SHIJIAZHUANG, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Great Wall Motors (GWM), China's largest sport utility vehicle (SUV) and pickup manufacturer, saw vehicle sales rise 32 percent month on month to 117,812 units in September.
From January to September, GWM sold 680,690 vehicles.
Haval, GWM's leading SUV brand, drove the overall sales growth of the company with 79,120 units sold in September, breaking the monthly sales record in 2020. Haval H6 model sold 40,475 units last month, making it the best-selling SUV in China for 88 months, the company said.
Great Wall pickups further strengthened their dominant position in the market in September with the sale of 22,885 vehicles, a year-on-year growth of 67 percent. Great Wall pickups have been the first in domestic and export market for 22 consecutive years, with total sales of 1.8 million vehicles worldwide.
Among new energy vehicles, ORA brand in September sold 6,619 units, a strong year-on-year growth of 253 percent.
The Wey brand sold 9,037 vehicles in the same period, up 20 percent month on month, maintaining a good growth momentum.
With an accelerating globalization strategy, GWM sold 7,773 vehicles overseas in September, up 46 percent year on year, a new high in 2020.
Headquartered in the city of Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, GWM owns several SUV and car brands including Haval, Great Wall, WEY and ORA. Enditem
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