今年四月，中国乘用车销量比3月下降，但与去年四月相比，SUV销量仍引领市场。据中汽车制造商协会公布的数据，四月乘用车销量为1779100辆，比三月下降13.45%，但比去年四月增加6.5%。SUV总计销量为609300辆，比三月下降12.09%，但比去年四月增加31.64%。今年前四个月，中国乘用车销量为7448100辆，其中SUV销量为2573500辆。值得注意的是，国产SUV由于面对更激烈的竞争，市场份额持续下滑，但仍超过50%。四月国产SUV销量总计为339155辆，比三月下降12.7%，但比去年四月增加39.7%，占中国SUV总销量55.67%。今年前四个月，国内品牌SUV销量总计为1485315辆，增加51.25%，市场份额为57.72%。不过与国内品牌销量持续下滑相反，合资品牌竞争力更强。四月销量占据前10位的SUV车型中，合资品牌占了6个，包括别克昂科威，大众途锐。本田XR-V，本田CR-V，本田缤智和日产奇骏。

 

SUV sales keeps rising in Chinese auto market this April, JV brands account 50% of market share

This April, China’s passenger vehicle market has witnessed a decline compared against this March, but a slightly increase compared against last April, while SUV models still took lead in the market.

 

According to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the sales of passenger vehicles this April totaled 1,779,100 units, down by 13.45% compared against this March, while up by 6.5% compared against last April. The sales of SUV models totaled 609,300 units, down by 12.09% compared against this March, but up by a significant 31.64% compared against last April. For the first 4 months of 2016, China’s passenger vehicles market has witness sales of totally 7,448,100 units, including 2,573,500 SUVs.

 

To be noted, the market share of China’s domestic SUV models kept falling due to increasingly warming up competition with each other, but still above 50%.

 

Reportedly, the sales of domestic SUVs totaled 339,155 units in April, down by 12.7% compared against this March while up by 39.7% compared against last April, and accounted 55.67% of the total SUV sales in China. For the first 4 months of 2016, Chinese domestic brands has sold 1,485,315 SUVs, up by 51.25%, and accounted for a market share of 57.72%.

 

Against a backdrop of relatively depressing domestic SUV sales, JV brands have seen its opening to join in the competition. Among the Top 10 best- selling SUV models in April, six are JV brands, including Buick Envision, VW Touareg, Honda XR-V, Honda CR-V, Honda VEZEL and Nissan X-Trail.