Passenger vehicle sales up 20% in Q1

Passenger vehicle sales rose 20.41% year-on-year to 1.85 million in the first quarter of the year, the China Securities Journal reported, citing China Association of Automobile Manufacturers figures. 1.3742 million sedans were sold, up 22.52% year-on-year; 553,000 multipurpose vehicles, up 3.86% year-on-year; 101,800 SUVs, up 42.11% year-on-year; and 319,800 crossovers, up 9.99% year-on-year. The top ten selling models in the quarter were the Santana (Shanghai VW), the Jetta (Shanghai VW), the Buick Excelle (Shanghai GM), the QQ (Shanghai ...

	Passenger vehicle sales up 20% in Q1 By STAFF EDITOR Published: April 09, 2008 03:49 PM Passenger vehicle sales rose 20.41% year-on-year to 1.85 million in the first quarter of the year, the China Securities Journal reported, citing China Association of Automobile Manufacturers figures. 1.3742 million sedans were sold, up 22.52% year-on-year; 553,000 multipurpose vehicles, up 3.86% year-on-year; 101,800 SUVs, up 42.11% year-on-year; and 319,800 crossovers, up 9.99% year-on-year. The top ten selling models in the quarter were the Santana (Shanghai VW), the Jetta (Shanghai VW), the Buick Excelle (Shanghai GM), the QQ (Shanghai ... You are currently reading 69 words of 210 total words in this article. To continue reading this article, you must be a subscriber. Log in now. Buy this article now for $10 USD. Not a subscriber? Start your 7-day free trial now. bookmark \| digg \| Permalink \| Tell a Friend Tags for this article: China Securities Journal , Tianjin , Beijing , japan , Honda , Toyota , Ford	More Articles in Automotive > Today’s Daily Briefs E-Mail Sign up for a roundup of the day’s top stories, sent every day. RELATED ARTICLES > CSG vehicle production, sales and exports climb Auto-related product trade falls in January Battery vehicle plant launched in Tianjin Wholly-domestic sedan makers lose market share Raised sales tax on big cars unlikely to slow sales Diesel engine producer gets US$176m bank loan package China becomes major performance driver for global automakers

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