April 2012 the automotive industry economic operation
Source:China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Author: Date:6,10,2012

According to the statistical analysis of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, April 2012, automobile production and sales situation is generally stable. Specific performance is as follows:

Automobile production and sales chain down, an increase of

April car production and sales chain has dropped slightly, but year-on-year increase significantly. Automobile production and sales of 1.6476 million and 1.6244 million, the chain fell 12.4 percent and 11.7 percent, an increase of 7.8% and 5.2%. January-April car production and sales of 6.4319 million and 6.4175 million, the production growth of 0.47 percent over the previous year, sales fell 1.3 percent over the same period last year.

Automobile production and sales this month than in March, in line with the laws of history. Shown a significant growth over the same period last year this month, 1-4 months car cumulative production by a quarter of negative growth to positive growth, the sales decline narrowed further.

Passenger car sales good in the commercial vehicle

April, the good performance of passenger car production and sales of commercial vehicles is still in the doldrums.

Passenger car sales were completed in April of 1.3052 million and 1.276 million the previous month decreased by 10.4% and 8.9% were lower than the industry as a whole the rate of decline; year to see Passenger car sales were up 13.6% and 12.5%, than the overall industry growth rate of 5.7 percent and 7.3 percent. Models of passenger cars, the ring than are negative growth remaining models showed varying degrees of growth, an addition to the decline of the cross-type passenger cars and SUVs growth becomes more apparent.

Commercial vehicle sales in April 342 400 348 400 the previous month decreased by 19.4% and 20.6%; year on year to see, and sales were down 9.6% and 15.0%. Models of commercial vehicles, lorries class models ring and year on year showed a larger decline in the semi-trailer tractor fell over 30%; passenger (including complete vehicle) performance is acceptable, and sales from last month slightly declining, steady growth year on year.

January to April, passenger car sales completed 5.0741 million and 5.0491 million, an increase of 4.0% and 1.9% respectively. SUV sales growth of more than 20 percent, the best performing models for the growth rate of passenger vehicles; car growth is smooth, slightly lower than the growth rate of passenger cars in general; the MPV production has declined, sales growth of 3%; cross type Passenger car sales were lower than the same period last year.

January to April, commercial vehicle sales were 1.3578 million and 1.3684 million, year-on-year decrease of 10.8% and 11.6% respectively. Passenger class models and sales were higher than the same period last year-goods model more obvious decline.

3,1.6 liters and below-car market share rise in the month, the cumulative decline

April car sales 890,400, down 4.8% year-on-year growth of 12.6%; January to April, car sales 3,451,600, an increase of 1.3%.

April, 1.6 liters and below car sales of 625,600, down 3.9 percent, an increase of 12.6%; 1.6 liters and below, cars accounted for the car the total proportion of 70.3 percent, up 0.7 percentage points over the previous year year increase of 0.1 percentage points.

January to April, 1.6 liters and below car sales 2,424,000, down 0.5%; 1.6 liters and below, cars accounted for the car the total proportion of 70.2 percent, down 1.2 percentage points over the same period last year.

Own brand passenger car market share year-on-year decline

519 900 in April, its own car brand sales, the chain fell 13.9 percent, an increase of 5.1%, accounting for 40.8% of the total passenger car sales, market share dropped 2.4 percentage points from the previous month, a decrease of 2.8 over the same period last year percentage points.

January to April, 2.137 million of its own car brand sales fell 5.2 percent over the same period passenger cars overall positive growth. Accounted for 42.3% of the total passenger car sales, the share fell 3.2 percentage points.

April, independent brand car sales of 244,700, down 5.5% year-on-year growth of 3.7%, accounting for 27.5% of the total car sales, market share dropped 0.2 percentage points from last month, down 2.4 percentage points over the previous year.

In January-April, the independent brand car sales of 956,500, down 10.7 percent, accounting for 27.7% of the total car sales, the share fell 3.7 percentage points.

The data show that the passenger car market share of own brand showing a year-on-year decline, and not signs of improvement.

See: Japanese, German Department, the U.S. Department of the law and the Korean series are positive growth in foreign brands of passenger cars grew from January to April, more than five academic departments combined growth rate of 9.0%, 16.2% of Ashkenazi growth , much higher than other departments do not growth; cumulative year-on-year to see the market share, were up by each department, including Ashkenazi increased significantly.

From January-April year-on-year growth of foreign brand cars: Japanese, German Department, the U.S. Department of the law and the Korean series are positive growth, more than five academic departments combined growth rate of 6.7%, which Korean series and Ashkenazi rapid growth more than 10%; cumulative year-on-year to see the market share, were up by each department, increases significantly in the Ashkenazi and Korean.

5, auto exports hit a record high

Carmakers export data according to the Automobile Association statistics, the auto companies export in April 87400, the highest monthly car exports to a record high, growth of 21.3 percent, an increase of 29.5%. January to April exports 278,900, an increase of 23.8%. Maintain a steady increase in automobile exports.

According to the Automobile Association of finishing the customs data, in March, the amount of import and export of automobile products chain was the varying degrees of growth, export performance is better; compared with a year earlier, total imports and exports year-on-year to continue to maintain steady growth, but the increase was somewhat mitigation .

In March, the total import and export of automobile products was $ 13.548 billion, growth of 20.2%, an increase of 9.4%. The import amount of $ 7.433 billion, an increase of 6.9%, an increase of 6.9%; export value of $ 6.115 billion, growth of 41.5 percent, an increase of 12.6%. The first quarter, the National Automobile goods cumulative total imports and exports of $ 36.074 billion, an increase of 16.5%, which imports the amount of $ 19.88 billion, an increase of 16.7 percent, exports amounted to $ 16.194 billion, an increase of 16.2%.

In March, 110,500 imported cars, growth of 8.8 percent, an increase of 12.8%; January to March, total imports of various types of vehicles 295 000, an increase of 24.7%. In March, exports of automobile 69000, the chain growth of 51.5 percent, an increase of 6.1%; January to March, the car total exports of 179,700, an increase of 9.7%.

6, the market concentration has improved

January to April, car sales sales of the top ten enterprise groups a total of 5.6371 million, down 0.3 percent; a percentage point lower than the industry-wide decline rate. Accounted for 87.8% of total vehicle sales increased by 0.9 percentage points over the previous year.

7, key enterprises' economic rebound

According to the Automobile Association Statistics automotive industry key enterprises in January-March (Group) Main Economic Indicators newsletter shows, the total industrial output value of 17 key enterprises (groups), revenue and profit targets year on year from January to February to negative growth to positive growth. Enterprises were mixed and varied. 4 of total corporate profits are higher than the same period last year, 11 lower than the same period last year, two business losses, production and operation of the key enterprises still face greater pressure.

8, motorcycle sales low last month, the situation is not optimistic

In April, the domestic market is still in the doldrums, the motorcycle industry, production and marketing power is significantly less than the month of production and sales did not reach 2 million, the low last month showed a downward trend.

January to April, the whole industry completed motorcycle production and sales of 7.5362 million and 7.6126 million, down 10.9% and 10.3%, production and sales to become the lowest of the past five years earlier.

9, motorcycle exports is generally stable, the export volume from the previous month slightly callback

In April, the motorcycle export 760,100, down 1.6% year-on-year decline of 10.7%.

January to April, total exports of motorcycle 2,756,900, down 6.9 percent; total exports amounted to $ 1.465 billion, an increase of 7.6%.