In July 2008, the mark 2 VW Jetta managed to top the sales chart again, its more of a monthly occurance rather than an actual random occurance. We’re not sure why it manages to top the charts time and time again, although we’re sure its not due to its modern design! The Jetta probably remains popular due to its bombproof mechanicals, cheap cost of running, economy. Its a car that Chinese consumers are well used to, its been in China for over 20 years in its current unshakeable guise, so its no wonder that they are not in any hurry to get rid of them.





Suprises in Julys sales would be the Skoda Octavia - this brand has only been introduced into China for several months, yet its already firing its way up the sales league. The two Elantras are the combined sales of the Elantra, and the facelifted China only Elantra. Further down the list, we have the VW Sagitar, which is the fifth generation of Jetta, but is still outsold by its older brother. The only two domestic players to get their mark into the top sellers list are Chery (with the A5) and BYD (with their F3), both of which are roughly half the cost of their foreign rivals.  The Kia Certao high sales position maybe due to their recent launch of the Cerato hatchback (badge engineered Hyundai Elantra).