China - Flash report, Sales volume, 2019

Flash report, December 2019

9 Jan. 2020

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China’s 2019 vehicle production and sales decline 7.5% and 8.2% respectively
On January 13, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the entire year of 2019. The automotive industry of China was under high pressure in 2019 as it was affected by such factors as China-U.S. economic and trade frictions, adoption of stricter emission standards and NEV (new energy vehicle) subsidy cuts. The entire industry was still in the process of transformation and upgrading. Production and sales stayed within reasonable ranges thanks to the industry’s ability to rejuvenate in the second half of 2019.
Overall vehicle production in 2019 totaled 25.721 million units, reflecting a 7.5% y/y decline, while sales totaled 25.769 million units, reflecting an 8.2% y/y decline. Production and sales experienced year-over-year (y/y) declines for months in the year. The first half of 2019 showed higher y/y decrease rates while the second half had lower y/y decrease rates. Sales in December 2019 reflected a slight 0.1% y/y decline.
In 2019, passenger car production reached 21.360 million units, reflecting a decrease of 9.2% compared to 2018. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 21.444 million units, reflecting a 9.6% y/y decline. Proportions of passenger vehicle production and sales to total vehicle production and sales reached 83.0% and 83.2%, 3.4% and 1.2% lower respectively than the proportions in 2018.
Among commercial vehicles, production in 2019 totaled 4.36 million units, reflecting a 1.9% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle sales of the entire year were 4.324 million units, reflecting a 1.1% y/y decline.
In 2019, NEV production reached 1.242 million units, reflecting a decrease of 2.3% y/y, while sales reached 1.206 million units, reflecting a decrease of 4.0% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 1.02 million units, reflecting a 3.4% y/y increase, while sales were 972,000 units, reflecting a 1.2% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production and sales reached 220,000 units and 232,000 units, reflecting 22.5% and 14.5% y/y declines respectively. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production and sales reached 2,833 units and 2,737 units, reflecting 85.5% and 79.2% y/y increases respectively.
Overall vehicle exports in 2019 totaled 1.024 million units, reflecting a 1.6% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 725,000 units, reflecting a 4.3% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 299,000 units, reflecting a 5.7% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Dec. 2019			Jan.-Dec. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	102.6	38.6	-0.4	1,030.8	40.0	-10.7
MPV	14.8	5.6	-16.1	138.4	5.4	-20.2
SUV	99.1	37.3	1.2	935.3	36.3	-6.3
Mini Van	4.8	1.8	1.7	40.0	1.6	-11.7
Passenger Cars Total	221.3	83.3	-0.9	2,144.4	83.2	-9.6
Commercial Vehicles Total	44.5	16.7	3.9	432.4	16.8	-1.1
Grand Total	265.8	100.0	-0.1	2,576.9	100.0	-8.2

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Dec. 2019			Jan.-Dec. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	92.51	41.8	-5.6	840.60	39.2	-15.8
Japanese brands	41.37	18.7	-0.3	456.76	21.3	2.7
German brands	51.63	23.3	17.0	518.94	24.2	2.1
American brands	15.85	7.2	-20.8	190.85	8.9	-23.0
Korean brands	14.25	6.4	-11.0	100.79	4.7	-14.6
French brands	1.55	0.7	-2.5	15.01	0.7	-51.1

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Dec. 2019			Jan.-Dec. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	99.2	37.0	-1.9	1,023.3	39.8	-10.9
MPV	14.0	5.2	-16.8	138.1	5.4	-18.1
SUV	101.2	37.7	21.5	934.4	36.3	-6.0
Mini Van	4.1	1.5	-1.5	40.2	1.6	-4.3
Passenger Cars Total	218.5	81.4	6.4	2,136.0	83.0	-9.2
Commercial Vehicles Total	49.8	18.6	16.4	436.0	17.0	1.9
Grand Total	268.3	100.0	8.1	2,572.1	100.0	-7.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Dec. 2019	Jan.- Dec. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	62,644	40,320	55.4%	517,192	468,792	10.3%
2	Haval	Haval H6	41,706	50,303	-17.1%	386,405	452,552	-14.6%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	53,336	59,673	-10.6%	374,878	476,537	-21.3%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	32,505	27,755	17.1%	357,798	376,077	-4.9%
5	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	26,950	56,339	-52.2%	346,551	481,216	-28.0%
6	VW	Sagitar	31,789	22,455	41.6%	307,323	309,902	-0.8%
7	Buick	Excelle GT	26,083	18,531	40.8%	279,280	261,920	6.6%
8	VW	New Bora (Model X)	31,274	2,469	1166.7%	272,266	169,782	60.4%
9	VW	New Santana	24,900	17,933	38.9%	251,174	265,869	-5.5%
10	Honda	Civic	19,031	22,195	-14.3%	243,966	218,132	11.8%

Source: MarkLines Data Cente

*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for December and entire year of 2019
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for December as well as the entire year of 2019.
Nissan announced on January 8 that it sold 168,262 units in December in China, reflecting a 4.5% year-on-year (y/y) decrease in sales. December sales of the Altima, Sylphy, Tiida, X-Trail, Kicks and Terra increased. 2019 sales totaled 1,546,891 units, reflecting a 1.1% y/y decrease.
Toyota sold 155,400 units in December, reflecting a 24.6% y/y increase. 2019 sales totaled 1,620,700 units, reflecting a 9.0% y/y increase. Toyota exceeded its 2019 China sales target of 1,600,000 units.
On January 6, Honda announced that its December sales were 142,831 units, reflecting a y/y decrease of 25.6%. It achieved record annual sales results in China as the 2019 sales reached 1,554,433 units. Annual sales of the Civic, CR-V, XR-V, Accord, Crider, Vezel and Fit exceeded 100,000 units.
On January 3, Mazda announced that sales in December reached 24,492 units, reflecting a 19.2% y/y increase. 2019 sales totaled 227,750 units, reflecting a 16.4% y/y decrease.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Dec. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Dec. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	155,400	24.6%	1,620,700	9.0%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jan. 9, 2020
Nissan	168,262	-4.5%	1,546,891	-1.1%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Jan. 9, 2020
Honda	142,831	-25.6%	1,554,433	8.5%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Jan. 9, 2020
Mazda	24,492	19.2%	227,750	-16.4%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jan. 9, 2020
Mitsubishi	14,166	3.6%	142,309	1.8%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jan. 29, 2020
Subaru	2,208	-18.2%	25,204	15.4%	Retail Sales	Jan. 29, 2020

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, November 2019

5 Dec. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production increases 3.8% and sales decline 3.6% in November
On December 10, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of November, 2019. Production in November realized a year-over-year (y/y) increase while sales showed a lower y/y decrease rate than in October.
Overall vehicle production in November totaled 2.593 million units, reflecting a 3.8% y/y increase, while sales totaled 2.457 million units, reflecting a 3.6% y/y decline. YTD production for January through November totaled 23.038 million units with a 9.0% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 23.110 million units, reflecting a 9.1% y/y decline.
November passenger car production reached 2.163 million units, reflecting an increase of 1.9% compared to November of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 2.057 million units, reflecting a 5.4% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in November totaled 430,000 units, reflecting a 14.6% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle sales were 400,000 units, reflecting a 6.9% y/y increase.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 110,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 36.9% y/y, while sales reached 95,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 43.7% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 96,000 units, reflecting a 29.6% y/y decrease, while sales were 81,000 units, reflecting a 41.2% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production and sales both reached 14,000 units, reflecting 63.0% and 54.4% y/y declines respectively.
Overall vehicle exports in November totaled 83,000 units, reflecting an 8.3% y/y increase. Passenger car exports totaled 60,000 units, reflecting an 18.6% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 23,000 units, reflecting a 12.0% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Nov. 2019			Jan.-Nov. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	96.3	39.2	-10.8	928.1	40.2	-11.7
MPV	12.3	5.0	-17.8	123.6	5.3	-20.7
SUV	93.5	38.1	3.3	836.2	36.2	-7.1
Mini Van	3.5	1.4	-7.7	35.2	1.5	-13.3
Passenger Cars Total	205.7	83.7	-5.4	1,923.1	83.2	-10.5
Commercial Vehicles Total	40.0	16.3	6.9	387.9	16.8	-1.6
Grand Total	245.7	100.0	-3.6	2,311.0	100.0	-9.1

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Nov. 2019			Jan.-Nov. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	80.02	38.9	-12.1	748.09	38.9	-16.9
Japanese brands	44.43	21.6	1.3	415.39	21.6	3.0
German brands	53.42	26.0	15.2	467.31	24.3	0.7
American brands	15.28	7.4	-28.5	175.00	9.1	-23.2
Korean brands	9.26	4.5	-16.6	86.54	4.5	-15.2
French brands	1.44	0.7	-14.7	13.46	0.7	-53.7

Source : MarkLines Data Center

China - Production of vehicles

	Nov. 2019			Jan.-Nov. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	98.1	37.8	-7.1	924.1	40.1	-11.7
MPV	14.6	5.6	0.7	124.1	5.4	-18.2
SUV	100.0	38.6	11.9	833.3	36.2	-8.6
Mini Van	3.7	1.4	25.5	36.1	1.6	-4.6
Passenger Cars Total	216.3	83.4	1.9	1,917.5	83.2	-10.7
Commercial Vehicles Total	43.0	16.6	14.6	386.3	16.8	0.3
Grand Total	259.3	100.0	3.8	2,303.8	100.0	-9.0

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Nov. 2019	Nov. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Nov. 2019	Jan.- Nov. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	51,567	46,241	11.5%	454,548	428,472	6.1%
2	Haval	Haval H6	41,676	54,226	-23.1%	344,699	402,249	-14.3%
3	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	40,001	35,037	14.2%	325,293	348,322	-6.6%
4	VW	New Bora (Model X)	37,646	3,748	904.4%	240,992	167,313	44.0%
5	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	36,879	51,117	-27.9%	321,542	416,864	-22.9%
6	VW	Sagitar	33,520	26,105	28.4%	275,534	287,447	-4.1%
7	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	29,105	55,040	-47.1%	319,601	424,877	-24.8%
8	Changan/Chana	CS75	27,220	12,036	126.2%	164,607	132,680	24.1%
9	VW	New Passat (NMS)	26,433	16,579	59.4%	184,671	162,151	13.9%
10	Nissan	14th Sylphy/Sylphy	25,295	-	-%	97,517	-	-%

Source: MarkLines Data Center

*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for November
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for November 2019.
Nissan announced on December 5 that it sold 148,582 units in November in China, reflecting a 1.0% year-on-year (y/y) decrease in sales. November sales of the Sylphy, Tiida, Lannia, Qashqai and Kicks increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to November totaled 1,378,629 units, reflecting a 0.7% y/y decrease.
Toyota sold 152,200 units in November, reflecting an 11.4% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 1,465,300 units, reflecting a 7.6% y/y increase. Toyota sets its 2019 China sales target at 1,600,000 units.
On December 4, Honda announced that its November sales were 140,316 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 2.6%. Sales of the Accord, Crider, Vezel, Civic, CR-V and XR-V exceeded 10,000 units. The Civic topped 20,000 units in monthly sales for the sixth consecutive month from June to November. Sales of the Accord, Odyssey, CR-V, Inspire and Elysion, all of which are equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient double-motor hybrid power system, totaled 15,156 units. YTD sales totaled 1,411,602 units, reflecting a 13.8% y/y increase.
On December 4, Mazda announced that sales in November reached 21,634 units, reflecting a 12.8% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 203,258 units.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Nov. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Nov. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	152,200	11.4%	1,465,300	7.6%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Dec. 5, 2019
Nissan	148,582	-1.0%	1,378,629	-0.7%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Dec. 6, 2019
Honda	140,316	2.6%	1,411,602	13.8%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Dec. 5, 2019
Mazda	21,634	12.8%	203,258	-19.3%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Dec. 5, 2019
Mitsubishi	11,772	2.0%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Dec. 25, 2019
Subaru	2,027	-5.5%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Dec. 25, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, October 2019

7 Nov. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 1.7% and 4.0% respectively in October
On November 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of October, 2019. Production and sales in October showed lower year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates than those in September.
Overall vehicle production in October totaled 2.295 million units, reflecting a 3.9% month-over-month (m/m) increase and a 1.7% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.284 million units, reflecting a 0.6% m/m increase and a 4.0% y/y decline. YTD production for January through October totaled 20.444 million units with a 10.4% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 20.652 million units, reflecting a 9.7% y/y decline.
October passenger car production reached 1.938 million units, reflecting an increase of 3.9% from the previous month, and a decline of 3.2% compared to October of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.928 million units, reflecting 0.2% m/m and 5.8% y/y declines.
Among commercial vehicles, production in October totaled 358,000 units, reflecting 3.9% m/m and 7.7% y/y increases. Commercial vehicle sales were 357,000 units, reflecting 4.8% m/m and 7.0% y/y increases.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 95,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 35.4% y/y, while sales reached 75,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 45.6% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 78,000 units, reflecting a 33.3% y/y decrease, while sales were 59,000 units, reflecting a 47.3% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production and sales both reached 16,000 units, reflecting 44.3% and 38.7% y/y declines respectively.
Overall vehicle exports in October totaled 87,000 units, reflecting a 3.1% m/m decline and a 23.4% y/y increase. Passenger car exports totaled 66,000 units, reflecting a 0.2% m/m decline and a 32.1% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 21,000 units, reflecting a 10.8% m/m decline and a 2.6% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Oct. 2019			Jan.-Oct. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	89.8	39.3	-10.1	831.8	40.3	-11.8
MPV	13.0	5.7	-11.4	111.3	5.4	-21.0
SUV	86.9	38.0	0.1	742.7	36.0	-8.3
Mini Van	3.0	1.3	-7.6	31.7	1.5	-13.9
Passenger Cars Total	192.8	84.4	-5.8	1,717.4	83.2	-11.0
Commercial Vehicles Total	35.7	15.6	7.0	347.8	16.8	-2.5
Grand Total	228.4	100.0	-4.0	2,065.2	100.0	-9.7

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Oct. 2019			Jan.-Oct. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	77.93	40.4	-8.5	668.07	38.9	-17.4
Japanese brands	40.06	20.8	-0.7	370.96	21.6	3.3
German brands	47.91	24.9	11.2	413.89	24.1	-0.9
American brands	16.38	8.5	-25.5	159.72	9.3	-22.6
Korean brands	8.66	4.5	-18.3	77.28	4.5	-15.0
French brands	1.35	0.7	-36.5	12.02	0.7	-56.1

Source : MarkLines Data Center


China - Production of vehicles

	Oct. 2019			Jan.-Oct. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	88.7	38.6	-10.7	826.0	40.4	-12.2
MPV	13.7	6.0	6.7	109.5	5.4	-20.2
SUV	88.0	38.3	3.3	733.3	35.9	-10.8
Mini Van	3.4	1.5	16.4	32.4	1.6	-7.2
Passenger Cars Total	193.8	84.4	-3.2	1,701.2	83.2	-12.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	35.8	15.6	7.7	343.2	16.8	-1.3
Grand Total	229.5	100.0	-1.7	2,044.4	100.0	-10.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Oct. 2019	Oct. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Oct. 2019	Jan.- Oct. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	Haval	Haval H6	40,623	41,132	-1.2%	303,023	348,023	-12.9%
2	VW	Lavida	40,322	43,974	-8.3%	402,981	382,231	5.4%
3	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	39,230	27,775	41.2%	285,292	313,285	-8.9%
4	VW	New Bora (Model X)	36,799	4,808	665.4%	203,346	163,565	24.3%
5	VW	Sagitar	36,015	26,908	33.8%	242,014	261,342	-7.4%
6	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	34,623	45,333	-23.6%	284,663	365,747	-22.2%
7	Changan/Chana	CS75	25,189	14,980	68.2%	137,387	120,644	13.9%
8	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	24,917	43,419	-42.6%	290,496	369,837	-21.5%
9	VW	Tayron	23,990	3,671	553.5%	131,882	4,625	2751.5%
10	Nissan	14th Sylphy/Sylphy	23,605	-	-%	72,222	0	-%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for October
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for October 2019.
Nissan announced on November 6 that it sold 139,064 units in October in China, reflecting a 2.1% y/y decrease in sales. October sales of the 7th-generation Altima, Sylphy, Tiida, Qashqai and Kicks increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to October totaled 1,230,047 units, reflecting a 0.6% y/y decrease.
Toyota sold 131,700 units in October, reflecting a 2.9% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 1,313,000 units, reflecting a 7.2% y/y increase.
On November 5, Honda announced that its October sales were 147,716 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 6.5%. Sales of the Accord, Crider, Vezel, Civic, CR-V and XR-V exceeded 10,000 units. The Civic topped 20,000 units in monthly sales for the fifth consecutive month from June to October. Sales of the Accord, Odyssey, CR-V, Inspire and Elysion, all of which are equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient double-motor hybrid power system, totaled 15,373 units. YTD sales totaled 1,271,286 units, reflecting a 15.2% y/y increase.
On November 6, Mazda announced that sales in October reached 19,882 units, reflecting a 9.1% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 181,624 units.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Oct. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Oct. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	131,700	-2.9%	1,313,000	7.2%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Nov. 7, 2019
Nissan	139,064	-2.1%	1,230,047	-0.6%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Nov. 7, 2019
Honda	147,716	6.5%	1,271,286	15.2%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Nov. 7, 2019
Mazda	19,882	-9.1%	181,624	-21.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Nov. 7, 2019
Mitsubishi	11,312	0.7%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Nov. 25, 2019
Subaru	1,938	-2.6%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Nov. 25, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, September 2019

10 Oct. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 6.2% and 5.2% respectively in September
On October 14, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of September, 2019. Production in September showed higher year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates than those in August while sales in September declined at lower year-over-year (y/y) rates.
Overall vehicle production in September totaled 2.209 million units, reflecting an 11.0% month-over-month (m/m) increase and a 6.2% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.271 million units, reflecting a 16.0% m/m increase and a 5.2% y/y decline. YTD production for January through September totaled 18.149 million units with an 11.4% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 18.371 million units, reflecting a 10.3% y/y decline.
September passenger car production reached 1.865 million units, reflecting an increase of 10.1% from the previous month, and a decline of 7.9% compared to September of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.931 million units, reflecting a 16.8% m/m increase and a 6.3% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in September totaled 345,000 units, reflecting 15.8% m/m and 4.0% y/y increases. Commercial vehicle sales were 340,000 units, reflecting 11.6% m/m and 1.9% y/y increases.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 89,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 29.9% y/y, while sales reached 80,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 34.2% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 74,000 units, reflecting a 26.1% y/y decrease, while sales were 63,000 units, reflecting a 33.1% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 15,000 units reflecting a 44.1% y/y decline, and sales showed a decrease of 38.4% y/y at 17,000 units.
Overall vehicle exports in September totaled 90,000 units, reflecting 0.9% m/m and 6.3% y/y increases. Passenger car exports totaled 66,000 units, reflecting a 0.4% m/m decline and a 13.2% y/y increase. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 24,000 units, reflecting a 4.5% m/m increase and an 8.9% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Sep. 2019			Jan.-Sep. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	93.2	41.0	-7.7	742.1	40.4	-12.0
MPV	12.7	5.6	-13.3	98.2	5.3	-22.1
SUV	84.1	37.0	-3.3	656.0	35.7	-9.3
Mini Van	3.1	1.4	-12.5	28.6	1.6	-15.1
Passenger Cars Total	193.1	85.0	-6.3	1,524.9	83.0	-11.7
Commercial Vehicles Total	34.0	15.0	1.9	312.2	17.0	-3.4
Grand Total	227.1	100.0	-5.2	1,837.1	100.0	-10.3

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Sep. 2019			Jan.-Sep. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	71.91	37.2	-10.8	590.14	38.7	-18.5
Japanese brands	41.81	21.7	1.2	330.90	21.7	3.8
German brands	48.92	25.3	5.3	365.98	24	-2.3
American brands	16.78	8.7	-25.7	143.34	9.4	-22.3
Korean brands	10.00	5.2	-10.0	68.62	4.5	-14.6
French brands	1.34	0.7	-34.7	10.67	0.7	-57.8

Source : MarkLines Data Center


China - Production of vehicles

	Sep. 2019			Jan.-Sep. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	88.8	40.2	-12.8	737.3	40.6	-12.4
MPV	12.4	5.6	-16.5	95.9	5.3	-23.0
SUV	82.1	37.2	-0.3	645.3	35.6	-12.4
Mini Van	3.1	1.4	-10.0	29.0	1.6	-10.1
Passenger Cars Total	186.5	84.4	-7.9	1,507.5	83.1	-13.1
Commercial Vehicles Total	34.5	15.6	4.0	307.4	16.9	-2.1
Grand Total	220.9	100.0	-6.2	1,814.9	100.0	-11.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Sep. 2019	Sep. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Sep. 2019	Jan.- Sep. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	48,226	44,579	8.2%	362,659	338,257	7.2%
2	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	43,022	42,837	0.4%	314,196	326,418	-3.7%
3	VW	Sagitar	38,394	25,816	48.7%	205,999	234,434	-12.1%
4	VW	New Bora (Model X)	36,610	9,721	276.6%	166,547	158,757	4.9%
5	Haval	Haval H6	31,711	35,499	-10.7%	262,400	306,891	-14.5%
6	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	30,879	37,972	-18.7%	250,040	320,414	-22.0%
7	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	30,532	27,451	11.2%	246,062	285,510	-13.8%
8	Buick	Excelle GT	24,875	29,746	-16.4%	218,538	182,306	19.9%
9	VW	New Santana	23,118	28,451	-18.7%	182,285	191,029	-4.6%
10	Honda	Civic	22,260	20,534	8.4%	180,135	156,118	15.4%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for September
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for September 2019.
Nissan announced on October 10 that it sold 134,713 units in September in China, reflecting a 4.6% y/y decrease in sales. September sales of the 7th-generation Altima, Lannia, Tiida, Kicks and Qashqai increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to September totaled 1,090,983 units, reflecting a 0.4% y/y decrease.
Toyota sold 143,100 units in September, reflecting a 1.6% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 1,181,300 units, reflecting an 8.4% y/y increase.
On October 10, Honda announced that its September sales were 138,056 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 4.0%. Sales of the Civic and Accord exceeded 20,000 units. Sales of the Accord, Odyssey, CR-V, Inspire and Elysion, all of which are equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient double-motor hybrid power system, totaled 13,270 units. YTD sales totaled 1,123,570 units, reflecting a 16.4% y/y increase.
On October 2, Mazda announced that sales in September reached 20,619 units, reflecting a 5.9% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 161,742 units.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Sep. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Sep. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	143,100	1.6%	1,181,300	8.4%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Oct. 10, 2019
Nissan	134,713	-4.6%	1,090,983	-0.4%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Oct. 11, 2019
Honda	138,056	4.0%	1,123,570	16.4%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Oct. 11, 2019
Mazda	20,617	-5.9%	161,742	-23.2%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Oct. 10, 2019
Mitsubishi	11,983	-7.2%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Oct. 11, 2019
Subaru	1,673	-21.5%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Oct. 29, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, August 2019

5 Sep. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 0.5% and 6.9% respectively in August
On September 11, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of August, 2019. Production in August showed lower year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates while sales in August declined at higher year-over-year (y/y) rates.
Overall vehicle production in August totaled 1.991 million units, reflecting a 10.3% month-over-month (m/m) increase and a 0.5% y/y decline, while sales totaled 1.958 million units, reflecting an 8.0% m/m increase and a 6.9% y/y decline. YTD production for January through August totaled 15.939 million units with a 12.1% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 16.104 million units, reflecting an 11.0% y/y decline.
August passenger car production reached 1.693 million units, reflecting an increase of 10.9% from the previous month, and a decline of 0.7% compared to August of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.653 million units, reflecting a 7.9% m/m increase and a 7.7% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in August totaled 298,000 units, reflecting 7.3% m/m and 0.9% y/y increases. Commercial vehicle sales were 305,000 units, reflecting an 8.6% m/m increase and a 2.8% y/y decline.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 87,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 12.1% y/y, while sales reached 85,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 15.8% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 74,000 units, reflecting a 2.2% y/y increase, while sales were 69,000 units, reflecting a 6.0% y/y decrease. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 14,000 units reflecting a 49.8% y/y decline, and sales showed a decrease of 41.3% y/y at 16,000 units.
Overall vehicle exports in August totaled 89,000 units, reflecting a 9.9% m/m increase and a 0.6% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 66,000 units, reflecting 9.7% m/m and 0.7% y/y increases. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 23,000 units, reflecting a 10.7% m/m increase and a 4.1% y/y decline.
In addition, it was reported by various media sources that CAAM recently lowered its forecast for vehicle sales in 2019. According to CAAM’s latest forecast, the vehicle sales in the year of 2019 as a whole are expected to reach 26.68 million units, reflecting a 5% y/y decline. Its previous sales forecast for 2019 was 28 million units. Specifically, passenger car sales are expected to be about 22.44 million units, reflecting a 5.4 y/y decline. Commercial vehicle sales are expected to be about 4.24 million units, reflecting around 3% y/y decline. NEV sales are expected to reach about 1.5 million units, reflecting around 19.4% y/y increase. CAAM’s previous sales forecast shows that passenger car sales will be 23.6 million units, equal to the number in 2018; commercial vehicle sales will be 4.4 million units, reflecting a 1% y/y increase; NEV sales will be 1.6 million units, reflecting a 33% increase. 

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Aug. 2019			Jan.-Aug. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	77.7	39.7	-13.9	649.0	40.3	-12.6
MPV	9.9	5.1	-17.4	85.5	5.3	-22.9
SUV	74.7	38.2	1.5	572.2	35.5	-10.0
Mini Van	3.0	1.5	-6.4	25.6	1.6	-15.5
Passenger Cars Total	165.3	84.4	-7.7	1,332.2	82.7	-12.3
Commercial Vehicles Total	30.5	15.6	-2.8	278.2	17.3	-4.2
Grand Total	195.8	100.0	-6.9	1,610.4	100.0	-11.0

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)
　（NOTE) The below chart includes estimates.

	Aug. 2019			Jan.-Aug. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	62.52	37.8	-8.6	518.23	38.9	-19.5
Japanese brands	35.01	21.2	-2.0	289.09	21.7	4.4
German brands	43.17	26.1	1.8	317.06	23.8	-3.3
American brands	15.84	9.6	-17.3	126.56	9.5	-21.8
Korean brands	6.17	3.7	-32.2	58.62	4.4	-15.3
French brands	1.17	0.7	-41.1	9.33	0.7	-59.9

Source : MarkLines Data Center


China - Production of vehicles

	Aug. 2019			Jan.-Aug. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	81.2	40.8	-5.7	648.5	40.7	-12.4
MPV	9.9	5.0	-11.0	83.5	5.2	-23.3
SUV	75.3	37.8	7.6	563.2	35.3	-13.9
Mini Van	2.9	1.5	-12.4	25.8	1.6	-10.1
Passenger Cars Total	169.3	85.0	-0.7	1,321.0	82.9	-13.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	29.8	15.0	0.9	273.0	17.1	-3.1
Grand Total	199.1	100.0	-0.5	1,593.9	100.0	-12.1

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Aug. 2019	Aug. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Aug. 2019	Jan.- Aug. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	33,849	38,357	-11.8%	271,174	283,581	-4.4%
2	VW	Lavida	31,882	38,946	-18.1%	314,433	293,678	7.1%
3	VW	Sagitar	30,577	27,407	11.6%	167,605	208,618	-19.7%
4	VW	New Bora (Model X)	28,307	8,660	226.9%	129,937	149,036	-12.8%
5	Buick	Excelle GT	26,555	23,411	13.4%	193,663	152,560	26.9%
6	Haval	Haval H6	25,097	26,697	-6.0%	230,689	271,392	-15.0%
7	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	25,017	23,196	7.9%	219,161	282,442	-22.4%
8	Toyota	Levin	22,496	16,619	35.4%	137,473	120,671	13.9%
9	VW	New Santana	20,517	15,890	29.1%	159,167	162,578	-2.1%
10	Honda	Civic	20,378	18,920	7.7%	157,875	135,584	16.4%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for August
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for August 2019.
Nissan announced on September 5 that it sold 129,659 units in August in China, reflecting a 2.0% y/y increase in sales. August sales of the X-Trail, Qashqai, Tiida, Kicks, Lannia, Murano and 7th-generation Altima increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to August totaled 956,270 units, reflecting a 0.2% y/y increase.
Toyota sold 129,200 units in August, reflecting a 3.8% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 1,038,200 units, reflecting a 9.4% y/y increase.
On September 4, Honda announced that its August sales were 124,155 units, reflecting a y/y increase of 5.9%. Sales of the Civic and CR-V exceeded 20,000 units. Sales of the Accord, Odyssey, CR-V and Inspire, all of which are equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient double-motor hybrid power system, totaled 13,274 units. YTD sales totaled 985,514 units, reflecting an 18.4% y/y increase.
On September 3, Mazda announced that sales in August reached 17,729 units, reflecting a 20.7% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 141,125 units.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Aug. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Aug. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	129,200	-3.8%	1,038,200	9.4%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Sep. 5, 2019
Nissan	129,659	2.0%	956,270	0.2%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Sep. 6, 2019
Honda	124,155	5.9%	985,514	18.4%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Sep. 5, 2019
Mazda	17,729	-20.7%	141,125	-25.3%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Sep. 5, 2019
Mitsubishi	10,911	-3.2%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Sep. 25, 2019
Subaru	2,214	25.9%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Sep. 25, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, July 2019

6 Aug. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 11.9% and 4.3% respectively in July
On August 12, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of July, 2019. Production and sales figures in July showed lower year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to July decreased at rates lower than that from January to June.
Overall vehicle production in July totaled 1.8 million units, reflecting a 5% month-over-month (m/m) decrease and an 11.9% y/y decline, while sales totaled 1.808 million units, reflecting a 12.1% m/m decrease and a 4.3% y/y decline. YTD production for January through July totaled 13.933 million units with a 13.5% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 14.132 million units, reflecting an 11.4% y/y decline.
July passenger car production reached 1.523 million units, reflecting a decrease of 4.7% from the previous month, and a decline of 11.7% compared to July of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.528 million units, reflecting an 11.6% m/m decrease and a 3.9% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in July totaled 277,000 units, reflecting a 6.4% m/m decline and a 12.7% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle sales were 281,000 units, reflecting decreases of 14.6% m/m and 6.4% y/y.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) production reached 84,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 6.9% y/y, while sales reached 80,000 units, reflecting a decrease of 4.7% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 65,000 units, reflecting a 4.8% y/y decrease, while sales were 61,000 units, reflecting a 1.6% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 20,000 units reflecting a 13.2% y/y decline, and sales showed a decrease of 20.6% y/y at 19,000 units.
Overall vehicle exports in July totaled 81,000 units, reflecting a 15.5% m/m decrease and a 14% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 60,000 units, reflecting a 12.5% m/m decrease and a 12.9% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 21,000 units, reflecting a 23.1% m/m decrease and a 17% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Jul. 2019			Jan.-Jul. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	73.8	40.8	-9.5	570.0	40.3	-12.4
MPV	8.6	4.8	-19.6	75.6	5.3	-23.5
SUV	67.2	37.2	6.4	497.3	35.2	-11.1
Mini Van	3.2	1.8	-10.3	22.6	1.6	-16.5
Passenger Cars Total	152.8	84.5	-3.9	1,165.4	82.5	-12.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	28.1	15.5	-6.4	247.7	17.5	-4.4
Grand Total	180.8	100.0	-4.3	1,413.2	100.0	-11.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


 

	Jul. 2019			Jan.-Jul. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	55.81	36.5	-12.5	455.71	39.1	-20.8
Japanese brands	36.41	23.8	11.2	254.08	21.8	5.3
German brands	39.01	25.5	2.5	273.89	23.5	-4.0
American brands	13.53	8.9	-19.6	110.72	9.5	-22.4
Korean brands	4.87	3.2	-0.7	52.45	4.5	-12.8
French brands	1.07	0.7	-31.9	8.16	0.7	-61.6

Source : MarkLines Data Center


China - Production of vehicles

	Jul. 2019			Jan.-Jul. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	75.4	41.9	-13.3	565.8	40.6	-13.4
MPV	8.2	4.6	-31.3	73.6	5.3	-24.7
SUV	66.1	36.7	-5.2	487.7	35.0	-16.2
Mini Van	2.5	1.4	-34.3	23.0	1.7	-9.8
Passenger Cars Total	152.3	84.6	-11.7	1,150.1	82.5	-15.3
Commercial Vehicles Total	27.7	15.4	-12.7	243.2	17.5	-3.5
Grand Total	180.0	100.0	-11.9	1,393.3	100.0	-13.5

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jul. 2019	Jul. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Jul. 2019	Jan.- Jul. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	35,629	33,484	6.4%	282,551	254,732	10.9%
2	VW	New Bora (Model X)	26,704	14,301	86.7%	101,630	140,376	-27.6%
3	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	26,049	35,392	-26.4%	203,864	229,084	-11.0%
4	VW	New Santana	25,315	7,287	247.4%	138,650	146,688	-5.5%
5	Honda	Civic	25,229	19,609	28.7%	137,497	116,664	17.9%
6	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	25,008	34,640	-27.8%	237,325	245,224	-3.2%
7	Haval	Haval H6	23,079	26,042	-11.4%	205,592	244,695	-16.0%
8	Toyota	Levin	22,811	17,528	30.1%	114,977	104,052	10.5%
9	VW	Sagitar	22,240	24,596	-9.6%	137,028	181,211	-24.4%
10	Honda	CR-V	22,132	6,803	225.3%	114,650	55,837	105.3%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for July
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for July 2019.
Nissan announced on August 6 that it sold 108,343 units in July in China, reflecting a 1.4% y/y increase in sales. July sales of the X-Trail, Qashqai, Tiida, Kicks and Murano increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to July totaled 826,611 units, reflecting a 0.1% y/y decrease.
Toyota sold 139,100 units in July, reflecting an 8.3% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 908,900 units, reflecting an 11.6% y/y increase.
On August 5, Honda announced that its July sales were 115,950 units reflecting a y/y increase of 9.4%. Sales of the Civic, CR-V, Accord and Crider exceeded 10,000 units respectively, and sales of Civic even exceeded 20,000 units. Sales of the Accord, Odyssey, CR-V and Inspire, all of which are equipped with the SPORT HYBRID, a highly efficient double-motor hybrid power system, totaled 9,446 units. YTD sales totaled 861,359 units reflecting a 20.5% y/y increase.
On August 2, Mazda announced that sales in July reached 17,051 units, reflecting a 17.2% y/y decrease. YTD sales totaled 123,396 units.

  New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Jul. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jul. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	139,100	8.3%	908,900	11.6%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Aug. 6, 2019
Nissan	108,343	1.4%	826,611	-0.1%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Aug. 7, 2019
Honda	115,950	9.4%	861,359	20.5%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Aug. 6, 2019
Mazda	17,051	-17.2%	123,396	-25.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Aug. 6, 2019
Mitsubishi	10,787	1.1%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Aug. 27, 2019
Subaru	1,942	12.7%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Aug. 27, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, June 2019

4 Jul. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 17.3% and 9.6% respectively in June
On July 10, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of June, 2019. Production and sales figures in June showed lower year-over-year (y/y) decrease rates. Year-to-date (YTD) production from January to June continued to decline at rates higher than that from January to May while YTD sales from January to June decreased at rates lower than that from January to May.
Overall vehicle production in June totaled 1.895 million units, reflecting a 2.5% month-over-month (m/m) increase and a 17.3% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.056 million units, reflecting a 7.5% m/m increase and a 9.6% y/y decline. YTD production for January through June totaled 12.132 million units with a 13.7% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 12.323 million units, reflecting a 12.4% y/y decline.
June passenger car production reached 1.598 million units, reflecting an increase of 7.2% from the previous month, and a decline of 17.2% compared to June of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.728 million units, reflecting a 10.7% m/m increase and a 7.8% y/y decline.
Among commercial vehicles, production in June totaled 296,000 units, reflecting a 17.1% m/m decline and a 17.5% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle sales were 329,000 units, reflecting decreases of 6.5% m/m and 17.8% y/y.
New energy vehicles (NEVs) showed positive results in June: production reached 134,000 units, reflecting an increase of 56.3% y/y, while sales reached 152,000 units, reflecting an increase of 80.0% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 113,000 units, reflecting a 78.0% y/y increase, while sales were 129,000 units, reflecting a 106.7% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 20,000 units reflecting an 8.9% y/y decline, but sales showed an increase of 2.2% y/y at 22,000 units. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production was 508 units for an increase of 9.8 times y/y, and sales totaled 484 units, a 14.6 times y/y increase.
Overall vehicle exports in June totaled 96,000 units, reflecting a 22.6% m/m increase and a 3.3% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 69,000 units, reflecting a 24.2% m/m increase and a 1.6% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 27,000 units, reflecting an 18.8% m/m increase and a 7.4% y/y decline. 

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Jun. 2019			Jan.-Jun. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	86.3	42.0	-10.5	496.2	40.3	-12.9
MPV	9.8	4.8	-24.4	67.0	5.4	-24.0
SUV	73.9	35.9	0.3	430.1	34.9	-13.4
Mini Van	2.8	1.4	-36.4	19.4	1.6	-17.5
Passenger Cars Total	172.8	84.0	-7.8	1,012.7	82.2	-14.0
Commercial Vehicles Total	32.9	16.0	-17.8	219.6	17.8	-4.1
Grand Total	205.6	100.0	-9.6	1,232.3	100.0	-12.4

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)

　（NOTE) Due to the data source change, the below chart includes estimates.

	Jun. 2019			Jan.-Jun. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	66.44	38.4	-12.3	399.90	39.5	-21.9
Japanese brands	39.03	22.6	4.3	217.67	21.5	4.4
German brands	39.35	22.8	-1.9	234.88	23.2	-5.0
American brands	16.72	9.7	-7.7	97.19	9.6	-22.8
Korean brands	8.94	5.2	-21.6	47.58	4.7	-13.8
French brands	0.98	0.6	-64.0	7.09	0.7	-64.0

Source : MarkLines Data Center


China - Production of vehicles

	Jun. 2019			Jan.-Jun. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	83.3	44.0	-14.6	490.4	40.4	-13.4
MPV	7.6	4.0	-39.6	65.4	5.4	-23.8
SUV	66.5	35.1	-16.3	421.6	34.8	-17.6
Mini Van	2.5	1.3	-31.1	20.4	1.7	-5.3
Passenger Cars Total	159.8	84.3	-17.2	997.8	82.2	-15.8
Commercial Vehicles Total	29.6	15.6	-17.5	215.4	17.8	-2.3
Grand Total	189.5	100.0	-17.3	1,213.2	100.0	-13.7

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Jun. 2019	Jun. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Jun. 2019	Jan.- Jun. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	33,969	43,633	-22.1%	212,317	210,584	0.8%
2	VW	Lavida	33,817	41,653	-18.8%	246,922	221,248	11.6%
3	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	28,527	32,248	-11.5%	177,815	193,692	-8.2%
4	Haval	Haval H6	27,052	26,279	2.9%	182,513	218,653	-16.5%
5	VW	New Bora (Model X)	26,643	14,890	78.9%	74,926	126,075	-40.6%
6	VW	Tiguan	25,215	18,869	33.6%	113,334	147,941	-23.4%
7	Buick	Excelle GT	24,973	12,017	107.8%	152,119	114,963	32.3%
8	Honda	Civic	23,641	16,543	42.9%	112,268	97,055	15.7%
9	Honda	CR-V	21,225	10,472	102.7%	92,518	49,034	88.7%
10	Nissan	X-Trail	20,673	19,004	8.8%	103,491	97,629	6.0%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for June
Four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for June 2019.
Nissan announced on July 5 that it sold 131,071 units in June in China, reflecting a minor y/y increase. June sales of the X-Trail, Qashqai, Tiida, Kicks, Lannia, and Terra increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to June totaled 718,268 units, reflecting a 0.3% y/y decrease.
Toyota sold 140,800 units in June, reflecting an 18.5% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 769,800 units, reflecting a 12.2% y/y increase.
On July 3, Honda announced that its June sales were 148,382 units for a y/y increase of 37.4%. Sales of the Accord, XR-V, Fit and Crider exceeded 10,000 units respectively, and sales of CR-V and Civic even exceeded 20,000 units. YTD sales totaled 745,409 units for a 22.4% y/y increase.
On July 3, Mazda announced that sales in June reached 19,574 units, reflecting a 1.4% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 106,345 units.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Jun. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	140,800	18.5%	769,800	12.2%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jul. 4, 2019
Nissan	131,071	0.0%	718,268	-0.3%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Jul. 8, 2019
Honda	148,382	37.4%	745,409	22.4%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Jul. 4, 2019
Mazda	19,574	1.4%	106,345	-27.1%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jul. 4, 2019
Mitsubishi	14,118	15.3%	71,378	4.1%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jul. 8, 2019
Subaru	2,576	210.0%	13,206	40.5%	Retail Sales	Jul. 25, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, May 2019

5 Jun. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China vehicle production and sales decline 21.2% and 16.4% respectively in May
On June 12, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for the month of May, 2019. Production and sales figures in May showed accelerating year-over-year (y/y) declines. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to May continued to decline at rates higher than that from January to April.
Overall vehicle production in May totaled 1.848 million units, reflecting a 9.9% month-over-month (m/m) decline and a 21.2% y/y decline, while sales totaled 1.913 million units, reflecting a 3.4% m/m decline and a 16.4% y/y decline. YTD production January through May totaled 10.237 million units with a 13% decline compared to the same period in the previous year, while sales YTD were 10.266 million units, a 13% y/y decline.
May passenger car production reached 1.491 million units, a decline of 10.2% from the previous month, and a decline of 23.7% compared to May of last year. Sales of passenger vehicles totaled 1.561 million units, reflecting declines of 0.9% m/m and 17.4% y/y. Among commercial vehicles, production in May totaled 357,000 units, an 8.8% m/m decline and an 8.5% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle sales were 351,000 units, reflecting decreases of 13.4% m/m and 11.8% y/y.
For new energy vehicles (NEVs), results are positive: production reached 112,000 units, an increase of 16.9% y/y, while sales reached 104,000 units, and this is an increase of 1.8% y/y. Among NEVs, BEV (battery electric vehicle) production was 94,000 units, a 21.7% y/y increase, while sales were 83,000 units, a 1.4% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 18,000 units for a 4.2% y/y decline, but sales showed an increase of 2.2% y/y at 21,000 units. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production was 316 units for an increase of 104.3 times y/y, and sales totaled 315 units, an 8-fold y/y increase.
Total vehicle exports in May totaled 78,000 units, reflecting a 6.1% m/m decline and a 16.4% y/y decline. Passenger car exports totaled 55,000 units, a 3.5% m/m decline and a 20.4% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 23,000 units, a 11.9% m/m decline and a 4.5% y/y decline. YTD total vehicle exports totaled 392,000 units, a decrease of 4.9% y/y. Passenger car exports for the 5 months January through May totaled 259,000 units for a 14.5% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 133,000 units for the period showing a 21.7% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	May 2019			Jan.-May 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	78.43	41.01	-16.58	409.88	39.93	-13.36
MPV	10.79	5.64	-22.40	57.28	5.58	-23.90
SUV	64.26	33.60	-15.59	356.13	34.69	-15.74
Mini Van	2.64	1.38	-46.03	16.58	1.62	-13.11
Passenger Cars Total	156.12	81.63	-17.37	839.87	81.81	-15.17
Commercial Vehicles Total	35.14	18.37	-11.79	186.72	18.19	-1.30
Grand Total	191.26	100.00	-16.40	1,026.59	100.00	-12.95

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)

	May 2019			Jan.-May 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	56.46	36.17	-28.11	333.46	39.7	-23.35
Japanese brands	37.20	23.83	1.86	178.64	21.27	4.41
German brands	38.27	24.51	-5.27	195.53	23.28	-5.62
American brands	15.62	10.01	-20.43	80.47	9.58	-25.32
Korean brands	5.98	3.83	-33.78	38.64	4.60	-11.82
French brands	0.98	0.63	-69.18	6.11	0.73	-64.00

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


China - Production of vehicles

	May 2019			Jan.-May 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	78.76	42.61	-20.26	407.06	39.76	-13.13
MPV	8.62	4.66	-34.76	57.77	5.64	-21.10
SUV	58.79	31.81	-25.14	355.15	34.69	-17.89
Mini Van	2.96	1.60	-39.65	17.96	1.75	-0.12
Passenger Cars Total	149.14	80.69	-23.69	837.94	81.85	-15.56
Commercial Vehicles Total	35.70	19.32	-8.50	185.76	18.15	0.67
Grand Total	184.83	100.00	-21.16	1,023.70	100.00	-13.01

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	May 2019	May 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- May 2019	Jan.- May 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	35,517	40,570	-12.5%	213,105	179,595	18.7%
2	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	34,224	39,363	-13.1%	178,348	166,951	6.8%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	34,073	32,587	4.6%	160,631	214,313	-25.0%
4	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	32,383	34,543	-6.3%	149,288	161,444	-7.5%
5	Buick	Excelle GT	31,204	14,520	114.9%	127,146	102,946	23.5%
6	VW	New Bora (Model X)	26,283	15,748	66.9%	48,283	111,185	-56.6%
7	Haval	Haval H6	25,523	30,616	-16.6%	155,461	192,374	-19.2%
8	VW	Tiguan	21,599	26,385	-18.1%	88,119	129,072	-31.7%
9	Chevrolet	Monza	21,439	0	-%	44,317	0	-%
10	China FAW Group Corp.	Semi Trailer (25t-40t) (China FAW Group Corp.)	19,648	11,272	74.3%	95,680	74,252	28.9%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for May
By May 6, four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for May 2019.
Nissan announced that it sold 121,895 units, reflecting a 4.8% y/y decline. May sales of the X-Trail, Qashqai, Tiida, Lannia, and Kicks increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to May totaled 587,197 units, reflecting a 0.4% y/y decline.
Toyota sold 138,500 units, reflecting a 12.1% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 629,600 units reflecting a 10.9% y/y increase.
Honda announced that it sold 136,486 units with a y/y increase of 37.4%. Sales of the Accord, Fit, Crider, CR-V, Civic, XR-V exceeded 10,000 units respectively. YTD sales totaled 597,027 units with a 19.1% y/y increase.
Mazda announced that its sales in May were 17,385 units, reflecting a 29.0% y/y decline. YTD sales totaled 86,771 units.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	May 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-May 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	138,500	12.1%	629,000	10.9%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jun. 6, 2019
Nissan	121,895	-4.8%	587,197	-0.4%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Jun. 6, 2019
Honda	136,486	37.4%	597,027	19.1%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Jun. 6, 2019
Mazda	17,385	-29.0%	86,771	-31.4%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jun. 5, 2019
Mitsubishi	11,820	-9.8%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Jun. 27, 2019
Subaru	2,433	29.4%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Jun. 27, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, April 2019

8 May 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China sales decline 14.6% y/y to 1.98 million units in April
On May 13, 2019, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for April. Production and sales figures in April showed faster year-over-year (y/y) declines. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to April continued to decline at rates higher than that from January to March.
Overall vehicle production in April totaled 2.052 million units, reflecting a 19.8% month-over-month (m/m) decline and a 14.5% y/y decline, while sales totaled 1.98 million units, reflecting a 21.4% m/m decline and a 14.6% y/y decline. YTD production totaled 8.389 million units reflecting an 11% y/y decline, while sales totaled 8.353 million units reflecting a 12.1% y/y decline.
Passenger vehicle production in April totaled 1.66 million units, reflecting a 20.5% m/m decline and a 17% y/y decline, while sales totaled 1.575 million units, reflecting a 22% m/m decline and a 17.7% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle production in April totaled 392,000 units, reflecting a 16.4% m/m decline and a 1.8% y/y decline, while sales totaled 406,000 units, reflecting a 19% m/m decline and a 0.1% y/y increase.
For new energy vehicles (NEVs), production reached 102,000 units, reflecting an increase of 25% y/y, while sales reached 97,000 units, reflecting an increase of 18.1% y/y. Among NEVs, EV production totaled 82,000 units, reflecting a 28.2% y/y increase, while sales totaled 71,000 units, reflecting a 9.6% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 20,000 units for a y/y increase of 13.6%, while sales totaled 26,000 units for a y/y increase of 50.9%. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production totaled 9 units for an 84.5% y/y decline, while sales totaled 7 units for an 87.5% y/y decline.
Exports for April totaled 83,000 units, reflecting a 7.8% m/m decline and an 11.8% y/y decline. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 57,000 units reflecting a 2.3% m/m increase and a 14% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 28,000 units reflecting a 24.5% m/m decline and a 6.7% y/y decline. YTD exports totaled 314,000 units, reflecting a 1.6% y/y decline. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 204,000 units for a 12.7% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 110,000 units reflecting a 28.9% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Apr. 2019			Jan.-Apr. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	79.12	39.95	-14.77	331.46	39.68	-12.56
MPV	9.51	4.80	-30.67	46.49	5.57	-24.24
SUV	64.78	32.71	-20.02	291.88	34.94	-15.77
Mini Van	4.08	2.06	4.76	13.94	1.67	-1.75
Passenger Cars Total	157.49	79.52	-17.73	683.76	81.86	-14.65
Commercial Vehicles Total	40.56	20.48	0.13	151.58	18.15	1.49
Grand Total	198.05	100.00	-14.61	835.33	100.00	-12.12

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)

	Apr. 2019			Jan.-Apr. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	58.47	37.13	-27.88	277.00	40.51	-22.30
Japanese brands	35.46	22.52	4.54	141.44	20.69	5.11
German brands	38.69	24.57	-1.00	157.26	23.00	-5.71
American brands	15.14	9.61	-31.49	64.85	9.48	-26.41
Korean brands	7.46	4.73	-27.64	32.66	4.78	-6.12
French brands	1.02	0.65	-70.26	5.13	0.75	-62.80

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


China - Production of vehicles

	Apr. 2019			Jan.-Apr. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	80.39	39.18	-15.80	328.29	39.14	-11.22
MPV	10.69	5.21	-22.14	49.16	5.86	-18.10
SUV	70.04	34.13	-19.31	296.35	35.33	-16.28
Mini Van	4.92	2.40	24.09	15.00	1.79	14.70
Passenger Cars Total	166.05	80.92	-16.97	688.80	82.11	-13.56
Commercial Vehicles Total	39.16	19.08	-1.80	150.06	17.89	3.13
Grand Total	205.2	100.00	-14.45	838.86	100.00	-10.98

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Apr. 2019	Apr. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Apr. 2019	Jan.- Apr. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	36,112	30,449	18.6%	177,588	139,025	27.7%
2	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	30,403	24,546	23.9%	116,905	126,901	-7.9%
3	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	30,134	34,467	-12.6%	144,124	127,588	13.0%
4	Haval	Haval H6	28,045	34,014	-17.5%	129,938	161,758	-19.7%
5	VW	Sagitar	27,240	26,367	3.3%	84,855	109,912	-22.8%
6	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	23,182	31,805	-27.1%	126,558	181,726	-30.4%
7	Honda	Accord	21,276	3,408	524.3%	74,155	49,421	50.0%
8	VW	New Bora (Model X)	19,874	18,020	10.3%	22,000	95,437	-76.9%
9	China FAW Group Corp.	Semi Trailer (25t-40t) (China FAW Group Corp.)	19,040	12,980	46.7%	76,032	62,980	20.7%
10	Nissan	X-Trail	18,458	16,686	10.6%	66,191	62,080	6.6%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for April
On May 7, four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for April 2019.
Nissan announced that it sold 121,554 units in China, reflecting a 2.9% y/y decline. April sales of the X-Trail, Tiida, Lannia, and Terra increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to April totaled 465,302 units, reflecting a 0.9% y/y increase.
Toyota sold 142,600 units, reflecting a 19.9% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 490,600 units reflecting a 10.6% y/y increase.
Honda announced that it sold 125,470 units for a y/y increase of 24.1%. Sales of the Fit, Crider, Civic, CR-V, Accord, and XR-V exceeded 10,000 units respectively. YTD sales totaled 460, 541 units for a 14.6% y/y increase.
Mazda announced that sales in April reached 16,919 units, reflecting a 31.2% y/y decline. YTD sales totaled 69,385 units.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Apr. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Apr. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	142,600	19.9%	490,600	10.6%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	May 8, 2019
Nissan	121,554	-2.9%	465,302	0.9%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	May 8, 2019
Honda	125,407	24.1%	460,541	14.6%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	May 8, 2019
Mazda	16,919	-31.2%	69,385	-32.0%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	May 8, 2019
Mitsubishi	9,816	-7.80%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	May 29, 2019
Subaru	2,223	152.0%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	May 29, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, March 2019

4 Apr. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China sales decline 5.2% y/y to 2.52 million units in March
On April 12, 2019, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for March. Production and sales figures in March showed fast month-over-month (m/m) declines and slight year-over-year (y/y) declines. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to March continued to decline with decrease rates lower than that from January to February.
Overall vehicle production in March totaled 2.558 million units, reflecting a 81.5% m/m increase and a 2.7% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.52 million units, reflecting a 70.1% m/m increase and a 5.2% y/y decline. YTD production totaled 6.336 million units reflecting a 9.8% y/y decline, while sales totaled 6.372 million units reflecting an 11.3% y/y decline.
Passenger vehicle production in March totaled 2.09 million units, an 83.3% m/m increase and a 5.0% y/y decline, while sales totaled 2.019 million units, a 65.6% m/m increase and a 6.9% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle production in March totaled 468,000 units, a 73.8% m/m increase and an 8.7% y/y increase, while sales totaled 501,000 units, a 91.0% m/m increase and a 2.4% y/y increase.
For new energy vehicles (NEVs), production reached 128,000 units, up 88.6% y/y, while sales reached 126,000 units, up 85.4% y/y. Among NEVs, EV production totaled 100,000 units, reflecting a 96.2% y/y increase, while sales totaled 96,000 units, reflecting an 83.4% y/y increase. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 28,000 units for a y/y increase of 65.5%, while sales totaled 30,000 units for a y/y increase of 91.5%. Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) production totaled 86 units for a 168.8% y/y increase, while sales totaled 86 units, increasing by 42 times y/y.
Exports for March totaled 90,000 units, reflecting a 57.7% m/m increase and a 0.4% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 56,000 units for a 55.1% m/m increase and a 16.6% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 34,000 units for a 62.1% m/m increase and a 50.7% y/y increase. YTD exports totaled 231,000 units, reflecting a 2.7% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 147,000 units for a 12.3% y/y decline. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 84,000 units for a 46.0% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Mar. 2019			Jan.-Mar. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	94.93	37.67	-7.52	251.56	39.48	-12.11
MPV	15.16	6.02	-14.06	36.98	5.80	-22.39
SUV	86.78	34.44	-5.80	227.89	35.76	-14.18
Mini Van	5.07	2.01	14.07	9.85	1.55	-6.91
Passenger Cars Total	201.94	80.13	-6.88	526.28	82.59	-13.72
Commercial Vehicles Total	50.06	19.87	2.36	110.95	17.41	2.22
Grand Total	252.00	100.00	-5.18	637.24	100.00	-11.32

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)

	Mar. 2019			Jan.-Mar. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	83.33	41.26	-16.38	218.55	41.53	-20.73
Japanese brands	41.20	20.40	14.89	105.98	20.14	5.30
German brands	43.25	21.41	0.16	118.57	22.53	-7.15
American brands	17.89	8.86	-21.33	49.70	9.44	-24.72
Korean brands	12.85	6.36	31.79	25.20	4.79	2.94
French brands	1.73	0.86	-58.51	4.11	0.78	-60.33

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


China - Production of vehicles

	Mar. 2019			Jan.-Mar. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	98.62	38.55	-0.83	247.11	39.00	-9.92
MPV	15.40	6.02	-9.10	38.46	6.07	-16.89
SUV	90.60	35.42	-9.25	227.08	35.84	-15.01
Mini Van	4.35	1.70	18.13	10.08	1.59	10.61
Passenger Cars Total	208.98	81.70	-4.97	522.73	82.51	-12.42
Commercial Vehicles Total	46.82	18.30	8.72	110.84	17.49	4.95
Grand Total	255.80	100.00	-2.73	633.57	100.00	-9.81

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Mar. 2019	Mar. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Mar. 2019	Jan.- Mar. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	49,039	38,914	26.0%	141,476	108,576	30.3%
2	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	45,190	37,672	20.0%	113,990	93,121	22.4%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	41,108	52,715	-22.0%	103,376	149,921	-31.0%
4	Haval	Haval H6	31,131	38,358	-18.8%	101,893	127,744	-20.2%
5	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	29,600	33,670	-12.1%	86,502	102,355	-15.5%
6	Hyundai	Tucson/ix35	26,269	22,669	15.9%	51,819	56,996	-9.1%
7	Buick	Excelle GT	25,966	21,600	20.2%	83,344	68,311	22.0%
8	VW	Sagitar	25,280	32,051	-21.1%	57,615	83,545	-31.0%
9	Nissan	X-Trail	23,623	17,765	33.0%	47,733	45,394	5.2%
10	VW	New Santana	23,077	23,489	-1.8%	64,622	70,894	-8.8%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for March
On April 3, four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for March 2019.
Nissan announced that it sold 133,069 units in China, reflecting an 8.2% y/y increase. March sales of the Sylphy, X-trail, and Qashqai increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to March totaled 343,748 units, reflecting a 2.3% y/y increase.
Toyota sold 121,000 units, reflecting a 1.1% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 348,000 units for a 7.2% y/y increase.
Honda announced that it sold 122,744 units, reflecting a 25.8% y/y increase. Sales of the Civic, CR-V Hybrid, and Accord Hybrid increased. YTD sales totaled 335,134 units for an 11.4% y/y increase.
Mazda announced that it sold 18,078 units, reflecting a 22.8% y/y decline. YTD sales totaled 52,466 units.

 New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Mar. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Mar. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	120,900	1.1%	348,000	7.2%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Apr. 4, 2019
Nissan	133,069	8.2%	343,748	2.3%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Apr. 4, 2019
Honda	122,744	25.8%	335,134	11.4%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Apr. 4, 2019
Mazda	18,078	-22.8%	52,466	-32.3%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Apr. 4, 2019
Mitsubishi	13,601	17.4%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Apr. 24, 2019
Subaru	2,097	-11.0%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Apr. 24, 2019

Source: Releases by each company

Flash report, February 2019

5 Mar. 2019

*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.

China sales decline 13.8% y/y to 1.482 million units in February
On March 11, 2019, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced vehicle production and sales results for February. Production and sales figures in February showed a month-over-month (m/m) decline due to the Chinese Spring Festival, with a considerable decline in passenger vehicles. Commercial vehicle production and sales figures showed a slight year-over-year (y/y) increase, while passenger vehicle production and sales figures showed a y/y decline. Year-to-date (YTD) production and sales from January to February continued to decline with the decrease rate for passenger vehicles higher than the average level for the industry. Commercial vehicles increased slightly.
Overall vehicle production in February totaled 1.410 million units, down 40.4% m/m and 17.4% y/y. Sales reached 1.482 million units, down 37.4% m/m and 13.8% y/y. YTD production totaled 3.776 million units for a 14.1% y/y decline, while sales totaled 3.852 million units for a 14.9% y/y decline.
Passenger vehicle production in February was 1.140 million units, representing a 42.9% m/m decline and a 20.8% y/y decline. Sales totaled 1.219 million units, representing a 39.7% m/m decline and a 17.4% y/y decline.
In the commercial vehicle segment, production totaled 270,000 units, down 27.2% m/m and up 1.0% y/y. Sales reached 262,000 units, down 24.3% m/m and up 8.0% y/y.
For new energy vehicles (NEVs), production reached 59,000 units, up 50.9% y/y. Sales totaled 53,000 units, up 53.6% y/y. Among NEVs, EV production reached 44,000 units, up 51.3% y/y, while EV sales reached 40,000 units, up 69.4% y/y. Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) production totaled 15,000 units for a y/y increase of 48.2%, while sales totaled 13,000 units for a y/y increase of 18.6%.
Exports for February reached 57,000 units, representing an m/m decline of 30.9% and a y/y increase of 2.3%. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 36,000 units, representing a decline of 32.8% m/m and a 10.8% y/y. Commercial vehicle exports totaled 21,000 units, marking a decline of 27.6% m/m and an increase of 36.9% y/y. Year-to-date (YTD) exports totaled 141,000 units, a 4.0% y/y increase. Passenger vehicle exports totaled 91,000 units for a 9.6% y/y decline, while commercial vehicle exports totaled 50,000 units for a 42.9% y/y increase.

New vehicle sales by type (Factory shipments)

	Feb. 2019			Jan.-Feb. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	57.95	39.11	-14.40	156.63	40.67	-14.68
MPV	8.84	5.97	-27.23	21.8	5.66	-27.36
SUV	53.02	35.79	-18.60	141.11	36.64	-18.64
Mini Van	2.14	1.44	-16.70	4.78	1.24	-22.11
Passenger Cars Total	121.95	82.31	-17.35	324.32	84.21	-17.51
Commercial Vehicles Total	26.21	17.69	8.02	60.84	15.8	2.01
Grand Total	148.16	100.00	-13.77	385.15	100.00	-14.94

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


New vehicle sales by brands (Factory shipments)

	Feb. 2019			Jan.-Feb. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-o-Y(%)
Chinese brands	52.26	42.86	-25.00	135.64	41.82	-22.97
Japanese brands	21.81	17.88	-4.09	64.79	19.98	0.00
German brands	29.27	24.00	-0.58	75.32	23.22	-10.88
American brands	10.9	8.94	-34.93	31.37	9.67	-27.52
Korean brands	6.07	4.98	6.30	12.35	3.81	-16.16
French brands	0.82	0.67	-57.73	2.38	0.73	-61.55

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases


China - Production of vehicles

	Feb. 2019			Jan.-Feb. 2019
	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)	Units (10,000)	Share(%)	Y-oY(%)
Sedan/Hatchback	54.38	38.57	-16.68	148.49	39.32	-15.09
MPV	8.44	5.99	-28.10	22.99	6.09	-21.63
SUV	48.93	34.71	-24.10	136.48	36.14	-18.44
Mini Van	2.27	1.61	-7.10	5.73	1.52	5.50
Passenger Cars Total	114.03	80.88	-20.77	313.69	83.06	-16.79
Commercial Vehicles Total	26.95	19.12	0.95	63.96	16.94	2.27
Grand Total	140.98	100.00	-17.37	377.65	100.00	-14.08

Source:CAAM, Each maker's press releases

China - Top 10 best selling models

-	Maker/Brand	Model	Feb. 2019	Feb. 2018	Y-o-Y	Jan.- Feb. 2019	Jan.- Feb. 2018	Y-o-Y
1	VW	Lavida	33,900	25,460	33.2%	92,437	69,662	32.7%
2	Haval	Haval H6	25,728	30,253	-15.0%	70,762	89,386	-20.8%
3	Wuling	Wuling Hongguang	24,065	42,068	-42.8%	62,268	97,206	-35.9%
4	Nissan	Bluebird Sylphy/Sylphy	23,844	17,270	38.1%	68,800	55,449	24.1%
5	Buick	Excelle GT	22,756	18,695	21.7%	57,378	46,711	22.8%
6	VW	Jetta	19,192	15,412	24.5%	50,257	55,063	-8.7%
7	Toyota	Corolla/New Corolla	19,191	21,950	-12.6%	56,902	68,685	-17.2%
8	Emgrand	Emgrand	16,292	17,914	-9.1%	40,364	44,036	-8.3%
9	VW	Tiguan	16,277	21,183	-23.2%	31,227	47,575	-34.4%
10	VW	Sagitar	15,748	16,620	-5.2%	32,335	51,494	-37.2%

Source: MarkLines Data Center


*The below data may differ from the sales volume by make (shipped from the local plant) to be released later on our data for monthly sales volume.
This is due to the difference in calculation methods.

Four Japanese OEMs announce Chinese sales figures for February
On March 5, four Japanese OEMs announced their sales results in China for February 2019.
On March 5, Nissan announced that it sold 76,745 units in China, reflecting a 1.8% y/y decline. February sales of the Sylphy, X-Trail, and Qashqai increased. Year-to-date (YTD) sales from January to February totaled 210,679 units, reflecting a 1.2% y/y decline.
Toyota sold 80,000 units, reflecting a 3% y/y increase. YTD sales totaled 227,000 units, achieving an 11% y/y increase.
On March 5, Honda announced that it sold 75,907 units, reflecting a 1.5% y/y decline. By model, sales of the Civic, CR-V, Fit, and Crider increased. YTD sales totaled 212,390 units, reflecting a 4.5% y/y increase.
On March 4, Mazda announced that it sold 11,544 units, reflecting a 42.5% y/y decline. YTD sales totaled 34,388 units, reflecting a 36.4% y/y decline.

New vehicle sales by Japanese Makers

Maker/Brand	Feb. 2019	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Feb. 2019	Y-o-Y	Note	Update
Toyota	80,000	3.0%	227,000	11.0%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Mar. 5, 2019
Nissan	76,745	-1.8%	210,679	-1.2%	Retail sales data are used from Jan. 2015. Passenger car, LCV and Import are included.	Mar. 6, 2019
Honda	75,907	-1.5%	212,390	-4.5%	Figures for Dongfeng Honda and Guangqi Honda (includes imported vehicles)	Mar. 6, 2019
Mazda	11,544	-42.50%	34,388	-36.40%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Mar. 5, 2019
Mitsubishi	7,420	17.2%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales, Including import vehicle sales	Mar. 27, 2019
Subaru	1,368	30.4%	N/A	-%	Retail Sales	Mar. 27, 2019

Source: Releases by each company