China's Top-Ten Selling Sedans In July

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer
  1. VW Jetta
  2. VW Santana
  3. VW Lavida
  4. Buick Excelle
  5. Honda Accord
  6. Hyundai Elantra Yuedong
  7. BYD F3
  8. Toyota Camry
  9. VW Bora
  10. Toyota Corolla
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  • Philadlj Philadlj on Aug 19, 2010

    That's one sharp Jetta Mk.II. I'd still prefer a Toyota Crown Comfort for a cab.

    • Mpresley Mpresley on Aug 19, 2010

      The new Crowns are too expensive and upscale for taxis. I rode an old one from Shenzhen to Hong Kong frequently. Had all the appeal of a Checker.

  • Wsn Wsn on Aug 19, 2010

    It seems rich people drive Toyonda and poor people drive VW.

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    • Wsn Wsn on Aug 20, 2010

      mpresley, don't get me wrong. I do believe some Phaeton got sold in China. But look, non of the cars you mentioned end up on the top 10 chart. Out of these 10, only Camry and Accord are midsize. The other 8 are all non-luxury compacts. Maybe I should rephrase my statement a little bit: Out of the most popular models (in terms of sales), Toyonda dominates the higher end, while VW has the lower end.

  • Steven02 Steven02 on Aug 19, 2010

    Do sedans sell that well in China or is there also a big hatchback population like there is in Europe? Since it appears that GM is the leader over there, do you have the breakdowns of cars by model type and by month to month? Would be interesting to see.

  • Gimmeamanual Gimmeamanual on Aug 19, 2010

    July and YTD positions are a little different. http://autonews.gasgoo.com/data-center/top-10-sedan-brands-line-up-by-sales-in-china-ja-100719.shtml Shanghai taxis are mostly VW because of SAIC and VW. There's also a bunch of Buick taxis which are sooooo nice after being in rattletrap Santanas. Beijing taxis are mostly Hyundai because of Hyundai and BAIC.

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