Year-end car market heats up, all 5 major automakers see gains

The Taiwan, China car market heats up the closer it gets to year-end, with 22,221 vehicles registered in the first 20 days of December, up 46% month-on-month, indicating that sales may rise further before year-end amid dealer promotions and a string of new model launches.

According to statistics, from December 1 to 20 this year, registrations in the Taiwan, China car market exceeded 22,000 units, up 46.7% month-on-month and 18.2% year-on-year, with the top 5 brands all growing across the board. Market leader Hotai Motor had more than 7,000 registrations, up 55% month-on-month, while Yulon Nissan, driven by the New Sentra, saw registrations surge by more than 70%.

So far this year, aside from MAZDA's sales growth of more than 60%, Yulon Nissan has posted the best sales performance, with growth reaching 58%, having already captured market share from Hotai Motor.