selvom væksraterne i bilsalget i kina ser ud til at falde, så er en vækst på 13% i juni stadig fint og lastbilerne stiger sikkert stadig mere end personbilerne, så vi lander på 15-16% for biler ialt, lastbilerne er ikke kommet med data endnu, men en stigning på ca 15%, det kan man vel dårligt kalde negativt
BEIJING — Passenger-car sales in China rose 14.2 percent in the first half, lower than an earlier expectation of 20 percent, as more stringent macroeconomic control policies and record high oil prices curbed purchases.
Domestic carmakers sold a combined 3.3 million passenger vehicles, including sedans, multipurpose vehicles, sport-utility vehicles and minibuses, from January through June, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Production rose 16.9 percent to 3.6 million vehicles during the same period.
Though sales in June grew 13 percent to 517,469 units, it was the third consecutive month that sales growth has begun to flatten out, triggering concerns about a slowdown in the overall market for this year.
Industry officials blamed the reversal on floods in south China, which meant some carmakers stopped production and suspended vehicle shipments. In addition, China raised the prices of gasoline and diesel by 17 percent at the end of June. Expecting further price increases, many auto buyers postponed their purchase plans. Some analysts also believe that China's bearish stock market, which has plunged 50 percent since the beginning of this year, was also part of the reason behind the weak market demand.
Half-year sales of sedans rose 13 percent to 2.39 million units while SUVs, including crossovers, posted a 41.7 percent sales jump to 211,885 units. Sales of MPVs climbed 2.4 percent to 106,297 units.
Shanghai VW was first among China's top-selling carmakers in June, with retail sales of 40,124 units. Next came FAW-VW and Shanghai GM, which sold 38,908 and 35,189 vehicles, respectively.
Like a number of its competitors, General Motors posted slower sales growth in China for the first half of this year, a victim of weaker market demand and keen competition.
While the total industry rose more than 14 percent in the first six months, GM boosted its half-year sales in China by 12.7 percent to a record 590,126 vehicles. That compares with a growth rate of 19 percent last year.
GM cited the strength of its Chevrolet brand in China. Sales of Chevrolet vehicles, including the popular Lova compact sedan and the new Epica midsize sedan, jumped 34.6 percent in the first half to 109,131 units. Both models are made by Shanghai GM, a joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.
Shanghai GM's flagship Buick brand said its first-half sales reached 146,321 units, including 90,604 Buick Excelles; GM launched a revamped version earlier this year. Sales of the Cadillac luxury brand hit 3,285 units in the first half of the year.
What this means to you: GM sold twice as many Buicks in China in the first half as it did in the United States — not a good sign for the brand's long-term survival in its home market. — Vivian Jin, Correspondent
