In April, car sales are uneven

Although the overall sales data of the domestic auto market in April has not yet been announced, some auto companies have been eager to release their new achievements.

GM sales decline in China for the first time

GM issued a statement a few days ago that Shanghai GM sold 96,219 vehicles in April, an increase of 7.4% year-on-year. However, this increase in sales was offset by the slowdown in sales of other Chinese businesses in General Motors. GM’s auto sales in China in April fell by 5% year-on-year, marking its first decline in history.

Shanghai Volkswagen new car performance eye-catching

According to the latest sales data released by Shanghai Volkswagen, Shanghai Volkswagen sold 90,220 units in April, an increase of 15.3% year-on-year. The Volkswagen brand sold 73,368 units, an increase of 9.4% year-on-year; the Skoda brand sold 16,852 units, an increase of 50.4% year-on-year. Among them, the new Passat has sold 1,266 vehicles in just 13 days, and together with the old models, it has created monthly sales of over 10,000 cars.

Japanese brand growth is weak

Affected by the earthquake, Toyota Motor sold only 49,000 vehicles in China in April, a decrease of 23.5% year-on-year. However, from January to April, Toyota Motor’s total sales in China were 256,000 units, which remained a 5.9% year-on-year increase.

Mazda sold 17,890 vehicles in China in April, including 11,420 units sold by FAW Mazda and 6,470 units sold by Changan Mazda, up 2% year-on-year. However, from the previous four months, Mazda accumulated sales of 67,600 vehicles, down 1% year-on-year.

Hyundai, Kia breakthrough is obvious

Driven by the new Sonata and K5, the brand image of Hyundai and Kia is sprinting toward the mid-to-high end. According to the data, Hyundai and Kia sold 96,265 vehicles in China in April, an increase of 15.26% year-on-year. Sales of Beijing Hyundai in April were 63,889 units, including sales of 6002 units of the eighth-generation Sonata listed in less than a month. In terms of KIA, K5 sold 2,898 vehicles, 10,153 Freddie, and 8,789 lion and smart running.

Deceleration of self-owned brand scale

In the face of the slowdown in market growth, sales of independent brands in April were not satisfactory. According to data released by BYD, its sales volume in April was 40,100 units, an increase of 0.56% from the previous quarter, but it was down 12% year-on-year.

Although Chery did not announce domestic sales in April, exports continued to maintain a strong momentum. In April, Chery exported 12,521 vehicles, an increase of 133.78% year-on-year, setting a new high in the past three years, laying a solid foundation for the completion of the export target of 120,000 vehicles in the whole year.