Shanghai (ZXZC)- For the month of July, automakers in China sold roughly 1.668 million locally-produced PVs (referring to cars, SUVs, MPVs and minibuses), a year-on-year growth of 7.4%, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). For the Jan.-Jul. period, the homegrown PV wholesales volume added up to 9.481 million units, falling 18.8% over a year ago.

Among four sectors, the SUV was the fastest-growing one with its July wholesales rising 11.9% from the year-ago period to 768,000 units. For the first seven months, a total of 4.418 million SUVs were sold by automakers, a year-over-year decrease of 11.9%.

Compared to June, the first two hotter-selling SUV models by July wholesale volume were still the Haval H6 and the Changan CS75.

(The third-generation Haval H6, photo source: Haval)

The Haval H6 wholesales edged up 2.8% month on month to 23,723 units. The new Haval H6 (the second-generation) has hit the market on August 10 to consolidate Haval’s presence in the SUV market priced around 100,000 yuan ($14,416). Besides, the presale of the third-generation one has already kicked off, which is launched to tap a more upscale domain.

(CS75, photo soure: Changan Automobile)

The sales of the Changan CS75 represented a remarkable year-on-year surge of 95%, 2,365 units fewer than that of the best-selling Haval H6. Its vigorous growth significantly contributed to the rising performance in Changan Automobile's sales.

(Honda CR-V, photo source: Dongfeng Honda)

Among the top 10 SUV models, the Honda CR-V was the only one whose July sales showed year-on-year decrease. It needs to take on Breeze, a CR-V-based SUV model launched by GAC Honda.

(All-new Toyota RAV4, photo source: FAW Toyota)

Ranked fourth, the Toyota RAV4 boasted the biggest increase among the top 10. To cope with the increasingly fierce competition from the overall SUV market--especially the Wildlander, which is identified as a restyled Toyota RAV4, FAW Toyota rolled out three special editions of the RAV4 in April.

The sales of the No.5 to No.10 models all grew year on year at a double-digit rate. Notably, there was a luxury SUV model—the Mercedes-Benz GLC. Except the virus-hit February, the sales of the GLC-Class have been basically standing at over 10,000 units so far this year.