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In the first half of 2019, the sales list of 12 multinational automobile enterprises in China has been sorted out, among which Volkswagen Group beat GM to become the champion with sales of nearly 1.92 million vehicles, GM ranked second with a gap of nearly 350,000 vehicles, and Japanese three big car enterprises (Toyota, Honda and Nissan) occupied the last three seats in the top five. More than half of the 12 multinational auto companies on the list saw sales in China fall to varying degrees in the first half of the year, with PSA falling as much as 60.6 per cent; Honda's sales in China, by contrast, rose 22.4 per cent.

Next, let's take a look at the specific performance of various automobile enterprises in China in the first half of this year:

First place: Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group sold nearly 1.92 million vehicles in China in the first half of 2019, down 3.9% year-on-year

In June, with the implementation of National VI emission standards in many parts of the country, various preferential policies for car purchase appeared in the market one after another. The terminal sales volume of passenger cars in China ended the monthly decline. It was also because of the switching of National VI that Volkswagen Group achieved a year-on-year increase of 15% in June, with a total delivery of 354800 vehicles.

In the first half of this year, Volkswagen Group delivered 1.92 million vehicles in China, including 1.4298 million vehicles delivered by Volkswagen brand, down 3.6% year-on-year; Audi's total delivery volume in the first half of this year exceeded its sales record in China market, up 1.9% year-on-year to 312,500 vehicles. Skoda delivered a total of 125,900 vehicles in China in the first half of the year, including deliveries in June.

It fell to 23,900 vehicles, down 13.1% year-on-year.

Second place: General Motors

GM sold more than 1.56 million vehicles in China in the first half of 2019, down 15% year-on-year

In the depressed environment of China's auto market, coupled with the impact of trade wars and increased competition in the mid-range SUV market, sales have declined. GM's first-half sales in China fell 15% to 1,567,899 vehicles. In the second quarter, the company sold 753,926 vehicles in China, down 12% year-on-year.

In terms of specific brands, Cadillac sold 111207 vehicles in China in the first half of the year, up 7.1% year-on-year; Buick sold 400,365 vehicles, down 20.2% year-on-year; Chevrolet delivered 219829 new vehicles in China in the first half of the year, down 16.1% year-on-year. In the overall decline, only Cadillac brand sales in China in the first half of the year achieved growth.

Third place: Toyota Motor

Toyota sold nearly 770,000 vehicles in China in the first half of 2019, up 13.2% year-on-year

Among Toyota models, low fuel consumption, good quality and reasonable price are important factors for its steady growth in sales. According to the data, Toyota sold more than 140,000 vehicles in China in the first half of this year, up 18.5% year-on-year; in the first half of this year, Toyota sold 769900 vehicles in China, up 13.2% year-on-year. Among them, Toyota's cooperative brand FAW Toyota increased its sales volume by 16% year-on-year to 69000 vehicles in June, and the cumulative sales volume in the first half of the year increased by 6% year-on-year to 380,000 vehicles; GAC Toyota sold 311224 vehicles in the first half of the year, with a year-on-year growth of 22%.

In terms of specific brands, Lexus sold 93823 vehicles in China in the first half of the year and 18178 vehicles in China in June, up 96.7% year-on-year from last year.

Fourth place: Honda

Honda sold 745,409 vehicles in China in the first half of 2019, up 22.4% year-on-year

This year's auto market downturn, Honda against the wind, growth ahead of the vast majority of car companies. And the most surprising thing for Honda is that the rise of Dongfeng Honda has driven the growth of sales volume, and the hot sales of various models have also given Honda greater market confidence.

Honda's terminal sales in China in June 2019 were 148382 units, up 37.4% year-on-year. Honda sold 745409 vehicles in China in the first half of this year, up 22.4 per cent from a year earlier. Among them, the cumulative sales volume of GAC Honda in the first half year was 380605 vehicles, up 12.7% year-on-year; the cumulative sales volume of Dongfeng Honda in the first half year was 364,804 vehicles, with a year-on-year increase of 34.4%.

Fifth place: Nissan

Nissan's sales volume in China reached 718,268 units in the first half of 2019, down 0.3% year-on-year

Nissan sold 131071 cars in China in June; 718168 new cars were sold in China in the first half of the year, down 0.3% year-on-year. In terms of specific brands, Dongfeng Nissan sold 532105 vehicles in the first half of the year, up 0.3% year-on-year; Dongfeng Qichen sold 60205 vehicles in the first half of the year; commercial vehicles sold 108970 vehicles in China in the first half of the year, up 11.1% year-on-year

Sixth place: BMW Group

BMW sold more than 350,000 vehicles in China in the first half of 2019, up 16.8% year-on-year

In the first half of 2019, BMW Group delivered 350070 new BMW and MINI vehicles in the Chinese market, up 16.8% year-on-year; in June, BMW sold 61,564 new vehicles in China, up 20.9% year-on-year.

In terms of products, in the first half of this year, the new BMW 5 Series and BMW 3 Series delivered more than 75,000 vehicles; the brand-new BMW X3 delivered more than 58,000 vehicles in the first half of this year; the BMW X1 sold more than 48,000 vehicles accumulatively, continuing to maintain the leading position in the market segment; the brand-new BMW X5 sold more than 11,000 vehicles accumulatively;

Seventh place: Mercedes

Sales volume in China reached 344,657 units in the first half of 2019, up slightly by 1.3% year-on-year

Although Mercedes-Benz has not had a good reputation in the past six months and has exposed a lot of negative news, sales of Mercedes-Benz cars in China in the first half of the year still increased by 1.3% to 344657 vehicles; of which 57018 vehicles were delivered in June, up 0.1% year-on-year.

Specific to the vehicle model, in the first half of the year, Mercedes-Benz A-class, E-class, C-class sales were 30,000, 77,000 and 80,000 respectively.

In terms of SUV models, in the first half of the year, Mercedes-Benz GLC L accumulated sales of 66,800 units, Mercedes-Benz GLA sales of 23,000 units.

Number 8: Ford Motor

Ford sold 290,321 vehicles in China in the first half of 2019, down 22% year-on-year

Ford Motor Company and its joint ventures sold 154042 vehicles in China in the second quarter of this year, down 21.7% from the same period last year. Compared with the first quarter, sales of Ford and Lincoln models increased by 24% and 28% respectively in the second quarter.

Ford sold 290,321 vehicles in China in the first half of this year, down 22% from 372,535 in the same period last year.

9th place: Mazda

Mazda sold 106,345 vehicles in China in the first half of 2019, down 27.1% year-on-year

Mazda sold 19574 vehicles in China in June, up 1.4% year-on-year. Although the increase was small, it did increase for the first time in a year, mainly due to the increase in Changan Mazda sales.

Mazda delivered 12114 vehicles in June, up 5.3% year-on-year, while FAW Mazda couldn't shake off the fate of declining sales, down 4.5% year-on-year to 7460 vehicles in June.

In the first half of this year, Mazda sold 106,345 vehicles in China, down 27.1% from the same period last year, of which FAW Mazda and Changan Mazda delivered 39,680 and 66,665 vehicles respectively.

10th place: Renault Group

Renault's sales volume in China in the first half of 2019 was 89,714 vehicles, down 23.7% year-on-year

In the first half of this year, Renault Group's cumulative sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in China reached 89,714 units, down 23.7% year-on-year, twice the decline in the domestic market.

In the first half of this year, Renault sold 89714 passenger cars and commercial vehicles in China, down 23.7% year-on-year.

From the product point of view, Renault in the Chinese market at present only two SUV models, in the product force is very thin. Among them, Dongfeng Renault sales in the second half of the year for 8901 vehicles, a year-on-year decline of 75.95%. Therefore, in the second half of the year, Renault will speed up its product layout, planning to launch the first electric car Renault E and small SUV Kolebin in China to help Renault develop in China.

11th place: Volvo

Sales volume in China in the first half of 2019 was 67,741 vehicles, up 10.2% year-on-year

This year's auto market downturn, a number of car manufacturers sales have declined to varying degrees, or even plummeted. Volvo's sales in China have not been affected, but have grown. According to data, Volvo sold 67741 vehicles in the first half of this year, up 10.2% year-on-year. Among them, the XC60 and S90 models have contributed greatly to Volvo's sales. From a single month, Volvo also hit a new high, selling 13238 vehicles, up 13.3% year-on-year.

Number 12: PSA

Total sales volume in China and Southeast Asia in the first half of 2019 was 64,169 units, down 62.1% year-on-year

In the first half of this year, PSA's overall sales in China and Southeast Asia fell to 64,100 units, down 62.1 per cent year-on-year, with double-digit sales declines for all its brands. Among them, the sales decline in the Chinese market further expanded to 60.6%.

Among them, PSA joint venture Shenlong car sales in the first half of the year was only 63,000 vehicles, Dongfeng Peugeot and Dongfeng Citroen sales have shrunk by 60%.

PSA's sales volume in China dropped sharply in the first half of the year, and the instability of product strength was the most important factor. Another reason is that the configuration is unreasonable, look at the logo and Citroen models, no matter how many versions of a model, but the same is almost except for the top model, the rest of the models are the same as the beggar version!

The above is the collective performance of each automobile enterprise in China. According to the data, due to the switch of the sixth country, many automobile enterprises have experienced different degrees of decline in sales volume.

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