Market down -24%, Wuling reclaims lead – Best Selling Cars Blog

Wuling is the best-selling LCV manufacturer in China in March.

According to data by LMC, sales of Light Commercial Vehicles in March are down -24% year-on-year in March to 318,079 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -11% to 774,455. Wuling (+2%) defies the negative context to reclaim the brands top spot and is the only manufacturer in positive in the Top 10. It is followed by Foton (-30%) and Changan (-17%) completing the podium. Below, Maxus (-8%), Great Wall (-16%) and JMC (-18%) timidly outpace the market whereas CNHTC (-49%), Jinbei (-42%), Dongfeng (-38%) and JAC (-35%) all freefall. Model-wise, the podium remains unchanged with the Foton Light Truck (-32%) distancing the Wuling Mini Truck (-20%) and Changan Light Truck (-37%).

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Full March 2022 Top 10 LCV brands and Top 3 models below.

China LCV March 2022 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-22	/21	2022	/21	Pos	FY21
1	Wuling	67,037	2.0%	126,961	15.0%	1	1
2	Foton	46,573	-30.0%	104,867	-19.0%	3	2
3	Changan	36,529	-17.0%	114,536	17.0%	2	4
4	Dongfeng	25,914	-38.0%	69,034	-17.0%	4	3
5	JMC	19,286	-18.0%	41,619	-14.0%	7	7
6	Great Wall	18,455	-16.0%	42,952	-28.0%	6	5
7	JAC	15,900	-35.0%	54,380	-18.0%	5	6
8	Maxus	14,985	-8.0%	40,486	12.0%	8	8
9	Jinbei	12,932	-42.0%	31,738	-26.0%	9	9
10	CNHTC	7,888	-49.0%	22,535	-28.0%	10	10

China LCV March 2022 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-22	/21	2022	/21	Pos	FY21
1	Foton Light Truck	39,506	-32.0%	90,336	-20.0%	1	1
2	Wuling Mini Truck	34,916	-20.0%	70,411	-3.0%	2	2
3	Changan Light Truck	15,769	-37.0%	49,478	-11.0%	3	n/a

Source: LMC Automotive