No.1 Shanghai GM
Sales volume in 2010: 1.038 million units
Sales target in 2011: N/A
Shanghai GM Motors Company Ltd. sold 1.038,988 units last year, up 42.8 percent from 2009. A total of 550,014 units of Buicks were sold, up 23 percent; 471,575 units of the Chevrolet model were sold, up 73 percent, and 17,366 units of Cadillac models, up 139 percent.
No. 2 Shanghai Volkswagen
Sales volume in 2010: over 1 million units
Sales target in 2011: N/A
Growing from a company with a production capacity of 1,700 units, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. has become one of China's giant automakers, with its sales volume hitting 1 million in 2010. 200,000 units of the Shanghai Volkswagen Skoda models have been sold.
No. 3 FAW- Volkswagen
Sales volume in 2010: about 860, 000 units
Sales target in 2011: N/A
FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co. Ltd. sold over 610,000 units of its models, and Audi, Volkswagen's subsidiary company, sold 198,000 units, totaling 860, 000 units. This marked an increase of 22 percent from 2009. FAW-Volkswagen occupied 5.6 percent of the market share per month, setting a record in the last four years.
No. 4 Beijing Hyundai
Sales volume in 2010: 703,000 units
Sales target in 2011: 720, 000 units
Beijing Hyundai Motor Company sold 703,000 units in 2010 but, due to the company's production capacity issues, Beijing Hyundai only set a target of
720, 000 units this year. “We will stop manufacturing Sonata NFC to give way to produce the 8th generation of Sonata,” Li Feng, deputy general manager of Beijing Hyundai, said at the 8th Guangzhou Auto Show.
No. 5 Dongfeng Nissan
Sales volume in 2010: about 670,000 units
Sales target in 2011: 772, 000 units
Dongfeng Motor Company Ltd. sold 670,000 units of its models, up 30 percent from 2009, surpassing its target of 600,000 units. The company plans to reach a sales volume of 772, 000 units in 2010, an increase of 28.7 percent.
No. 6 Chery
Sales volume in 2010: about 610,000 units
Sales target in 2011: 900, 000 units
Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. sold 610,000 units in 2010, failing to realize its target of 700,000 units. According to statistics provided by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Chery sold 530, 000 units of passenger vehicles from January to November last year. Chery said it is confident about achieving this year's sales volume target of 900, 000 units, up 30 percent from 2010.
No. 7 BYD
Sales volume in 2010: 52, 000 units
Sales target in 2011: 600, 000 units
BYD Auto has completed 78.1 percent of its target in 2010, selling 52, 000 units. But the company was conservative in setting its goal of 600, 000 units for this year, an increase of 10-15 percent.
No. 8 FAW Toyota
Sales volume in 2010: 500,000 units
Sales target in 2011: 550,000 units
FAW Toyota Motor Co. plans to sell 550,000 units in 2011, up 10 percent from 2010.
No. 9 Geely
Sales volume in 2010: 405,000 units
Sales target in 2011: N/A
Geely Holding Group reached its target of selling 405,000 units in 2010. The sales volume from January to November was 359,200 units.
No. 10 Chang'an Ford
Sales volume in 2010: 400,000 units
Sales target in 2011: N/A
Chang'an Ford Automobile Co., Ltd sold 365, 000 units from January to November 2010, and its sales volume in November was 40,000 units, ensuring the company's sales volume surpassed 400, 000.