The Wuling Mini Truck is the best-selling LCV in China in April.
Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China soar 52% year-on-year in April to 217,117 units on a weak year-ago basis. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +4% to 989,608. Wuling (+119.4%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to reclaim the brands lead over Foton (+75%) Changan (+45.3%) follows ahead of Dongfeng (+22.6%) and Great Wall (+41.2%). Maxus (+90.7%) also beats the market at #7 while KAMA (+83%) breaks into the Top 10 for the first time. Model-wise, the Wuling Mini Truck (+141.6%) is back in the top spot ahead of the Foton Light Truck (+78.1%) and Great Wall Pao Pickup (+84%).
Previous month: China LCV March 2023: CNHTC (+40.9%), JAC (+32%) impress, sales edge up 1%
One year ago: China LCV April 2022: Great Wall (-35%) resists best, registrations off -52%
Full April 2023 Top 10 brands and Top 3 models below.
China LCV April 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-23 | /22 | Mar | 2023 | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Wuling | 54,874 | 119.4% | 2 | 148,872 | -2.0% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Foton | 39,829 | 75.0% | 1 | 161,259 | 26.3% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Changan | 28,753 | 45.3% | 3 | 113,442 | -15.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Dongfeng | 21,376 | 22.6% | 4 | 77,291 | -10.6% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Great Wall | 18,651 | 41.2% | 6 | 67,468 | 20.1% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | JAC | 16,519 | 39.6% | 5 | 66,750 | 0.8% | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Maxus | 13,805 | 90.7% | 7 | 54,644 | 14.5% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Jinbei | 10,266 | 31.0% | 9 | 40,261 | 1.7% | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | JMC | 9,872 | 21.4% | 8 | 39,107 | -21.4% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | KAMA | 7,194 | 83.0% | n/a | 22,589 | 6.0% | n/a | n/a |
China LCV April 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-23 | /22 | Mar | 2023 | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Wuling Mini Truck | 38,909 | 141.6% | 2 | 77,321 | -10.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Foton Light Truck | 33,918 | 78.1% | 1 | 135,774 | 24.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Great Wall Pao Pickup | 18,651 | 84.0% | 4 | 55,004 | 27.0% | 3 | n/a |
Source: Global Data
