Shanghai (ZXZC)- Great Wall Motor (GWM) gained a 29.6% year-on-year surge in June by selling 82,036 new vehicles, the automaker announced on July 8. For the first half of the year, GWM saw its sales dip 19.95% over a year ago to 395,097 units.

In June, the mainstay SUV brand Haval's sales climbed 3.85% year on year to 46,998 units, maintaining a rising momentum from May. Thanks to the growth achieved in May and June, the decrease in Haval's year-to-date sales has narrowed to 25.69%.

(All-new Haval H6, photo source: Haval)

The Haval H6 was still the best-selling model for both Haval and GWM. With 23,258 units sold last month, the popular SUV model had a year-over-year drop of 14.02%. Boasting an increase of 314.02%, the Haval M6 was honored the fast-growing one. Besides, a total of 8,373 Haval F7s were sold in the same period, a decrease of 17.33% over the previous year.

(VV7, photo source: WEY)

WEY, GWM's SUV brand targeting the premium sector, sold 26,639 units during the first six months. Its June sales dwindled 16.31% from the year-ago period, while vigorously climbed 12.7% compared to May.

(ORA White Cat, photo source: ORA's WeChat account)

In the new energy vehicle sector, ORA sold 2,635 new cars in June, versus 2,333 units sold in May. The BEV-focused brand kicked off earlier this week the presale of an all-new model dubbed “ORA White Cat”, and garnered orders of 1,033 units within 24 hours.

(P series off-road pickup, photo source: GWM Pickup)

With 95,854 units sold from January to June, GWM's pickup unit recorded a blooming year-on-year leap of 47.7%, grabbing nearly 50% share in China's pickup market. In June, the respective sales of the Wingle and the P series Pickup all surpassed 10,000 units.

The sales hike for the pickup unit was greatly associated with its frequent roll-out of new products. In the first two quarters, such new pickups as the Wingle 5's gasoline-fueled China Ⅵ version, the new Wingle 7 Champion and the P series' off-road pickup successively hit the market.