Shanghai (ZXZC)- Great Wall Motor (GWM)'s new vehicle sales reached 89,442 units in August, surging 27.41% year on year and jumping 14.17% month on month, according to GWM's latest sales report.

In the Jan.-Aug. period, the automaker sold 562,878 vehicles in total, posting a year-on-year decrease of 9.81%.

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

Four major brands all achieved year-on-year increase in August. Haval's sales vigorously rose 11.72% from a year earlier to 56,128 units. The Haval H6 was still honored the best-selling SUV model of the country with its Aug. sales growing 9.7% from the year-ago period to 27,528 units. Besides, the sales of the Haval F7 reached 10,308 units, leaping 26.4% compared to a month ago, while the sales of the Haval H6 surged 71.6% over the previous year to 11,516 units.

(WEY VV6, photo source: GWM)

WEY, the SUV brand embodying GWM's ambition to move upscale, witnessed its sales climb 7.14% over a year earlier to 7,504 units. The sales of the VV6 edged up 3.3% year on year to 4,453 units, while the VV7 sales volume represented a 37.2% hike compared to the prior-year period.

(P Series Pickup, photo source: GWM)

As of August, GWM's pickup sales had exceeded 20,000 units for four consecutive months. Notably, the sales of the P series pickups amounted to 11,100 units, exceeding 10,000 units for the fourth month in a row as well.

(ORA Baimao, photo source: GWM)

With 4,794 vehicles sold in August, the BEV-focused ORA brand recorded a remarkable sales hike of 291.35%. The sales of the ORA Heimao (meaning “black cat” in English), previously known as the ORA R1, skyrocketed 238.3% year over year to 3,748 units. Besides, the sales volume of ORA Baimao (meaning “white cat” in English), ORA's third mass-produced model hitting the market in mid-July, shot up 273.6% over the previous month.