Shanghai (ZXZC)- During 2017, Changan Automobile posted output and sales of more than 2,870,000 vehicles. In December, it sold 283,655 units with a year-on-year surge of 17.9%, sweeping out the sales slump of the previous months. But the output decreased 3.11% year on year to 271,884 units.

2017 is not a very smooth year for Changan. Both the self-owned passenger vehicles and JV vehicles saw sales drop during the first half of year. From January to December, its total sales volume reached 2,872,456 units, dropping 6.23% year on year. And the output of Changan totaled 2,814,792 units, down 7.47% over the previous year. Fortunately, sales started to grow from the second half of 2017.

Changan Automobile will renew its model products in 2018, covering sedans, SUVs and NEVs. The new Changan Eado XT, which was launched at the Auto Guangzhou 2017, will hit the market in the near future. With the new Eado series models hitting the market, Changan will open its page of product upgrading in 2018.