August B-Class: U.S. Department Summit

Sales of Japanese B-Class cars were dragged down by Japanese and German systems in August. Sales of the B-Class sedan market (non-luxury brands) declined overall in August and the market structure also changed. US car sales volume was registered for the first time in August. top.

According to data compiled by Gasgoo.com, in August this year, the domestic B-class passenger car market saw a drop in sales from 141,800 units in the same period last year to 141,300 units, a slight decrease of 1.1% year-on-year; from January to August, the B-class car market remained In the growth trend, sales volume increased by 5.6% year-on-year to 1,235,600 vehicles, but the growth rate was slightly lower than the 5.8% of the overall sedan.

Changes in the market structure in the United States Department of August sales peak distribution point of view, in August this year, causing the overall decline in the B-class car market is mainly Japanese and German cars, its sales fell sharply year-on-year. The Japanese B-Class sold 35,900 vehicles in August, a 15.5% year-on-year decline, and continued to lose the "Big" position of the B-Class.

In the Japanese B-class “Three Strongs”, both Camry and Tianhe’s sales both fell sharply in August, with Camry’s sales falling by 24.1% to 11,300, which was due to the higher base of the same period last year, while Tianzhu’s slumped by 31.2% to 6,127. Although sales of Accord achieved a high growth rate of 55.9% year-on-year, sales volume was only 6,141 units. Compared with the old and new models in the same period of last year, the lower sales base was the main factor for its growth.

The Ashkenazi brand’s sales in the B-Class sedan market fell by 21.4% to 33,900 units in August this year. It was overtaken by Japanese brands and exceeded by the US Department. As a result of the transformation of the production line, Shanghai Volkswagen's Passat sales were down, from 22.22 million in the same period last year to 54.1%, down to 1.01 million, ranking fourth; FAW-Volkswagen MAGOTAN increased 14.5% to 17,100, becoming the sales champion of the month. .

The U.S.-branded B-Class car performed well in August this year. Its sales volume increased by 20.9% year-on-year to 35,900 vehicles, surpassing Japanese and German brands and becoming the new champion in the Class B market. New Mondeo is the main force driving its growth. Sales volume in August this year jumped 3,151 vehicles from the same period last year by 141.1% to 7,607 vehicles. In addition, Mai Rui Bao and Regal also promoted the overall growth of the US Department of Class B vehicles, sales volume increased by 21.8% and 29.7% respectively to 10,300 and 9313 vehicles.

The U.S., Japanese, and German brands divided up nearly three-quarters of their shares in the Class B market in August this year, forming a “three pillars” pattern with 25.4%, 25.4%, and 24.0%. At the same time, from January to August, the Ashkenazi brand slowly increased, Japanese car sales fell, while the United States Department of car sales increased significantly, the market is gradually moving towards a "three pillars" pattern.

However, the Korean brands following this year saw rapid sales growth in the B-Class market this year, mainly driven by the sales of new car names. August sales increased by more than half (51.8%) to 21,200 units from January to August. It increased by 45.4% to 169,300 units and it wanted to compete with the top three factions. The name map sold 10,500 vehicles in August this year, the market ranked third; from January to August accumulated 83,900, ranking fourth.

From the perspective of specific models, in August of this year, the top ten models of B-Class sedan sales were, in order, Magotan, Camry, Mingtu, Mai Ruibao, Passat, Regal, Xinmengdiou, LaCrosse, Accord and Tianzhu.

From January to August, the top ten sales of Class B cars were Passat, Magotan, Camry, Mingtu, Mai Ruibao, Tianyi, Regal, Xinmengdiou, LaCrosse and Accord.