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WikiProject Chinese Cars
A Hongqi CA770, an official state car of China and one of the most iconic Chinese cars
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WikiProject Chinese Cars is dedicated to expanding and creating articles on Chinese automobiles, manufacturers, and the industry itself.

Introduction

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China has an incredibly diverse automotive industry and market– and it's expanding rapidly. There are manufacturers in China as small as new electric vehicle startup companies founded in the past week to corporations which dominate a large percentage in automobile sales and own other large foreign companies. Each manufacturer brings something unique and different too. China has the world's largest automotive industry, but unfortunately, the Western World knows very little of this market. Such a large yet unknown automotive industry that demands expanded and improved coverage on Wikipedia is what WikiProject Chinese Cars is here to work on.

Anybody who has an interest in or has high knowledge about Chinese cars are welcomed here and encouraged to participate in WikiProject Chinese Cars and help contribute to our topic.

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Participants

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WaddlesJP13 Active Creating articles, templates, and categories Adding Chinese cars to disambiguation pages
DestinationFearFan Active Creating articles for car brands Creating redirect pages for car models
Jengtingchen Active Creating articles for car brands and models. Uploading photos of cars. Creating redirect pages for car models
Warren Whyte
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Infinty 0 Active Creating articles for car brands and models, updating Chinese car makes sales figures Creating redirect pages for car models
User3204 Active Uploading high quality Chinese car images Replacing low quality Chinese car images
S5A-0043 Active Uploading vehicle images

Articles for creation

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Several Chinese automobiles and manufactures do not have Wikipedia articles. You are encouraged to add more items to the list or create any of these pages:

Manufacturers and marques

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Automobiles

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Concept cars

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Other

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Articles created from AFC list

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The following is a list of articles created from the list above:

Manufacturers and marques

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Automobiles

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Concept cars

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Other

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Facts about the Chinese automotive industry and market

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If you would like some further educating and information about the automotive industry and market in China, here are some interesting facts about the topic:

  • The best-selling car of both 2020 and 2021 in China is the Nissan Sylphy, 542,725 sales in 2020[1] and 500,150 sales in 2021.[2]
  • The best-selling car of 2022 in China is the BYD Song Plus[3], 459,424 sales that year. However, Nissan Sylphy still managed to be the second place, with 446,492 sales in 2022.[4]
  • The best-selling car of 2023 in China is the Tesla Model Y, 456,394 sales that year. The second and third places belong to BYD Qin Plus and BYD Song Plus respectively. Nissan Sylphy still managed to be the fourth place.[5] (Some sources report that the BYD Song has sold 627,731 units in 2023 in China[6], but, in fact, the Song nameplate consists of several different models.)
  • The best-selling brand of all time in China is Volkswagen. The company's best year in sales was 2017, with 3,139,120 sales[7]
  • BYD became the best-selling brand of the year 2023 in China, with 2,571,109 sales. Volkswagen still came in the second place, with 2,228,635 sales.[5]
  • China produces the world's largest amount of vehicles, about 28% of all vehicles made. For comparison, the US is in second place, with 12% of all.[8]
  • China's first domestic automaker is First Automotive Works (FAW), which started production of automobiles in 1958. The state-owned manufacturer provides the Chinese government with Hongqi state cars.
  • The most expensive vehicle in China was the Hongqi S9 PHEV, with an asking price of 10 million yuan ($1.45 million)[9]
  • The fastest vehicle in China was the NIO EP9, which was also the fastest electric vehicle in the world
  • The most expensive production electric vehicle in China was the HiPhi X.
  • The cheapest street-legal vehicle in China was the Jiangnan TT (Zotye TT), at only 5,800 yuan ($2,415).[10] The cheapest non street-legal car was the Changli, at only $900.[11]

Table

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10 best-selling cars in China
Rank Car Sales (2020) Car Sales (2021) Car Sales (2022) Car Sales (2023)
1 Nissan Sylphy 542,725 Nissan Sylphy 500,160 BYD Song Plus 459,424 Tesla Model Y 456,394
2 Volkswagen Lavida 419,793 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV 426,484 Nissan Sylphy 446,492 BYD Qin Plus 434,213
3 Haval H6 376,864 Volkswagen Lavida 393,496 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV 443,384 BYD Song Plus 390,213
4 Toyota Corolla 350,310 Haval H6 370,438 Tesla Model Y 368,385 Nissan Sylphy 376,109
5 Volkswagen Bora 331,682 Toyota Corolla 321,912 Volkswagen Lavida 361,734 Volkswagen Lavida 345,879
6 Volkswagen Sagitar 299,839 Changan CS75 281,862 Toyota Corolla 343,689 BYD Yuan Plus 309,835
7 Buick Excelle GT 295,857 Tesla Model 3 272,972 BYD Qin Plus 308,368 BYD Dolphin 299,708
8 Wuling Hongguang 270,310 Toyota Highlander 264,128 BYD Han 273,221 Volkswagen Sagitar 285,054
9 Changan CS75 266,824 Buick Excelle GT 263,017 Haval H6 264,040 Changan CS75 Plus 245,450
10 Honda CR-V 248,983 Wuling Hongguang 255,922 Toyota Camry 261,084 BYD Seagull 239,270

References

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  1. ^ https://carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-analysis-2020/
  2. ^ https://carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-analysis-2021/
  3. ^ https://dealerfloor.co.za/industry-news/2022s-best-selling-vehicles-around-the-world
  4. ^ https://www.focus2move.com/best-selling-cars-models-in-china-2022/
  5. ^ a b https://carnewschina.com/2024/01/12/top-selling-car-brands-in-2023-in-china-byd-surpassed-volkswagen-and-won-the-championship-for-the-first-time/
  6. ^ https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/31/25-of-new-car-sales-in-china-were-100-electric-in-2023/
  7. ^ https://carsalesbase.com/china-volkswagen/
  8. ^ https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets-economy/090616/6-countries-produce-most-cars.asp#1-china
  9. ^ https://carbuzz.com/news/this-is-the-most-expensive-chinese-car-ever-built
  10. ^ http://www.chinamobil.ru/eng/zotye/tt/
  11. ^ https://www.news18.com/news/auto/costing-less-than-an-iphone-11-pro-heres-an-unboxing-of-worlds-cheapest-car-that-costs-rs-70000-2662413.html
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