China LCV March 2012: Wuling Hongguang confirms Top 5 spot
Wuling Hongguang
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This month the Light Commercial Vehicle market in China is absolutely stable year-on-year at 549,304 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,357,253 units, down 6% on 2011. The Wuling Sunshine is the best-selling model in the category by far again with 54,546 sales, albeit down 25% on March 2011. Its year-to-date total is also down 25% year-on-year at a still monumental 152,681 units in 3 months. And for the usual comparison: Ford sold 143,827 F-Series in the US and VW sold 122,569 Golfs in the whole of Europe in the same period…
Below, the entire Top 5 stays unchanged vs. last month, with the Foton Forland selling 44,761 units (-8%), followed by the Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang at 38,324 sales (+1%) and the ChangAn Mini Bus at 37.920 units (-10%). In 5th position, the Wuling Hongguang confirms it is now a force to be reckoned with as far as Chinese Light Commercial Vehicles are concerned…
Previous month: China LCV February 2012: Wuling Hongguang’s entrance
Full March 2012 Top 5 Ranking Table below.
China LCV March 2012:
| Pos | Model | Mar | /11 | Feb | 2012 | /11 | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Wuling Sunshine | 54,546 | -25% | 1 | 152,681 | -25% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Foton Forland | 44,761 | -8% | 2 | 100,332 | -5% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang | 38,324 | 1% | 3 | 104,183 | -2% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | ChangAn Mini Bus | 37,920 | -10% | 4 | 93,856 | -30% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Wuling Hongguang | 26,298 | n/a | 5 | 69,445 | n/a | 5 | n/a |
Source: www.autonews.com
