Mini-sales counter the negative trend in March.
Sales of new imported vehicles in China fell -16.5% year-on-year in March to 52,807 units, pushing year-on-year volume down -7.3% to 161,152 units. Lexus (+47.7%) easily repeats the position of the No. 1 brand and catches up with the weak results of last year. Mercedes (-36.9%) falls into free fall but remains in second place, with the top four identical to last month and year to date, BMW (-14.6%) in third and Audi (-15.4%) on the fourth. Land Rover (-11.6%) moved up two positions to fifth place, ahead of Porsche (-53.1%) and Toyota (+14.1%). Mini (+16%) also shines in eighth place.
As for models, the top 4 is the same as last month and since the beginning of the year. The Lexus ES (+78.5%) sells three times more than the #2 Mercedes GLE (-12.2%). In third place is the Lexus RX (+5740%), bolstered by a dismal March 2023 result, followed by the Mercedes S-Class (+2.6%) in fourth place. Also impressive in the remaining top ten are the Range Rover (+13.6%), BMW 4 Series (+9.1%) and Audi A5 (+4.3%).
Previous month: imports to China. February 2024: Lexus returns to first place, market down -40.6%.
A year ago: Import to China. March 2023: Volkswagen, Volvo, Land Rover shine in a stable market (-1.6%)
Full March 2024 Top 38 of all brands and Top 168 of all models below.
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