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China September 2012: Islands diplomatic row sends ranking wild! Ford Focus distant #1, no Japanese in the Top 25

October 13th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Ford Focus

* NOW UPDATED with the Top 283 All-models ranking! Click on title to see *

The diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands had a huge impact on the Chinese new car market this month. For the first time in 2012, passenger cars are down year-on-year at -0.3% to 1,315,600 registrations, bringing the year-to-date to 11,269,600 units, still up a solid 7% on 2011. A slowing economy and rising fuel costs weren’t helped by the islands spat. After smashed cars and torched dealerships turned a Japanese car into a sudden liability, all Japanese carmakers and their Chinese joint ventures lost a lot of ground this month with Toyota (-49%), Suzuki (-42%), Honda (-40%), Nissan and Mazda (-35%) hit the hardest. Potentially for the first time since soon after Japanese models arrived in China, there was no Nippon in the Top 25: the Toyota Camry is the best-seller this month at #26 with 11,065 sales, followed by the Honda CR-V (#28), Nissan Sylphy (#30) and Toyota Corolla (#33).

The main winners were BMW up 55%, Ford up 35%, Volkswagen up 25% and Audi up 20%. The Ford Focus is the best-selling model in the country for the 2nd month running and the third time in the last 4 months. With 33,587 sales in September it even becomes only the 4th passenger car ever to sell more than 30,000 units in a single month in China with the Chevrolet Sail last May, the VW Passat last January and the BYD F3 which last passed this benchmark in March 2010. The Sail stays #2 with 25,485 sales and gets closer to the 2012 year-to-date pole position, now at 210,800 units vs. 214,445 for the Buick Excelle, down to #4 this month.

VW Lavida

The VW Lavida confirms its return to shape thanks to the new model and is up a further 4 spots on August to #3 with 24,600 sales, its highest ranking in the country since last February and best volume since… December 2010! The VW Passat is up 6 ranks to #5, ahead of the VW Sagitar (-1) and the previous gen Hyundai Elantra Yuedong (+1). The VW Jetta (-4), Hyundai Verna (+1) and Chevrolet Cruze (-1) round up the Top 10.

Emgrand EC7

In September the Emgrand EC7 is the most popular Chinese model for the 2nd time after last June, up a massive 19 spots on August to a record #12 with 15,886 sales. This is the best ranking for a Chinese model at home since the Great Wall Haval H-Series reached #10 last March. The EC7 is followed by the Great Wall Haval H6 (#17), Chery QQ (#20), Great Wall Voleex C30 (#25) and FAW Xiali N3/N5 (#29).

Citroen C-Quatre

A few recent launches shine this month in China: the Kia K2 is up 11 ranks on last month to #13 with 15,656 units, its very first time in the Top 20 and by far its best volume ever. The Hyundai Elantra Langdong is up 5 to rank #16 for only its 2nd month of sales at 15,243 units, while the Citroen C-Quatre boosted by the new generation sedan is up 19 to #21 with 12,137 sales. Notice also the Hyundai ix35 up 29 to #23 and the Chevrolet Malibu up 18 to #38.

BYD F3 Surui

A very important newcomer makes its first appearance in the Chinese model ranking in September: the BYD F3 Surui (the 2nd generation of the model) lands directly at #42 with 7,889 sales – already the #9 best-selling local model in between the Chery Tiggo and the BYD S6. Further down the ranking, the Great Wall Haval M4 confirms it is a big hit with Chinese consumers, up 17 spots to break into the Top 50 for the first time at #47 and 7,329 units, as does the Peugeot 308 up 17 to #49.

Brilliance H230

The Dongfeng Fengshang H30/S30 is up 22 to #54, the Baojun 630 is back up 23 to #59, the ChangAn Eado is up a massive 85 ranks to get back to #63 after hitting #59 in July and the Zotye Z300 is up 46 to a best-ever #77 with 4,825 sales. The other two models launched last month already break into the Top 100 in September: the Brilliance H230 is up 194% and 77 spots to #85 at 4,495 units and the ChangAn Yuexiang V3 is up 80% and 35 ranks to #97 with 3,993 sales.

Soueast V5 Lingzhi

Apart from the new gen BYD F3 there are 3 additional newcomers this month in China. The Soueast V5 Lingzhi arrives at #132 with 2,616 units…

Shanghai Englon SC6

…the Shanghai Englon SC6 follows at #136 and 2,503 sales…

FAW Besturn B90

…while the FAW Besturn B90 appears at #158 and 1,565 units.

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Full September 2012 Top 283 All-models Ranking Table below.

China September 2012:

Pos Model Sept Aug 2012 Pos 2011
1 Ford Focus 33,587 1 187,516 3 9
2 Chevrolet Sail 25,485 2 210,800 2 6
3 VW Lavida 24,600 7 164,317 8 2
4 Buick Excelle 23,186 3 214,445 1 1
5 VW Passat 22,899 11 173,331 6 12
6 VW Sagitar 21,109 5 131,964 12 25
7 Hyundai Elantra Yuedong 20,343 8 160,540 9 8
8 VW Jetta 19,448 4 179,752 4 4
9 Hyundai Verna 18,988 10 153,976 10 21
10 Chevrolet Cruze 18,338 9 173,667 5 3
11 VW Bora 17,936 6 167,726 7 5
12 Emgrand EC7 15,886 31 97,490 26 43
13 Kia K2 15,656 24 104,133 22 78
14 VW Magotan 15,602 13 124,871 16 47
15 Buick Excelle XT/GT 15,311 15 128,394 14 22
16 Hyundai Elantra Langdong 15,243 21 26,856 108  -
17 Great Wall Haval H6 15,068 16 66,502 47  -
18 VW Polo 14,700 17 92,853 31 29
19 VW Tiguan 14,000 19 138,577 11 23
20 Chery QQ 13,836 36 100,260 24 17
21 Citroen C-Quatre 12,137 40 80,101 38 31
22 VW Golf 11,727 20 93,932 30 41
23 Hyundai ix35 11,551 52 67,215 46 38
24 Skoda Octavia 11,425 26 103,100 23 26
25 Great Wall Voleex C30 11,193 33 96,746 27 20
26 Toyota Camry 11,065 18 116,720 19 19
27 Audi A6L 10,607 29 104,332 21 33
28 Honda CR-V 10,424 14 131,766 13 14
29 FAW Xiali N3/N5 10,424 46 112,038 20 7
30 Nissan Sylphy 9,880 12 96,098 29 27
31 BYD F3 9,645 23 97,863 25 10
32 BMW 5-Series L 9,493 34 74,778 44 68
33 Toyota Corolla 9,145 25 124,829 17 11
34 Buick Regal 9,026 48 60,018 54 56
35 Buick LaCrosse 8,712 53 62,728 52 37
36 Audi Q5 8,681 42 66,107 48 77
37 Chery Tiggo 8,486 28 81,461 35 42
38 Chevrolet Malibu 8,280 56 28,986 102  -
39 Nissan Tiida 8,246 27 127,849 15 35
40 Audi A4L 8,136 43 76,530 42 49
41 Mazda6 7,959 44 61,724 53 46
42 BYD F3 Surui 7,889 n/a 7,889 191  -
43 BYD S6 7,820 54 63,391 51 75
44 Chery Fulwin 2 7,623 38 54,074 57 51
45 Hyundai Sonata 7,571 51 73,262 45 60
46 Kia Sportage R 7,449 55 51,628 60 70
47 Great Wall Haval M4 7,329 64 24,262 120  -
48 Toyota Corolla EX 7,309 22 96,279 28 30
49 Peugeot 308 7,277 66 47,867 68 185
50 Dongfeng Future 7,001 57 52,203 59 131
51 Roewe 350 6,984 65 48,541 65 71
52 VW Santana Vista 6,800 47 81,343 36 36
53 Nissan Qashqai 6,696 50 90,172 33 34
54 Dongfeng Fengshan H30/S30 6,467 76 40,959 78 122
55 Kia Forte Furuidi 6,352 61 64,625 50 24
56 Ford Mondeo 6,328 74 47,364 69 69
57 VW Santana 6,311 35 80,222 37 44
58 Great Wall Haval H3/H5 6,205 58 90,570 32 18
59 Baojun 630 6,158 82 49,252 62 145
60 Toyota Highlander 6,111 49 59,370 55 45
61 Hyundai Tucson 6,005 71 40,202 80 91
62 Nissan Sunny 5,972 30 117,049 18 15
63 ChangAn Eado 5,825 148 22,031 127  -
64 Chevrolet Aveo 5,763 68 42,953 72 128
65 Buick GL8 5,647 62 47,940 66 65
66 Honda Accord 5,632 37 78,903 39 13
67 BYD L3 5,512 59 49,036 63 110
68 Suzuki Beidouxing 5,509 75 48,925 64 80
69 JAC Heyue 5,499 60 29,891 98 54
70 Brilliance Junjie FSV 5,447 103 32,431 92 108
71 Toyota RAV4 5,355 41 84,673 34 40
72 Dongfeng Joyear 5,209 78 46,662 70 58
73 Honda Civic 5,083 45 65,015 49 57
74 Nissan Teana 5,036 80 75,169 43 16
75 Kia K5 4,895 72 37,886 82 114
76 Lifan 620 4,874 77 35,048 89 84
77 Zotye Z300 4,825 123 10,382 180  -
78 JAC Refine 4,813 69 40,479 79 79
79 Suzuki Alto 4,593 63 41,258 76 82
80 Citroen C-Elysée 4,589 79 42,580 74 67
81 ChangAn Yuexiang 4,582 119 29,341 99 83
82 Chery E5 4,576 73 40,967 77 112
83 Gleagle Freedom Ship 4,561 93 41,477 75 52
84 ChangAn Benben Mini 4,523 110 53,201 58 48
85 Brilliance H230 4,495 162 6,025 201  -
86 Skoda Superb 4,449 88 31,753 93 98
87 Skoda Fabia 4,442 87 34,546 90 95
88 Lifan 520/520i 4,411 84 30,470 97 102
89 MG 3 4,359 99 28,556 104 143
90 Peugeot 408 4,355 89 36,916 87 87
91 JAC Tongyue 4,354 111 24,895 119 86
92 Gleagle GX7 4,311 105 16,934 146  -
93 Soueast V3 Lingyue 4,298 70 47,913 67 62
94 Great Wall Voleex C50 4,292 101 25,083 118  -
95 Mercedes E-Klasse L 4,123 100 25,628 115 100
96 Haima Family 4,089 108 45,417 71 55
97 ChangAn Yuexiang V3 3,993 132 6,210 200  -
98 VW CC 3,895 90 25,684 114 111
99 Nissan Livina 3,887 39 78,227 40 39
100 FAW Weizhi V5 3,864 135 15,141 154 135
101 Chevrolet Spark 3,850 116 30,689 95 61
102 Peugeot 207 3,776 127 23,716 123 97
103 Kia Sportage 3,772 97 31,309 94 99
104 Jiangnan Alto 3,697 106 19,379 139 116
105 Honda City 3,620 32 76,739 41 28
106 Peugeot 307 3,513 124 26,779 109 93
107 VW Touran 3,512 91 29,012 100 119
108 Lifan X60 3,497 109 23,886 122 198
109 Kia Cerato 3,467 122 26,721 110 76
110 BYD G3 3,453 126 25,087 117 74
111 Ford Fiesta 3,441 117 39,023 81 73
112 Toyota Reiz 3,430 67 50,006 61 66
113 Gleagle King Kong 3,413 98 42,654 73 63
114 FAW Besturn B50 3,341 102 37,603 84 50
115 Roewe 550 3,321 112 27,568 106 106
116 FAW Xenia S80/M80 3,317 128 26,894 107 109
117 Citroen C5 3,252 114 23,967 121 115
118 Mercedes C-Klasse 3,242 86 22,108 126 123
119 JAC Heyue RS 3,105 n/a 26,363 112 n/a
120 Zotye 5008 3,102 107 37,562 85 59
121 Gleagle Vision 3,074 156 21,682 128 88
122 Shanghai Englon SC7 2,979 121 37,380 86 90
123 Honda Crosstour 2,809 85 25,196 116 229
124 Shanghai Englon SC5/Golden Eagle 2,805 138 18,950 141 154
125 Luxgen 7 SUV 2,800 134 21,634 129 195
126 BYD F0 2,770 94 30,649 96 53
127 BYD G6 2,747 137 26,640 111 191
128 Peugeot 508 2,696 133 19,074 140 164
129 Lianhua L3 2,681 130 20,706 131 120
130 Mazda3 Xingcheng 2,628 92 37,807 83 140
131 Hyundai Elantra 2,617 95 55,252 56 32
132 Soueast V5 Lingzhi 2,616  - 2,616 227  -
133 Beijing E-Series 2,605 139 9,709 183  -
134 GAC Trumpchi GS5 2,583 140 10,917 175  -
135 Lifan 320 2,523 146 18,606 142 152
136 Shanghai Englon SC6 2,503  - 2,503 229  -
137 Toyota Crown 2,489 83 22,482 125 126
138 ChangAn CX20 2,470 167 34,268 91 105
139 Chery Cowin 2 2,454 160 21,254 130 85
140 Lianhua L5 2,442 125 15,389 152 200
141 Chery A3 2,300 155 14,582 156 113
142 Haima 7 Knight 2,253 170 13,603 162 134
143 Suzuki Lingyang 2,196 115 27,914 105 89
144 Suzuki SX4 2,171 104 35,138 88 64
145 Hawtai Santa Fe 2,145 129 20,083 138 94
146 Honda Fit 2,128 81 29,010 101 146
147 MG 6 2,071 151 14,906 155 138
148 BMW X1 2,001 145 14,164 161  -
149 Haima 2 Cupid 1,941 144 12,264 168 148
150 Toyota E’Z Yizhi 1,799 120 15,254 153 159
151 Hyundai Sonata MoInca 1,789 173 14,215 159 129
152 Brilliance V5 1,735 153 25,872 113 n/a
153 Gleagle Panda/GX2 1,718 142 22,905 124 101
154 Mercedes GLK 1,694 113 12,403 167  -
155 Suzuki Swift 1,689 118 28,883 103 103
156 Dongfeng Shuai 1,683 157 20,486 135 139
157 Riich X1 1,597 175 11,680 171 165
158 FAW Besturn B90 1,565  - 1,565 242  -
159 Shanghai Englon SC3 1,494 131 7,529 194  -
160 Changfeng Black King DUV 1,459 176 13,204 163 166
161 Venucia D50 1,422 96 20,582 133  -
162 Haima Freema 1,416 165 14,350 158 142
163 JAC Yueyue 1,385 177 7,962 190 218
164 Mazda6 Ruiwing 1,370 166 14,169 160 121
165 Gleagle GC7 1,356 169 12,710 166 240
166 Jinbei Granse/S50 1,340 168 12,800 165 153
167 Chery Cowin 3/A5 1,315 150 15,749 151 104
168 Toyota Prado 1,277 143 16,160 150 144
169 FAW Besturn B70 1,273 174 11,698 170 132
170 Nissan X-Trail 1,196 152 20,526 134 130
171 Mazda3 1,187 154 17,803 144 92
172 Brilliance Junjie FRV 1,182 136 20,587 132 72
173 Citroen C2 1,131 171 10,417 179 179
174 Honda Elysion 1,129 163 5,254 205  -
175 Linian S1 1,118 149 20,166 136 136
176 Toyota Yaris 1,112 159 11,365 172 150
177 Chery Cowin 1 1,080 197 11,246 173 124
178 Nissan NV200 1,078 172 12,213 169 163
179 BMW 3-Series 1,022 180 18,201 143 107
180 Ciimo Si Ming 999 164 10,275 181  -
181 Great Wall Haval M2 987 194 9,413 184 141
182 MG 5 952 185 6,428 198  -
183 Mitsubishi Lancer EX 933 158 16,434 149 137
184 Landwind X8/X6/X9 907 188 8,570 186 171
185 Honda Odyssey 881 147 16,876 147 125
186 Huanghai Aurora 862 182 9,767 182 156
187 Great Wall Voleex C20R 854 209 10,562 178 203
188 Kia Soul 816 184 8,457 187 180
189 Hawtai B35 806 187 3,157 217 248
190 JAC Rein 774 195 6,624 197 177
191 Roewe W5 762 198 4,145 208 206
192 FAW Weizhi V2 738 183 13,076 164 133
193 Brilliance H530 732 179 17,600 145 158
194 Cadillac SLS 706 202 4,432 206 194
195 Yema F10 685 196 1,440 245  -
196 Haima Prince 638 251 3,763 212 168
197 Kia Rio 631 193 7,878 192 127
198 Nissan March 604 178 6,359 199 160
199 Dongfeng Fengshan A60 599 225 2,814 224  -
200 GAC Trumpchi 595 212 8,117 189 161
201 Chery A1 555 161 16,750 148 147
202 Riich G3 552 181 10,664 177 235
203 Emgrand EC8 527 192 10,974 174 157
204 Great Wall Voleex V80 521 203 3,355 215 201
205 Hafei Lobo 503 211 4,334 207 209
206 Mazda2 484 236 2,546 228 186
207 Toyota Vios 440 190 8,706 185 169
208 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 432 199 3,982 210 192
209 Zotye Z200 420 207 7,328 195 175
210 Mazda8 391 205 2,718 226 196
211 Roewe 950 389 201 3,607 214  -
212 Volvo S80L 376 189 3,912 211 183
213 Nissan Paladin 368 210 4,054 209 188
214 Zhongxing Landmark 367 208 3,312 216 170
215 Yema F12 366 220 858 261  -
216 Mercedes Vito 361 204 2,243 231 216
217 ChangAn CX30 335 234 7,740 193 162
218 Brilliance Junjie (BS4) 319 222 5,857 203 174
219 Foton MP-X 300 215 3,125 220 214
220 Great Wall Phenom 296 231 1,257 251 n/a
221 Mitsubishi Pajero 281 216 3,020 221 181
222 Mitsubishi Lancer 272 227 1,689 239 205
223 Mercedes Viano 271 223 1,973 235 193
224 Suzuki Liana 243 217 5,462 204 151
225 Gonow Saboo G3/Aoosed G5 233 230 2,032 234 250
226 Haima Aishang (M11) 230 224 2,879 223  -
227 Zotye Multiplan 214 226 3,153 218 167
228 JMC Yusheng/Baowei 210 200 8,354 188 178
229 Kia Optima 209 214 3,130 219 215
230 BAW (Beijing) Jeep 204 213 3,724 213 190
231 Roewe 750 194 218 1,534 243 202
232 Toyota Prius 189 219 2,297 230  -
233 Chevrolet Epica 179 141 14,511 157 118
234 Gonow Aoosed GX5 164 228 1,283 250  -
235 Yema F99 158 232 376 273  -
236 Hafei Saima 155 261 1,694 238 221
237 Ford S-Max 146 241 1,408 247 213
238 BJC Warrior 144 221 1,964 236 217
239 Honda Spirior 108 186 10,748 176 155
240 Riich G5 106 246 1,005 255 225
241 FAW Oley 105 229 5,925 202  -
242 Foton MP-X Midi 100 248 1,420 246 207
243 BYD M6 98 237 898 259 219
244 BYD F3DM 96 238 906 258 244
245 Riich M1 95 267 616 267 187
246 Buick Park Avenue 95 268 425 272 224
247 Changfeng CS6 91 262 647 265 230
248 BYD e6 90 239 895 260 n/a
249 Karry Youya 89 243 2,156 232 184
250 Rely X5 83 260 619 266 226
251 BYD F6 81 252 591 268 172
252 Changfeng CS7 Feiteng 79 258 1,353 248 210
253 Mitsubishi Zinger 79 254 836 262 233
254 Rely V5 78 233 1,526 244 197
255 Brilliance Zunchi (BS6) 73 255 1,620 241 227
256 Suzuki Splash 70 247 2,096 233 251
257 Tianqi Meiya Haishi 68 263 498 270 249
258 Changhe Ideal 67 235 2,770 225 208
259 Dongfeng Oting 59 244 1,185 252 223
260 Hafei Saibao 52 257 337 275 n/a
261 Gonow Jetstar 47 249 493 271 232
262 Hyundai i30 45 266 1,643 240 182
263 Chery Cowin 5 44 245 1,114 253  -
264 Chery Eastar 41 250 1,030 254 234
265 Hyundai Accent 36 242 2,987 222 149
266 Dongfeng Yumsun 35 256 670 264 241
267 JAC Binyue 30 269 967 256 242
268 Hawtai Terracan 19 240 299 276 222
269 Mitsubishi Galant 16 270 366 274 239
270 Riich G6 15 265 290 277 n/a
271 Nissan Murano 14 191 935 257 243
272 Gonow GS50 10  - 108 284 n/a
273 Great Wall Florid 9 206 7,263 196 117
274 FAW Vela 9 271 729 263 220
275 Tianqi Meiya SUV 9 274 59 286 247
276 MG 7 8 273 242 279 212
277 Volvo S40 5 264 1,804 237 199
278 BAW (Beijing) Luba 3 259 226 280 237
279 Citroen C-Triomphe 2  - 1,311 249 n/a
280 Shanghai Englon TX4 1 276 512 269 238
281 Landwind Fashion 1 277 287 278 246
282 Hawtai B11 1 275 100 285 211
283 Chrysler Grand Voyager 1 272 43 287 n/a

Source: www.autoweek.nl, www.chooseauto.com.cn, www.thetruthaboutcars.com

Note: This ranking does not include imports

Categories: China
  1. Dima
    October 15th, 2012 at 20:17 | #1
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    Hello, if to sum Sept column then it will be 1125036. I wonder where the rest 1,315,600-1,125,036=190,564 registrations :/

    • matgasnier
      October 15th, 2012 at 20:23 | #2
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      Hi Dima,
      That would be import sales…
      cheers
      Matt

  2. Rosario T.
    October 13th, 2012 at 02:37 | #3
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    what about sales of Gac Fiat Viaggio?

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