The Great Wall Pao Pickup ranks #2 in January.
New Light Commercial Vehicle sales in China slice their year-ago volume in two in January to just 133,964 units. The brands ranking is completely reshuffled, with Foton (-26%) taking the lead above Changan (-67%). Great Wall (-9.2%) is by far the best performer in the Top 10 and climbs three spots on December to land at #3. Maxus (-27.9%) also beats the market whereas whereas traditional leader Wuling (-75.7%) completely implodes to #6. The Foton Light Truck (-31.2%) keeps the lead of the models charts, with the Great Wall Pao Pickup (-11%) surging to a record 2nd place above the Changan Light Truck (-67%).
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Full January 2023 Top 10 brands and Top 3 models below.
China LCV January 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-23 | /22 | Dec | FY22 |
| 1 | Foton | 22,667 | -26.0% | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Changan | 17,037 | -67.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Wall | 11,680 | -9.2% | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | JAC | 11,621 | -50.4% | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | Maxus | 11,339 | -27.9% | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Wuling | 10,417 | -75.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Dongfeng | 10,375 | -60.3% | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | CNHTC | 4,324 | -36.5% | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Jinbei | 4,171 | -54.5% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | JMC | 3,484 | -71.2% | 7 | 8 |
China LCV January 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jan-23 | /22 | Dec | FY22 |
| 1 | Foton Light Truck | 18,488 | -31.2% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Great Wall Pao Pickup | 9,001 | -11.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Changan Light Truck | 7,665 | -67.0% | 3 | 3 |
Source: LMC Automotive
