CHONGQING (CQNEWS) On 22nd July, it was reported that accumulative sales of Changan Automobile from January to June had hit 1,320,200pcs, increasing 25.4% year on year. This increase has meant it has now become the industry’s leading Auto company in Chongqing. The sale of 748,000 Changan automobiles has assisted the company in ranking top amongst Chinese brands in both sales and growth, a year-on-year increase of 18.16%.

In the first half of the year, domestic passenger automobiles increased by 11.2% year on year, however the self-owned brand performed badly during the second half, with accumulative sales of only 3,630,300pcs, decreasing 3.5% year on year, seeing its market share fall significantly.

Data from China Association of Automobile Manufactures shows that Changan, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd, Baic Group and GAC Group now rank in the top ten Chinese brands for the first half of the year, increasing year on year.

Statistical figures indicate that self-owned automobiles, self-owned passenger automobiles and self-owned cars with Changan brands are on top. Sales of self-owned passenger automobiles are at 392,000pcs with an increase of 43.4% year on year, with the increase 28.9% higher than that of other enterprises in the industry. Sales of self-owned cars reached 199,400pcs, increasing 25.05% year on year. (Translated by Kang Zhili, Fathom Language Limited)