GWM sells 62,000 units in May with year-on-year growth of 20%

GWM News 2013-06-14

According to the latest data of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the wholesale volume of China achieves 1.762 million in May, down 4.36 percent month on month and up 9.81 percent year on year, and 9.028 million units in the first five months, up 12.56 percent year on year.

According to the latest data of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the wholesale volume of China achieves 1.762 million in May, down 4.36 percent month on month and up 9.81 percent year on year, and 9.028 million units in the first five months, up 12.56 percent year on year. GWM sold 62,000 units in May, up 20 percent year on year, ranking 8th in the industry, and 311,000 units in the first five months, up 34 percent year on year, ranking 7th in the auto industry and 1st among independent brands.

Besides the high overall growth, GWM extended its previous sales boom in China in May. Haval registered sales of 32,144 units, up 45 percent year on year, ranking 1st in the SUV sector; Great Wall passenger cars registered sales of 17,530 units, up 7 percent year on year, maintaining steady growth; Wingle pickups registered sales of 11,798 units, enjoying a safe lead in the pickup sector. In terms of single models, Haval H6 registered sales of 16,000 units in May, outshining other SUV models; and M4 registered sales of nearly 10,000 units, ranking top together with Haval H6. In the Passenger Car sector, star models like Great Wall C30 and Great Wall C50 boosted GWM's Passenger Car operations. Great Wall C30 continued the lead over other similar models with monthly sales of over 10,000 units.

GWM's marketing boils down to focusing, making products speak and inputting the most effective and maximum resources in R & D to build star models, said by President Wang Fengying. According to a performance analysis, GWM's sales boom has been attributable to its moderate operations and focus strategy. Besides, the constant launch of new models and the increase in product and service quality have been the major factors for GWM's sales growth.

According to the production and sales data in May released by CAAM, auto production and sales dropped slightly month on month and continued growing steadily year on year. CAAM expected auto production and sales to maintain a growth of over 10 percent in the first half of 2013, outperforming the expectation early this year overall.

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