A quick glance at passenger-car sales in China for the first nine months of 2006 reveals some significant shifting in the rankings.
Shanghai General Motors Automotive Co. Ltd. continued to maintain its No.1 position among the country’s top-10 best-selling auto makers, with sales through September rising 30.9% to 295,800 units.
Next is Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co. Ltd., with a 20.5% rise to 249,800 units and FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co. Ltd., up 26.4% to 246,900.
Making an impressive leap this year, Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. pushed Beijing Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. aside for fourth place from seventh in like-2005, with sales surging 59% to 212,500.
Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co. Ltd. saw deliveries jump 79.3% to 169,300, while Geely Automobile Co. Ltd. posted a 44.6% rise to 145,000 sales, marking its first time in China’s top 10.
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