Summary of Production and Sales of Truck Market in August 2010

Heavy truck

In August 2010, the number of trucks produced was 197,074, with a cumulative production of 1,851,096 units and sales of 19,140 units. The accumulative total sales were 1,890,356 units, with year-on-year cumulative growth of 25.25% and 29.09% respectively.

In August, the production and sales volume of heavy-duty trucks were 16,482 units and 16,704 units respectively, with a cumulative increase of 95.99% as compared with the same period of last year. The sales volume increased by 96.37% year-on-year; the production volume increased by -5.64%, and the sales volume increased by -8.83%.

Medium truck

In August, the production and sales volume of medium-sized trucks were 11,059 units and 10,907 units respectively. The cumulative growth in output and sales volume was -7.26% and -2.56% year-on-year, respectively, and the production volume increased by 9.43% month-on-month, and the sales volume increased by -9.63%.

Light truck

In August, the production and sales volume of light trucks was 128,287 vehicles and 127,551 vehicles respectively. The output and sales volume increased by 25.86% and 30.71% year-on-year, respectively. The output increased by 7.135% from the previous month and the sales volume increased by 2.94% from the previous month.

Minivan

In August, the production and sales volume of minivans was 41,246 units and 43,978 units respectively. The year-on-year cumulative growth in production and sales volume was 17.28% and 18.07%, respectively, and the production volume increased by -8.93% month-on-month. The sales volume increased by 10.18% compared to the previous period.