Profile of China's auto sales & production in July 2012

China’s auto sales amounted to 1,379,400 units in July 2012, year-on-year up 8.16 percent compared to the same period of 2011, according to statistics released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

But auto sales dropped 12.56 percent in July compared to last month, statistics showed.

Motor vehicle output totaled 1,437,100 million units in June, slightly down 6.15 percent compared to the last month, but climbing 10.03 percent year on year, according to CAAM.

The following chart showsChina’s monthly auto output and sales since January 2011 (in unit):

Here is another chart showingChina’s auto sales since January 2011 (in unit):

-- Passenger vehicles

A total of 1.12 million sedans, multi-purpose vehicles (MPV), sports-utility vehicles (SUV) and crossovers were sold inChinain July, down 12.77 percent from a year earlier and growing 10.71 percent from the preceding month.

Output in the same month fell 5.88 percent month on month but gained 12.79 percent year on year to 1.18 million units.

The following table shows the sales of major sub-type passenger vehicles in July and in the first seven months of 2012:

The following table shows the output of major sub-type passenger vehicles in July and in the first seven months of 2012:

The following chart showsChina’s monthly passenger vehicle sales since January 2011 (in unit):

Here is another chart showingChina’s monthly passenger vehicle output since January 2011 (in unit):

-- Commercial vehicles

China’s output and sales of commercial vehicles continued the downward trend in June.

The monthly commercial vehicle sales in June reached 293,300 units, down 9.20 percent month on month and 10.22 percent year on year. The output in the month fell 9.08 percent month on month and 3.03 percent year on year to 272,500 units.

The following table showsChina’s output and sales of sub-type commercial vehicles in June 2012, based on the CAAM data:

The following is a table showing the output and sales of sub-groups of commercial vehicles in the first six months of 2012, based on the CAAM data:

The following chart shows the monthly commercial vehicle output since 2010:

Here is another chart showingChina’s monthly commercial vehicle sales since 2010: