Chinese cars make record sales in Australia

[Franco Cozzo]

Australians are buying more cars made in China in 2020 than any other time in our automotive history.

Official sales figures compiled by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industry (FCAI) show Chinese brands LDV, Haval, MG and Great Wall sold a record number of new vehicles up to the end of November 2020, despite a shrinking car market due primarily to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Combined, all four marques have sold 25,838 vehicles so far in 2020 – accounting for a 3.2 per cent share of the Australian new-car market.

MG, Australia's best-selling Chinese manufacturer, shifted 13,329 vehicles year-to-date, an increase of 75.2 per cent over the 7606 figure posted over the same period in 2019, despite an overall 16 per cent market slump.

That sales figure slots it into 17th place in the overall new-car market, beating established brands such as Skoda, Volvo and Renault, and falling just 700 units short of 16th-placed Suzuki.

https://www.caradvice.com.au/909912/...-record-sales/

Interesting given the trade war we're currently involved in with China, it shows that people don't particularly care about the politics of it all, they're just shopping for best value.