Chery Sept sales up 110 percent to record 51,453 cars

• Source: Gasgoo.com
• [12:55 October 12 2009]
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Chery Auto saw its vehicle sales in September increase 110 percent year on year to a monthly record high at 51,453 units, leading in the month's sales of Chinese-brand car makers, sina.com said today.

Earlier this year, Chery Auto began to reverse its sales slump and in recent few months has gained rapid growth. The company's sales from January to September totaled 337,600 units, achieving 80.6% of its full-year sales target for 2009.

As the first Chinese-brand car maker to break the 50,000-unit monthly sales mark, Chery Auto has secured its leadership in China's auto market of home-grown brands. The Chery A3, A5, Tiggo are hot-selling Chery flagship sedan models.

The fuel-efficient Chery A5 model sold 9,202 units in September, up 148.9 percent month on month, becoming a barometer of Chinese car buyers' new taste.

The newly upgraded premium Chery A3 sold 5,037 units last month and the company may rely on it as a major model to boost sales in the family car segment.

The new concept sedan Chery Tiggo, with 22 upgraded features, sold 5,294 units in September.