China January 2011: BYD F3 on top, Nissan Sunny launches Discover the Top 150 best selling models

Nissan Sunny

This month is the biggest month ever for Chinese car sales: 1.894 million vehicles changed hands including 1.529 million passenger cars, up 14% on an already record-breaking January ’10. This is also possibly the biggest single month ever in any country in the world. 47 models sold more than 10,000 units, the highest figure ever reached by any country on the planet.

Behind the BYD F3, #1 again with 29,731 registrations, 4 models beat their volume record: the FAW Xiali N3/N5 is at 29,267 sales, the Buick Excelle is at 28,149 units in #3, the Chevrolet Cruze moves 24,225 units at #5 and the VW Bora sells 23,949 at #6.

#3 in December, the Great Wall Tengyi C30 is strong again this month, ranking 11th with 18,283 sales. The Buick Excelle XT/GT and Kia Forte Furuidi both break into the Top 20, respectively at #16 with 16,343 sales and #19 with 13,947 sales. The new Nissan Sunny is above 10,000 units for its very first month of sales at #38 with 10,811 registrations.

Full January Top 150 and LCV Top 5 Ranking Tables below.

China January 2011 Top 150:

Pos	Model	Jan	Dec	2010	Pos
1	BYD F3	29,731	1	263,947	1
2	FAW Xiali N3/N5	29,267	6	198,680	6
3	Buick Excelle	28,149	7	222,494	5
4	VW Jetta	28,140	20	224,523	4
5	Chevrolet Cruze	24,225	11	187,737	7
6	VW Bora	23,949	22	172,537	8
7	VW Lavida	23,857	2	251,615	2
8	Hyundai Elantra Yuedong	22,111	4	233,344	3
9	Honda Accord	20,839	12	171,679	11
10	Ford Focus	19,734	8	172,270	9
11	Great Wall Tengyi C30	18,283	3	71,689	60
12	Toyota Corolla	17,914	5	172,053	10
13	Nissan Teana	17,645	31	140,842	18
14	Chevrolet Sail	17,268	10	84,752	40
15	Chery QQ	16,864	19	157,061	13
16	Buick Excelle XT/GT	16,343	40	81,652	45
17	Honda CR-V	16,113	23	140,000	19
18	Toyota Camry	14,549	16	161,410	12
19	Kia Forte Furuidi	13,947	25	105,750	30
20	Great Wall Hover H3/H5	13,702	15	119,815	23
21	Nissan Bluebird Sylphy	13,694	21	142,511	17
22	Hyundai Elantra	13,675	32	152,641	15
23	Honda City	13,461	18	132,635	20
24	VW Sagitar	13,189	71	110,689	27
25	VW Passat Lingyu	13,111	29	130,971	21
26	BYD F0	13,055	14	148,457	16
27	VW Tiguan	12,932	165	70,112	62
28	VW Polo	12,722	9	125,835	22
29	Citroen C-Quatre	12,586	30	106,357	29
30	Hyundai Verna	11,963	34	44,359	94
31	Skoda Octavia	11,615	45	113,226	25
32	VW Santana Vista	11,342	13	104,800	31
33	FAW Besturn B50	11,331	59	82,576	43
34	Buick LaCrosse	11,159	62	104,378	32
35	VW Santana	11,143	38	110,175	28
36	Chevrolet Lova	11,055	58	85,545	39
37	Chery Fulwin 2	10,854	39	74,605	56
38	Nissan Sunny	10,811	–	0	–
39	JAC Heyue/Heyue RS	10,729	89	69,317	63
40	ChangAn Benben Mini	10,703	37	56,392	79
41	Honda Civic	10,616	67	101,000	34
42	Toyota Corolla EX	10,534	24	82,743	42
43	Nissan Tiida	10,164	17	153,906	14
44	Nissan Livina	10,122	26	114,949	24
45	Chery Cowin 2	10,094	57	78,788	50
46	Chery Cowin 3/A5	10,029	52	75,630	54
47	Hyundai ix35	10,003	42	63,278	72
48	Geely Freedom Ship	9,776	27	93,583	37
49	Chery Tiggo	9,402	46	65,032	69
50	Geely Emgrand EC7	9,120	64	70,308	61
51	Toyota RAV4	8,935	36	98,057	35
52	Chevrolet Spark	8,738	55	77,800	51
53	JAC Refine	8,644	112	64,671	71
54	Roewe 350	8,498	76	42,437	99
55	ChangAn Yuexiang	8,461	33	103,980	33
56	Kia Cerato	8,322	66	82,746	41
57	Audi A6L	8,286	65	112,125	26
58	Brilliance Junjie FRV (BS2)	8,097	122	80,820	47
59	Dongfeng Joyear	8,008	63	17,147	148
60	Mazda6	8,004	28	94,369	36
61	Zotye 5008/2008	7,595	41	93,502	38
62	Geely Vision	7,547	50	64,839	70
63	Chery A3	7,471	56	58,723	76
64	Buick Regal	7,470	77	79,358	48
65	Toyota Highlander	7,420	53	80,841	46
66	JAC Tongyue	7,412	69	43,579	96
67	Skoda Superb	7,405	–	37,796	110
68	VW Golf	7,356	98	57,517	77
69	Ford Fiesta	7,133	47	75,198	55
70	Nissan Qashqai	7,132	120	62,075	73
71	Haima Family	7,087	43	61,926	74
72	VW Magotan	6,970	70	78,859	49
73	Citroen C-Elysée	6,948	49	71,819	58
74	Hyundai Santa Fe	6,906	48	77,159	52
75	Mazda3	6,889	35	68,616	64
76	Soueast V3 Lingyue	6,862	54	75,791	53
77	Chery Cowin 1	6,852	79	24,432	128
78	Suzuki Big Dipper	6,513	60	71,738	59
79	Geely King Kong	6,455	44	74,106	57
80	Suzuki SX4	6,391	84	65,651	67
81	Buick GL8	6,373	93	52,127	83
82	BMW 5-Series L	6,300	83	43,270	97
83	Skoda Fabia	6,295	124	39,278	106
84	Audi A4L	6,236	82	59,385	75
85	Hyundai Tucson	6,168	80	56,527	78
86	Roewe 550	5,992	75	81,790	44
87	Peugeot 307	5,940	74	65,506	68
88	Peugeot 408	5,910	78	41,981	100
89	Suzuki Alto	5,871	94	41,729	102
90	Kia Sportage R	5,775	90	11,713	157
91	Geely Englon SC7	5,764	73	50,591	88
92	Chevrolet Epica	5,736	99	53,791	82
93	Peugeot 207/206	5,692	87	41,878	101
94	Suzuki Lingyang	5,449	102	41,644	103
95	Toyota Reiz	5,302	51	51,784	84
96	Kia Rio	5,118	100	44,024	95
97	Lifan 620	4,987	96	38,062	109
98	FAW Besturn B70	4,763	108	49,635	90
99	FAW Weizhi	4,722	128	38,575	108
100	Geely Panda	4,667	91	41,044	104
101	Ford Mondeo	4,618	88	51,586	86
102	Kia Sportage	4,563	92	67,740	66
103	MG 6	4,554	126	19,569	133
104	Audi Q5	4,506	104	32,557	115
105	Suzuki Swift	4,428	106	50,989	87
106	BYD G3	4,394	97	50,416	89
107	Great Wall Florid	4,168	81	54,029	81
108	ChangAn CX20	4,078	137	4,372	189
109	FAW Senya M80	3,738	68	48,499	91
110	Citroen C5	3,555	103	35,001	111
111	Lifan 520/520i	3,554	110	32,947	114
112	Nissan X-Trail	3,520	130	32,011	116
113	BYD F6	3,227	107	51,651	85
114	FAW Xiali V2	3,147	129	7,998	170
115	BMW 3-Series	3,126	95	19,280	138
116	Brilliance Splendor (BS4)	3,110	143	30,046	118
117	Hyundai Sonata MoInca	3,082	105	38,885	107
118	Mercedes E-Klasse	3,078	86	22,304	131
119	Dongfeng Fengshan H30/S30	3,020	134	28,018	122
120	Jiangnan Alto	2,987	72	28,925	119
121	Toyota Yaris	2,734	115	27,063	124
122	Toyota Crown	2,708	114	45,161	93
123	VW Touran	2,578	116	22,380	130
124	Mitsubishi Lancer EX	2,511	113	24,690	127
125	Brilliance FSV	2,499	123	40,823	105
126	VW CC	2,401	111	17,353	146
127	Suzuki Liana	2,361	–	3,921	193
128	JAC Rein	2,260	157	18,862	140
129	Haima 7 Knight	2,234	118	15,528	152
130	Nissan March	2,230	119	14,705	154
131	ChangAn Zhixiang/CX30	2,187	–	7,692	171
132	Hyundai Accent	2,117	109	68,463	65
133	Honda Spirior	2,112	161	19,403	135
134	Mercedes C-Klasse	2,106	117	27,075	123
135	Changfeng Black King DUV	2,027	159	16,034	151
136	Dongfeng Future	2,025	140	55,395	80
137	Great Wall Hover M2	1,987	125	19,258	139
138	Mazda6 Ruiwing	1,829	61	43,082	98
139	Hyundai Sonata NFC	1,827	121	25,653	126
140	Landwind X8/X6/X9	1,792	–	12,452	156
141	Chery A1	1,711	–	16,038	150
142	Riich X1	1,655	135	18,006	143
143	Toyota Prado	1,653	132	15,294	153
144	Europestar L3	1,640	150	26,404	125
145	Huanghai Aurora	1,620	142	18,251	141
146	Honda Odyssey	1,617	85	45,810	92
147	Haima 2 Cupid	1,612	133	28,750	120
148	Haima Freema	1,519	131	28,112	121
149	Karry Youya	1,513	–	19,438	134
150	Geely Golden Eagle	1,496	148	13,332	155

China February 2011 Light Commercial Vehicles:

Pos	Model	Jan	/10	Dec	2010	/09
1	Wuling Sunshine	73,302	-24%	46,020	754,961	8%
2	ChangAn Mini Bus	52,119	-19%	36,930	515,355	26%
3	Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang	38,343	807%	24,072	278,014	153%
4	Foton Forland	29,225	-4%	35,342	416,733	16%
5	DongFeng Light-Truck	19,571	30%	19,598	231,491	30%

Source: www.autoweek.nl (Many thanks to DC for posting the figures!), www.chooseauto.com.cn, www.thetruthaboutcars.com for the overall figures, www.autonews.com for the LCV ranking.

Note: The Ranking Tables do not include imports.