China March 2011: FAW Xiali N-Series grabs the pole position Discover the Top 150 best selling models

FAW Xiali N5

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The Chinese car market continues to take a breather after the extravagant growth of 2010, up 5% in March at 1,828,500 vehicles and 8% over the first quarter at 4,983,800. Passenger vehicle sales are up 6% in March at 1,347,600 units.

For the first time since the launch of the N5 last year, the FAW Xiali N-Series takes the lead at 24,060 sales, and by the same token climbs to #1 year-to-date at 64,250 units. The VW Lavida drops to #2 at 22,265 sales and #3 in 2011 at 62,605 sales, and the veteran VW Jetta is #3 at 21,419 but #2 in 2011 at 63,033.

Honda CR-V

The Buick Excelle is solid in 4th place at 19,242 units, above the Ford Focus in very good shape at #5 with 18,247 sales. The BYD F3 continues to slide down, #10 this month and #5 year-to-date. The best selling SUV is the Honda CR-V, up 13 spots on February at #11 with 15,156 sales.

The Nissan Sunny continues its progression and ranks 13th with 13,865 units changing hands, the ChangAn Benben Mini is holding very well at #21 and the Mazda6 gains 48 spots at #24 with 12,104 sales.

Full Top 150 Ranking Table below.

China March 2011:

Pos	Model	Mar	Feb	2011	Pos	2010
1	FAW Xiali N-Series	24,060	11	64,250	1	6
2	VW Lavida	22,265	1	62,605	3	2
3	VW Jetta	21,419	6	63,033	2	4
4	Buick Excelle	19,242	5	61,194	4	5
5	Ford Focus	18,247	7	50,608	9	9
6	VW Bora	18,091	4	56,448	7	8
7	Chevrolet Cruze	17,348	2	56,754	6	7
8	Hyundai Elantra Yuedong	17,182	3	54,104	8	3
9	Toyota Corolla	16,797	14	44,811	11	10
10	BYD F3	15,324	8	57,432	5	1
11	Honda CR-V	15,156	24	39,758	14	19
12	Chevrolet Sail	14,911	10	43,832	12	40
13	Honda Accord	14,779	12	46,398	10	11
14	Toyota Camry	14,073	26	36,926	17	12
15	Nissan Sunny	13,865	17	33,997	24	–
16	Chery QQ	13,840	15	40,259	13	13
17	Nissan Bluebird Sylphy	13,781	25	35,823	19	17
18	VW Polo	13,451	13	36,632	18	22
19	BYD F0	13,353	45	32,620	26	16
20	Nissan Teana	13,114	37	38,066	15	18
21	ChangAn Benben Mini	12,356	21	32,150	28	79
22	Honda City	12,267	22	34,368	22	20
23	Great Wall Tengyi C30	12,119	36	37,853	16	60
24	Mazda6	12,104	72	24,246	47	36
25	Hyundai Elantra	11,956	20	34,828	20	15
26	Toyota Corolla EX	11,809	35	30,006	32	42
27	Buick Excelle XT/GT	11,466	38	34,790	21	45
28	Great Wall Hover H3/H5	11,252	16	34,363	23	23
29	Buick LaCrosse	11,100	27	30,536	30	32
30	VW Sagitar	10,382	76	27,488	36	27
31	Audi A6L	10,322	98	21,527	56	26
32	VW Santana	10,131	34	28,939	34	28
33	VW Passat Lingyu	10,111	19	32,540	27	21
34	Nissan Livina	10,102	52	25,851	43	24
35	ChangAn Yuexiang	9,909	31	26,204	42	33
36	Kia Forte Furuidi	9,747	32	31,434	29	30
37	FAW Besturn B50	9,684	50	26,823	39	43
38	VW Santana Vista	9,553	44	27,199	37	31
39	Chevrolet Lova	9,519	46	26,632	40	39
40	JAC Heyue/Heyue RS	9,415	64	24,791	44	63
41	Hyundai ix35	9,383	39	26,252	41	72
42	Skoda Octavia	9,378	18	30,313	31	25
43	VW Tiguan	9,339	9	33,951	25	62
44	Citroen C-Quatre	9,204	29	29,939	33	29
45	Chery Tiggo	9,096	53	24,061	48	69
46	Honda Civic	9,008	23	28,202	35	34
47	Emgrand EC7	8,982	41	24,615	45	61
48	Toyota RAV4	8,976	54	23,325	50	35
49	Haima Family	8,708	47	21,755	55	74
50	Hawtai Santa Fe	8,660	28	23,749	49	52
51	Ford Mondeo	8,407	–	13,140	93	86
52	Chery Fulwin 2	8,333	58	24,425	46	56
53	Nissan Qashqai	8,290	43	21,792	54	73
54	Toyota Highlander	8,231	51	21,427	57	46
55	Mazda3	7,593	75	18,475	65	64
56	Brilliance Junjie FRV (BS2)	7,537	33	23,300	51	47
57	Ford Fiesta	7,506	65	19,210	63	55
58	Roewe 350	7,103	56	20,919	58	99
59	Zotye 5008	7,056	48	20,494	59	38
60	JAC Refine	7,022	70	19,851	61	71
61	Hyundai Verna	6,953	30	26,957	38	94
62	BYD G3	6,889	68	15,740	77	89
63	Gleagle Freedom Ship	6,796	57	21,843	52	37
64	Chevrolet Spark	6,700	42	21,831	53	51
65	Suzuki SX4	6,678	63	17,723	70	67
66	Nissan Tiida	6,672	87	20,238	60	14
67	Gleagle King Kong	6,647	60	18,156	67	57
68	Buick Regal	6,504	59	19,196	64	48
69	Suzuki Alto	6,456	69	16,669	74	102
70	VW Magotan	6,349	109	15,497	80	49
71	Toyota Reiz	6,192	83	14,999	86	84
72	Buick GL8	6,015	55	17,760	69	83
73	Dongfeng Joyear	6,006	84	17,517	73	148
74	Citroen C-Elysée	5,882	61	17,721	71	58
75	Suzuki Lingyang	5,846	79	15,048	83	103
76	Kia Sportage R	5,709	78	15,238	82	157
77	Hyundai Tucson	5,643	74	15,869	76	78
78	Kia Cerato	5,520	49	19,666	62	41
79	Soueast V3 Lingyue	5,504	89	15,682	78	53
80	Chery Cowin 3/A5	5,401	95	18,456	66	54
81	Peugeot 408	5,262	77	15,003	85	100
82	Chery Cowin 2	5,225	105	17,591	72	50
83	Shanghai Englon SC7 Seaview	5,125	67	15,376	81	88
84	BMW 5-Series L	5,000	85	14,800	87	97
85	Gleagle Vision	4,861	73	16,521	75	70
86	ChangAn CX20	4,816	94	11,957	99	189
87	Gleagle Panda	4,772	97	12,371	98	104
88	Suzuki Big Dipper	4,747	40	18,096	68	59
89	Lifan 620	4,708	62	14,545	88	109
90	VW Golf	4,685	146	13,109	94	77
91	Peugeot 207	4,592	80	13,973	89	101
92	Roewe 550	4,516	66	15,048	84	44
93	Audi A4L	4,407	114	12,478	97	75
94	Chery Cowin 1	4,319	106	13,434	91	128
95	Peugeot 307	4,189	91	13,422	92	68
96	Chery A3	4,150	129	13,092	95	76
97	Mazda6 Ruiwing	4,113	140	7,185	122	98
98	Skoda Superb	4,036	71	15,626	79	110
99	Suzuki Swift	4,030	92	11,727	101	87
100	BMW 3-Series	4,000	127	8,626	113	138
101	Lifan 520/520i	3,828	82	10,939	104	114
102	Kia Rio	3,744	96	11,853	100	95
103	FAW Senya M80	3,708	90	10,756	105	91
104	Mercedes E-Klasse	3,701	102	9,448	108	131
105	JAC Tongyue	3,697	100	13,901	90	96
106	Toyota Crown	3,557	116	8,034	117	93
107	FAW Besturn B70	3,458	103	10,666	106	90
108	Skoda Fabia	3,352	88	13,007	96	106
109	VW CC	3,300	149	6,733	124	146
110	Kia Sportage	3,242	86	11,211	103	66
111	Hyundai Sonata MoInca	3,222	99	9,152	109	107
112	Jiangnan Alto	3,197	112	8,058	116	119
113	Citroen C5	3,179	104	9,058	110	111
114	FAW Xiali V2	3,178	121	7,974	119	170
115	Nissan X-Trail	3,172	113	8,550	114	116
116	Brilliance Junjie FSV	3,094	101	8,279	115	105
117	Great Wall Florid	2,955	93	10,323	107	81
118	Honda Fit	2,838	110	5,410	136	113
119	Audi Q5	2,714	132	8,662	112	115
120	Dongfeng Future	2,701	115	6,531	126	80
121	FAW Weizhi	2,680	131	8,855	111	108
122	Europestar L3	2,642	126	5,807	131	125
123	Changfeng Black King DUV	2,603	119	6,353	127	151
124	Dongfeng Fengshan H30/S30	2,543	111	7,438	121	122
125	BYD F6	2,537	117	7,513	120	85
126	Dongfeng Shuai	2,517	137	5,263	140	136
127	MG 6	2,463	155	7,995	118	133
128	Suzuki Liana	2,422	108	6,971	123	193
129	Honda Odyssey	2,352	124	5,547	134	92
130	Hyundai Accent	2,321	107	6,697	125	65
131	Mercedes C-Klasse	2,302	120	6,115	128	123
132	Chevrolet Epica	2,234	81	11,617	102	82
133	Kia K5	2,135	–	2,549	167	–
134	VW Touran	2,129	141	5,948	129	130
135	Nissan NV200	2,093	151	4,399	148	158
136	Chery A1	2,053	–	4,090	153	150
137	Nissan March	2,022	128	5,724	133	154
138	Mitsubishi Lancer EX	2,001	142	5,751	132	127
139	Great Wall Hover M2	1,896	125	5,418	135	139
140	Huanghai Aurora	1,896	153	4,516	146	141
141	Haima 7 Knight	1,881	118	5,855	130	152
142	Zhongxing Landmark	1,880	156	4,211	151	149
143	Toyota Prado	1,860	134	4,901	143	153
144	ChangAn Zhixiang/CX30	1,859	143	5,270	139	171
145	Honda Spirior	1,855	145	5,078	142	135
146	Hyundai Sonata NFC	1,825	123	5,282	138	126
147	Emgrand EC8	1,813	164	3,674	155	–
148	Jinbei Granse	1,784	139	4,412	147	142
149	BYD L3	1,683	130	4,208	152	–
150	JAC Rein	1,645	144	5,109	141	140

Source: www.chooseauto.com.cn, www.thetruthaboutcars.com, many thanks to DC at www.autoweek.nl for the tip!