Honda's Growing Sales in China

Honda (producer of quality Acura CL AC compressor)auto magazine called Motortrend.
has recently increased its sales in China by 36The refurbished CR-V that hit the Chinese market in
percent last month attributed to the growingApril this year was chosen by Motortrend's evaluation
popularity of the Civic and the Accord cars.team comprising of industry experts. The evaluation
Japan's second largest carmaker was able to sellteam spent one-month-and-a-half to cover ten
46,226 cars in China for November this year basingimportant aspects ranging from safety to design then
on the e-mailed statement by the company. For theto road test.
first 11 months of this year the company was able toLuckily for the CR-V it has obtained the highest rating
sell 378,602 units an increase of 32 percent.among three other candidates that include the Chery
Because of the favorable response that HondaTiggo, Great Wall Hover and Hyundai Tucson. All of
vehicles have been getting, the automaker isthe models tested are spacious five-passenger
considering increasing further its sale sin Chinacrossover SUVs with handling like a sedan.
especially now that the Accord sedan is included inFor the month of November, the CR-V has
the best-selling models in the country.dethroned the Great Wall Hover from the best seller
The total car sales in China have increased by 17in Chinese SUV market. The November sales of the
percent in November attributed to the economictop five best selling SUV models in the Chinese
growth boosted further by consumer wealth.market:
Last month the sales at Dongfeng Honda Automobile• Honda CR-V - 5554 units
Co. that produces the Civic and CR-V sport utility• Chery Tiggo - 5257 units
vehicles have rose by 81 percent to 13,826 while• Great Wall Hover - 4479 units
Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co. that makes the• Hyundai Tuscon - 3990 units
Accord sedans and Fit subcompacts have increased• Changfeng Liebao - 2285 units
sales by 23 percent to 32,400 units that is accordingThese five models are accounted for 59 percent of
to the company.the total SUV market.
The sales figures reported only pertains to the locallyFor the first 11 months of this year a total of
produced Honda vehicles in China and does not yet339,800 SUVs were sold in the Chinese market an
include the imported models such as the Acura luxuryincrease by 60.3 percent from the previous year. the
sedan and the Civic hybrid.growth in the SUV segment is much faster as
Aside from the increasing sales that Honda iscompared to the other segments like minivans and
obtaining in China, its Honda CR-V was also named assedans.
the "2008 SUV of the Year in China" by a Chinese