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Halfway through 2019, the domestic automobile market continued to show a sharp decline in the first half of this year due to the slowdown in economic growth and the continued decline in consumer demand, as well as the early implementation of the sixth national standard, Xinneng subsidy, double points and other policies.

According to comprehensive passenger association information and related media reports, from January to June 2019, domestic narrow passenger car sales were 9.9542 million, a negative growth of 9.3% compared with the same period last year. In terms of sales, Volkswagen and GM are still the highest-selling automobile companies in China. At the same time, the performance of independent brands is generally mediocre, and the overall sales of Japanese car companies are on the rise. What is the performance of the top 10 car companies with the best sales in the first half of 2019?

TOP1: FAW Volkswagen

Total sales: 929949 vehicles

Year-on-year:-0.3%

FAW-Volkswagen topped the list of car sales in the first half of 2019, with a total of 929949 vehicles sold, down 0.3% from the same period last year.

FAW-Volkswagen (including Audi) has only 9 products on the market, and by last year, FAW-Volkswagen's product lineup has been expanded to 18, and a number of new energy models and new small SUV will be put into production in the second half of this year, the product matrix will expand again, and the demand for production capacity will also be greatly increased.

TOP2: SAIC Volkswagen

Total sales: 889826 vehicles

Year-on-year:-9.3%

SAIC Volkswagen ranked second in the first half of 2019, with a total sales of 889826 vehicles, down 9.3% from the same period last year.

SAIC-Volkswagen ranks first within SAIC, but it only ranks second in the overall automobile retail market, slightly weaker than its brother FAW-Volkswagen. Volkswagen brand SUV field, once superior product lineup Touguan, Tuyue, Tuang, in FAW-Volkswagen Tanguan, Tanyue price reduction "ambush", sales have declined again and again, and the cumulative sales of SUV models in the first half of the year are only more than 200,000 vehicles.

TOP3: SAIC GM

Total sales: 754401 vehicles

Year-on-year:-13.1%

SAIC GM ranked third in the first half of 2019, with a total sales of 754401 vehicles, a year-on-year decline of 13.1%.

SAIC GM to Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac to form a tripod, but the total sales of third place is not outstanding. Compared with North and South Volkswagen, SAIC GM has the most far-reaching political relationship, because it involves the political and economic interests of China and the United States. Under the background of the escalation of the contradiction in the Sino-US trade war, the substantial increase in tariffs has undoubtedly made General Motors represented by the United States a target.

TOP4: Geely Automobile

Total sales: 613061 vehicles

Year-on-year:-19.1%

In the first half of 2019, car companies ranked fourth in terms of sales, with a total sales of 613061 vehicles, down 19.1% from the same period last year.

With declining sales, early warning of sales profits, and lower sales targets, Geely's report card can indeed cause a lot of negative interpretation, but from another perspective, it is not difficult to find that whether it is based on the sales results of more than 650000 vehicles in half a year, it will continue to be ranked as the "number one independent brother". It is still further increased to 6.68% market share on the basis of 6.3% last year, or the growth of new energy and electrified models is as high as 301.6% compared with the same period last year.

TOP5: Dongfeng Nissan

Total sales: 592125 vehicles

Year-on-year:-1.7%

It ranked fifth in the ranking of car companies' sales in the first half of 2019, with a total of 592125 vehicles sold in the first half of the year, down 1.7 per cent from a year earlier. Against the background of the downturn, Dongfeng Nissan outperformed the market.

Xuanyi, the "king of sedan chairs", delivered a total of 209600 vehicles in the first half of this year, an increase of 4.6 per cent over the same period last year. Not only the star models maintain a steady trend, the second echelon products such as Jinke, Trent, Bluebird and so on also show strong development potential. It is the balanced strength of the full-line product matrix that makes Dongfeng Nissan maintain a positive growth trend in each market segment.

TOP6: SAIC GM Wuling

Total sales: 503946 vehicles

Year-on-year:-26.1%

It ranked sixth in the ranking of car companies' sales in the first half of 2019, with a total of 503946 vehicles sold in the first half of the year, down 26.1% from the same period last year. Although it has the name of miraculous car, it is also difficult to escape the influence of factors such as market saturation in the end, and the overall recession is more obvious.

SAIC GM Wuling, which started with minicars and accounts for more than 60% of the low-end car market, is difficult to break away from it in a short time. Because the image of micro-car is deeply rooted in the minds of consumers, under the upward trend of independent products, the inability to break through the brand ceiling has seriously restricted the future development of SAIC GM Wuling. In addition, the layout of SAIC GM Wuling in the field of new energy is also slightly lagging. At present, only Baojun E100 and E200 new energy models are on sale.

TOP7: great Wall Motor

Total sales: 405075 vehicles

Year-on-year: 4.0%

It ranked seventh in the ranking of car companies' sales in the first half of 2019, with a total of 405075 vehicles sold in the first half of the year, an increase of 4.0 per cent year-on-year. To deal with it calmly, maintain strategic concentration and pressure to attack key problems, so that Great Wall Motor against the trend growth, the overall performance is also remarkable results.

Great Wall Motor has established a global research, production and marketing system. From January to June this year, a total of 30305 new cars were exported, an increase of 29.4 percent over the same period last year. The globalization strategy is beginning to bear fruit. In the future, Great Wall Motor will continue to carry out the globalization strategy, with the advantages of technology, products and brand, to break through the downward trend of the market and forge ahead bravely, constantly increase its market share, and lead Chinese automobile brands to pursue dreams all over the world.

TOP8: Guangzhou Auto Honda

Total sales: 380174 vehicles

Year-on-year: 12.7%

It ranked eighth in the ranking of car companies' sales in the first half of 2019, with a total of 380174 vehicles sold in the first half of the year, an increase of 12.7 percent over the same period last year. Compared with the decline in sales, GAC Honda has done a good job of bucking the trend and growing slightly.

With the exception of individual models, the year-on-year increase in sales of the vast majority of models in the whole department is the main reason for the increase in sales of Guangzhou Auto Honda. The overall decline in the SUV environment has led to a year-on-year decline in sales of Colored Intelligence and Guandao. The sales of Accord has reached 20,000. With its good production power and high appearance, Accord's sales have increased by more than 50% in the past six months compared with the same period last year, and it has established a foothold in the B-class car market.

TOP9: Dongfeng Honda

Total sales: 364804 vehicles

Year-on-year: 34.4%

It ranked ninth in the ranking of car companies' sales in the first half of 2019, with a total of 364804 vehicles sold in the first half of the year, an increase of 34.4% over the same period last year. Honda rose against the wind in the face of a depressed auto market this year, leading most car companies in terms of growth.

The rapid growth of overall sales is inseparable from Dongben's eye-catching performance in the two mainstream market segments. Sales of hot-selling cars such as Civic continued to rise, leading to a strong rise in overall sales in the car segment. Toshimoto CR-V is brave after knowing the shame. It sold more than 15000 vehicles in the first half of the year for as many as four months, and successfully exceeded 20, 000 in June.

TOP10: Changan Automobile

Total sales: 357783 vehicles

Year-on-year:-23.3%

It ranked 10th in the ranking of car companies' sales in the first half of 2019, with a total of 357783 vehicles sold in the first half of the year, down 23.3% from a year earlier. 2018 is the first quarterly loss since Changan Motor went public. In 2019, instead of improving, the loss continued to intensify.

As once the number one domestic car brand, Changan Automobile is being left more and more far behind by other independent brand car companies. The direct cause of the loss comes from the decline in sales of Changan's all-line car brands. According to the latest production and sales data released by Changan Automobile, as of June this year, the cumulative production and sales of all Changan brands decreased in the first half of this year, except for a slight increase in Hefei Changan production and sales. Changan Ford, Changan Mazda, Chongqing Changan and other brands production and sales data decreased significantly compared with the same period last year.

Sales of 7 of the 10 car companies have fallen, mainly due to the market downturn. In addition to their own brands, sales of most joint venture car companies have also fallen sharply. Secondly, by the "national six" policy switch, resulting in the car enterprises "national five" inventory of vehicles squeezed, and many independent brand car enterprises "digestion" is weak. However, the first half of the year has ended, and the second half of the year is the test of the real strength of car companies. Who can stand out under the big waves? We will wait and see!

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