China's 2014 light-vehicle sales rise 10% on robust MPV, SUV volumes
China's light-vehicle sales rose 10 percent year on year to about 19,700,600 units, said the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
China's light-vehicle sales rose 10 percent year on year to about 19,700,600 units, said the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
The growth was achieved on strong demand for SUVs and multipurpose vehicles -- SUV sales advanced 36 percent from a year earlier to approach 4,077,900 vehicles while MPV deliveries surged 47 percent to some 1,914,300.
During the year, sedan sales increased only 3 percent to roughly 12,376,700, but microvan sales dropped 18 percent to about 1,331,700.
On the commercial vehicle market, while bus sales rose 8 percent from a year earlier to about 606,900, truck sales declined 9 percent to roughly 3,184,400.
In total, sales of automobiles including light vehicles and commercial vehicles approached 23,491,900, up 7 percent from 2013.
The growth was achieved on strong demand for SUVs and multipurpose vehicles -- SUV sales advanced 36 percent from a year earlier to approach 4,077,900 vehicles while MPV deliveries surged 47 percent to some 1,914,300.
During the year, sedan sales increased only 3 percent to roughly 12,376,700, but microvan sales dropped 18 percent to about 1,331,700.
On the commercial vehicle market, while bus sales rose 8 percent from a year earlier to about 606,900, truck sales declined 9 percent to roughly 3,184,400.
In total, sales of automobiles including light vehicles and commercial vehicles approached 23,491,900, up 7 percent from 2013.
