Luxury car sales inventory in China in the first half of the year

Most of the major foreign brands of luxury car sales data has surfaced in the first half. Looking at the overall situation, except for Mercedes-Benz, it achieved a year-on-year growth in sales in the first half of the year, and the rate of increase reached a double-digit percentage.

In June, sales of Audi brand and BMW Group in China increased significantly by 33.5% and 44.1% year-on-year, respectively, significantly exceeding the growth rate in the first few months of this year. Among them, BMW had a lower base of comparison due to the replacement of 3 series models during the same period last year. Audi continues to maintain its position as the highest-selling luxury car in China, while BMW has expanded its leading position in global sales championships.

Audi's sales growth in China soared by 18% in the first half of June

In the largest single market in China (including Hong Kong), Audi achieved sales of 44,479 units in June, compared to 33,309 units in June last year, a year-on-year increase of 33.5%. In June Audi sales in China accounted for a new high of 31.7% of global sales. In the first half of the year, Audi's total sales in China reached 228,139 units, which remains the highest-selling luxury brand in the Chinese market, compared with 193,871 units in the first half of 2012, which represents a year-on-year increase of 17.7%.

BMW Group's sales in China soared by 44% in June and increased by 15% in the first half of the year

In June of this year, sales volume of the BMW Group in the largest single market in mainland China reached a record high of 34,481 units. In June last year, sales volume in China reached 23,930 units, a year-on-year increase of 44.1%. BMW said that the reason why the year-over-year increase was unusually high was mainly due to the replacement of the long wheelbase version of the BMW 3 Series in the Chinese market in the summer of 2012, resulting in a low base for comparison.

In the first half of the year, the Chinese market contributed a total of 182,800 units of sales to the BMW Group, an increase of 15.0% year-on-year, compared with 158,956 units in the same period last year. Among the BMW brands, MINI sold 12,070 vehicles in China in the first half of the year, an increase of 6.3% year-on-year, compared with 11,356 units in the same period of last year. In the first half of the year, the BMW brand sold about 170,700 vehicles in the Chinese mainland, compared with 147,600 in the same period of last year, an increase of 15.7% year-on-year.

Mercedes-Benz sales in China fell by 0.5% in the first half of the year and increased by 16% in June

In June 2013, the Mercedes-Benz brand sold 19,549 vehicles in the Chinese market, an increase of 16.0% from 16,857 units in June last year. In the first half of the year, the Mercedes-Benz brand sold a total of 98,914 vehicles in the Chinese market, compared with 99,391 vehicles in the same period of last year, which is still down 0.5% year-on-year. If Smart is included, that is, sales of the Mercedes-Benz Automotive Business Unit, Mercedes-Benz sold 20,977 vehicles in China in June, and 17,985 vehicles in June last year, up 16.6% year-on-year; 107,517 vehicles sold in the first half of the year, 108,139 vehicles in the same period last year. The year-on-year decline was 0.6%.

Porsche's global sales increase by 18% in the first half of the year rose by 20% in China Porsche's sales in China in June increased by 17.8% year-on-year to 2,285 units from 2,788 vehicles. In May, the increase once decreased to 5.9%. In June, it increased again; From 15,274 vehicles, year-on-year increase of 20.0% to 18,323 vehicles.

In addition to BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche and other German luxury cars, the luxury brands that have announced sales figures in China in the first half include Volvo, owned by Geely Holding Group, and Cadillac, owned by General Motors. The sales volume is as follows.

Volvo Cars Sales Surging in the First Half of the Year in China Rise by 70% in June. In June, Volvo Cars sold 5,798 cars in the Chinese market, reaching a record high in the same period. Compared with 3,333 vehicles in June of last year, it jumped 74.0% year-on-year. . In the first half of the year, Volvo’s cumulative sales in China reached 28,703 units, compared with 21,378 units in the same period of last year, a significant year-on-year increase of 34.3% year-on-year.

Cadillac sales growth in China in June rose by 75% in the first half of June

The sales volume of Cadillac brand in China in June increased by 69.3% year-on-year to 4,244 units. Among them, the sales of the sporty luxury SUV Cadillac SRX was 2,359 units, and the sales of the new luxury car Cadillac XTS was 1,665 units. The sales volume of the Cadillac brand in the domestic market during the first half of the year increased by 34.5% year-on-year to 19,658 units.