Shanghai (ZXZC)- Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (called “Changan” for short) saw its sales surged 38.11% from a year ago to 194,406 units in June, which made its year-to-date sales represent growth for the first time so far this year.

The company gained the blooming growth on account of the upward movement accomplished by all of its subsidiaries. Notably, most of them obtained year-on-year growth of over 30%.

Hefei Changan was still the fastest-growing one. Thanks to its four-consecutive-month year-on-year growth, the Hefei-based subsidiary boasted an impressive leap of 181.16% from a year earlier.

(Escape, photo source: Changan Ford)

Changan Ford continued to see a sales hike in June. Owing to the frequent roll-out of new models and small year-ago base number, the joint venture boasted a 29.65% increase in the first-half sales with the Escape serving as the biggest sales contributor.

(All-new Ford Explorer, photo source: Changan Ford)

On June 16, the China-made all-new Ford Explorer hit the market with its five variants priced from 309,800 yuan ($44,141) to 399,800 yuan ($56,965). Built on Ford's longitudinal RWD-based CD6 powerplant, the China-built SUV is driven by a 2.3-liter turbocharged engine.

(CS75 PLUS, photo source: Changan）

Changan said the sales of its self-owned brands shot up 39.1% year over year to 146,561 units in June. Specifically, the volumes of the CS75, CS35 and CS55 SUVs reached 21,070 units, 8,374 units and 7,436 units respectively, and the EADO sedan family had a sales volume of 18,247 units. The group's NEV unit sold 2,099 units. The sales of two PV brands—Oshan and Kaicheng--amounted to 12,922 units and 37,279 units.

(Mazda CX-30, photo source: Changan Mazda)

The decrease in Changan Mazda's year-to-date sales narrowed to 8.37% as of June. The joint venture put the all-new compact SUV CX-30 onto the market at the end of May, and received orders of 5,000 units by the mid-June.