The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) has recently released automobile production and sales information in September. GWM sold 66,000 units in September, up 17 percent year on year and up 8 percent month on month. In the first nine months, GWM sold a total of 555,000 units, up 28 percent year on year, ranking 8th in the industry and retaining its sales title among independent brands. In segments, Great Wall SUV performed strongly in September with sales of 38,000 units, retaining its monthly sales title among SUV models. Great Wall H6 still fell short of demand with sales of 21,000 units, up 40 percent year on year. Great Wall M4 showed strong momentum with sales of 12,000 units, up nearly 60 percent year on year. In terms of cars, Great Wall C30 was steady with sales of nearly 10,000 units. Great Wall C50 showed strong stamina with sales of 6,000 units, up 45 percent year on year. With the advent of the peak season and the gradual climb in output, sales of Great Wall C50 are expected to further rise in the fourth quarter. In the first nine months, GWM sold a record 555,000 units, including 299,000 SUV units, up 57 percent year on year, 159,000 cars, up 10 percent year on year and 98,000 Wingle pickups, almost even with the same period of the previous year. According to sources, with the gradual rise in the output of Great Wall C50 and the launch of new models, GWM is likely to maintain steady growth in the fourth quarter. In the favorable sales situation, GWM places after-sales service improvement high on the agenda of brand development. A person in charge of GWM said, GWM will continue making great efforts in product quality and after-sales service, implementing the customer-oriented policy, taking various measures in parallel, intensifying presales and after-sales management, and offering good after-sales services to accomplish honest operations. Table 1 Sales Rankings of Top 10 Manufacturers by Model in September 2013 Unit: 0,000 units, % Rankings Automobile Passenger Vehicle Commercial Vehicle Enterprise Sales Enterprise Sales Enterprise Sales 1 SAIC 45.40 Shanghai Volkswagen 14.16 Beiqi Foton 5.45 2 Dongfeng 31.20 Shanghai GM 13.47 DFM 4.46 3 FAW 25.44 FAW-Volkswagen 13.41 Jinbei 2.97 4 Changan 21.19 SGMW 12.46 JAC 2.57 5 BAIC 18.08 Dongfeng Nissan 9.27 FAW 2.48 6 GAGC 9.48 Beijing Hyundai 9.10 JMC 2.03 7 Brilliance 6.93 Changan Ford 7.26 SGMW 1.64 8 GWM 6.61 Chongqing Changan 6.87 Chongqing Changan 1.43 9 BYD 4.70 GWM 5.58 NAC 1.30 10 Geely 4.30 FTMS 4.90 CNHTC 1.19 Total 173.33 96.48 25.52 Proportion 89.54 60.55 74.55 Table 2 Sales Rankings of Top 10 Manufacturers by Model in the First Nine Months of 2013 Unit: 0,000 units, % Rankings Automobile Passenger Vehicle Commercial Vehicle Enterprise Sales Enterprise Sales Enterprise Sales 1 SAIC 377.05 Shanghai Volkswagen 116.36 Beiqi Foton 48.62 2 Dongfeng 250.52 Shanghai GM 113.84 DFM 41.36 3 FAW 210.73 FAW-Volkswagen 113.04 JAC 23.57 4 Changan 163.54 SGMW 103.53 Jinbei 22.52 5 BAIC 147.43 Beijing Hyundai 76.09 FAW 19.43 6 GAGC 66.72 Dongfeng Nissan 62.36 JMC 15.62 7 Brilliance 57.69 Chongqing Changan 61.52 SGMW 13.32 8 GWM 55.52 Changan Ford 46.84 CNHTC 12.48 9 JAC 39.58 GWM 45.74 NAC 11.40 10 Geely 37.57 DYK 40.04 Chongqing Changan 10.21 Total 1406.35 779.36 218.53 Proportion 88.54 60.65 72.03
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