW Weizhi V2 2,548 153 123 27,127 133
114 JAC Tongyue 2,542 129 102 54,606 86
115 Peugeot 207 2,534 111 116 45,650 97
116 Chery Cowin 2 2,461 69 68 54,956 85
117 Roewe 550 2,429 110 118 40,827 106
118 Lifan 320 2,405 135 152 18,424 152
119 Citroen C5 2,403 121 131 33,678 115
120 Mazda3 2,115 133 130 50,647 92
121 Chery Cowin 3/A5 2,079 122 143 42,187 104
122 Mitsubishi Lancer EX 2,032 115 134 24,555 137
123 Lifan X60 1,987 160 170 5,152 198
124 Honda Spirior 1,965 185 172 17,376 155
125 MG 3 1,961 131 138 22,714 143
126 Emgrand EC8 1,933 159 151 17,130 157
127 Hyundai Sonata MoInca 1,928 136 155 29,546 129
128 Shanghai Englon SC5/Golden Eagle 1,876 156 162 18,165 154
129 Haima Family 1,840 44 57 80,364 55
130 Riich X1 1,840 161 153 14,596 165
131 Great Wall C20R/Phenom 1,837 210 149 4,500 203
132 ChangAn Zhixiang/CX30 1,825 157 136 15,525 162
133 Dongfeng Shuai 1,792 150 122 24,148 139
134 BYD G6 1,750 87 140 7,668 191
135 Toyota Crown 1,734 108 99 30,321 126
136 FAW Besturn B70 1,722 167 124 27,773 132
137 Chery A3 1,708 123 n/a 34,480 113
138 Luxgen 7 SUV 1,696 103 156 6,917 195
139 Haima 7 Knight 1,655 112 120 26,619 134
140 Haima Freema 1,629 114 137 22,986 142
141 Linian S1 1,623 107 125 24,635 136
142 Brilliance H530 1,615 100 108 16,801 158
143 Gleagle GC7 1,579 176  - 916 240
144 Hawtai Santa Fe 1,504 179 180 49,945 94
145 Mazda6 Ruiwing 1,503 148 129 31,018 121
146 Changfeng Black King DUV 1,437 170 173 14,368 166
147 Riich G3 1,437 166  - 1,246 235
148 Jiangnan Alto 1,363 95 121 32,416 116
149 Chery A1 1,351 165 179 20,257 147
150 Peugeot 508 1,338 140 133 15,285 164
151 Toyota Vios 1,322 152 160 13,313 169
152 Lianhua L5 1,301 141 161 5,026 200
153 MG 6 1,300 219 146 24,277 138
154 Chery Cowin 1 1,287 132 142 30,672 124
155 Toyota Prado 1,281 134 135 21,876 144
156 Kia Rio 1,159 158 158 30,197 127
157 Huanghai Aurora 1,152 149 165 17,177 156
158 Zotye Z200 1,151 120 139 11,929 175
159 Citroen C2 1,107 168 167 10,468 179
160 Jinbei Granse/S50 1,065 164 157 18,269 153
161 Kia Soul 1,029 177 174 10,236 180
162 Suzuki Liana 1,027 178 175 18,510 151
163 Landwind X8/X6/X9 991 162 169 13,021 171
164 Toyota E’Z Yizhi 989 124 115 16,415 159
165 Honda Odyssey 973 126 132 30,404 125
166 JMC Yusheng/Baowei 922 171 183 10,590 178
167 BYD F0 869 127 126 82,603 53
168 Great Wall Florid 860 202 145 31,757 117
169 Toyota Yaris 797 151 148 19,323 150
170 Honda Fit 784 144 144 21,043 146
171 Nissan NV200 766 169 171 15,406 163
172 Nissan March 757 174 168 16,225 160
173 GAC Trumpchi 725 118 154 15,684 161
174 Great Wall Haval M2 725 138 141 23,130 141
175 Brilliance Splendor/Junjie (BS4) 714 245 177 12,244 174
176 ChangAn Yuexiang 658 139 90 56,672 83
177 Nissan Paladin 644 182 186 8,199 188
178 Haima Prince 592 145 164 13,567 168
179 Hyundai Accent 588 191 181 19,557 149
180 Volvo S80L 587 163 182 9,780 183
181 Cadillac SLS 559 189 191 7,008 194
182 Changhe Ideal 559 184 193 3,809 208
183 Haima 2 Cupid 505 147 150 19,730 148
184 Zotye Multiplan 504 128 159 13,870 167
185 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 496 180 178 7,283 192
186 Great Wall Voleex C50 424  -  - 0  -
187 Suzuki Splash 413 195 235 425 251
188 Mercedes C-Klasse 398 61 127 30,780 123
189 JAC Rein 395 214 185 11,027 177
190 Kia Optima 377 205 202 3,124 215
191 Honda Accord Crosstour 337 239 230 1,914 229
192 Roewe W5 317 183 184 4,062 206
193 Hyundai i30 315 194 206 9,792 182
194 JAC Yueyue 312 207 211 2,892 218
195 Karry Youya 311 181 163 9,608 184
196 FAW Vela 308 220 196 2,727 220
197 Foton MP-X 300 228 222 3,168 214
198 Mazda2 297 200 195 9,332 186
199 Zhongxing Landmark 291 197 198 13,081 170
200 Great Wall Voleex V80 269  - 194 4,972 201
201 Hawtai B35 249 193 212 510 248
202 Mitsubishi Lancer 238 198 207 4,150 205
203 Ford S-Max 228 218 214 3,188 213
204 Changfeng CS7 Feiteng 201 225 209 3,524 210
205 Roewe 750 197 186 199 4,676 202
206 Mercedes E-Klasse L 186 37 103 44,738 100
207 Mazda8 162 188 192 6,168 196
208 Brilliance Zunchi (BS6) 154 246 224 2,036 227
209 Foton MP-X Midi 150 227 221 3,812 207
210 Volvo S40 150 190 197 5,104 199
211 Riich G5 145 208 208 2,103 225
212 Riich M1 130 206 205 8,436 187
213 ChangAn Eado 129  -  - 0  -
214 BAW Jeep B40 120 187 187 7,756 190
215 Gonow Saboo G3/Aoosed G5 105 204 210 466 250
216 Dongfeng Oting 102 223 225 2,312 223
217 Rely V5 101 221 201 5,475 197
218 BYD e6 98 231 241 401 n/a
219 Dongfeng Yumsun 97 224 217 895 241
220 BYD F3DM 96 230 237 613 244
221 JAC Binyue 91 241 232 891 242
222 Hafei Saima 87 222 216 2,636 221
223 Hafei Saibao 85  -  - 75 n/a
224 Mercedes Vito 81 199 203 3,107 216
225 Chery Eastar 79 250 238 1,261 234
226 Nissan Murano 76 244 223 858 243
227 Toyota Prius 72  -  - 0  -
228 Changfeng CS6 71 233 215 1,526 230
229 BJC Warrior 64 209 190 3,076 217
230 Rely X5 61 212 213 2,043 226
231 Mitsubishi Zinger 56 216 220 1,305 233
232 Mercedes Viano 54 196 188 7,095 193
233 Buick Park Avenue 51 215 204 2,204 224
234 MG 7 51 137 218 3,200 212
235 Tianqi Meiya Haishi 36 248 248 472 249
236 Chrysler Grand Voyager 31 201 n/a 320 n/a
237 BYD F6 26 229 240 12,894 172
238 BYD M6 26 238 233 2,835 219
239 Hawtai B11 26 236 231 3,317 211
240 Mitsubishi Galant 25 226 236 930 239
241 Citroen C-Triomphe 23  -  - 369 n/a
242 Gonow Jetstar 22 247 229 1,339 232
243 FAW Weizhi 21 213 166 26,504 135
244 Riich G6 18 235 239 153 n/a
245 Hawtai Terracan 15 237 227 2,592 222
246 Landwind Fashion 11 240 228 596 246
247 Hafei Lobo 5 192 200 3,564 209
248 Haima 3 4 217 n/a 2,017 228
249 Karry Youyi 3 249 242 93 n/a
250 Tianqi Meiya SUV 2 251 244 581 247
251 BAW (Beijing) Luba 1 242 219 984 237

Source: DC at www.autoweek.nl, www.chooseauto.com.cn

Note: This ranking doesn’t include imports.

Categories: China
  1. Steam
    February 20th, 2012 at 06:42 | #1
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    Why did VW Lavida collapse again?

  2. TheK
    February 12th, 2012 at 05:02 | #2
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    11 Chinese models in Chinese Top-50-Sales (including BaoJun). I’d say, before thinking about exports they should think about surviving on their own market…

  3. Anthony
    February 11th, 2012 at 21:40 | #3
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    Not sure if you are aware that the new VW Passat is the US model,the Euro version is called the VW Magotan.
    VW is using the same strategy as Honda with the Accord,being a US model,and completrly diffirent global model.
    Hyundai are now also using diffitrnt models 4 diffirent markets,eg Sonata and I40.

  1. March 7th, 2012 at 23:35 | #1
    GM Sets February Sales Record in China, up 30%