《中国汽车摩托车及零部件制造商名录大全》(pdf　40).rar Features　of　the　passenger　vehicle　market The　passenger　vehicle　market,　especially　the car　market,　had　several　unique　features　for　the fi　rst　quarter　of　2005.　First,　sales　signifi　cantly outpaced　output　as　manufacturers　focused　on clearing　out　inventory.　Second,　the　market share　of　Volkswagen　continued　to　fall　signifi　- cantly.　The　combined　market　share　of　its　two JVs　in　China,　Shanghai-VW　and　FAW-VW, was　only　slightly　over　20　percent,　down　10 percentage　points　from　that　of　the　same　period　last　year.　Shanghai-VW　lost　as　much　as　6.75 percentage-points　in　market　share,　down　to only　11.24　percent　compared　to　17.99　percent a　year　ago.　Shanghai-GM　seemed　to　have　lost its　momentum　in　the　race　to　catch　up　with　the German　carmaker,　shedding　4.06　percentage points　in　market　shares,　down　to　only　7.09 percent.　Third,　Korean　automaker　Hyundai was　the　biggest　share　gainer,　adding　6.1　per- centage　points　over　a　year　ago,　clinching　a　full 10　percent　of　the　market　by　the　end　of　March. Honda　and　Nissan　both　added　over　2　percent- age-points　in　their　market　shares.　Toyota　did not　do　as　well　as　the　other　Japanese　carmakers, gaining　slightly　less　than　a　percentage-point in　market　shares.　Local　brands　such　as　Xiali and　Qirui　did　quite　well,　both　adding　about　2 percentage-points. The　MPV　sector　was　the　driver　for　the　overall　growth　in　the　fi　rst　quarter.　Output　and　sales　were　32,688　and　30,225　units,　up　32.23　and　30.30　percent,　respectively,　from　those　of　the　same　period　last　year.　Several　new　MPV　models　were　added　to　the　market　including　the　Touran,　made　by　Shanghai-VW.　It　is　worth　noting　that　Jianghuai　Automobile＇s　Hyundai　Refi　ne　beat　rival　Buick　GL8　of　Shanghai-GM　in　total　sales.　With　competi- tive　pricing　and　model　variations,　Jianghuai　became　the　MPV　sector　leader　in　China.　For　over　fi　ve　years　since　its　launch,　the　GL8　had　remained　No.　1.　The　SUV　sector　was　a　completely　different　story　as　output　and　sales　fell　28.29　and　21.08　percent　respectively,　year-on-year,　to　37,052　and　38,137　units.　Because　of　cutthroat　competition,　especially　in　the　low-end　segment,　numerous　new　models　on　the　market　failed　to　help　drive　up　demand.　As　gasoline　prices　steadily　rose　and　the　government＇s　new　regulations　on　limits　for　fuel　consumption　are　to　be　implemented　soon,　consumers　have　begun　to　shy　away　from　getting　these　large　displacement　SUVs.　One　other　pos- sible　reason　could　be　the　introduction　of　light　buses　with　prices　in　the　＆yen；50,000-range,　which　may　have　taken　away　some　demand　for　low-end　SUVs.　Performance　of　the　minivan　sector　remained steady,　as　usual,　with　output　and　sales　growing at　a　healthy　rate　of　10.88　and　12.32　percent, respectively,　to　totals　of　221,775　and　232,579 units. Increased　export China　imported　$2.275　billion　worth　of　au- tomobiles,　parts,　components　and　accessories in　the　fi　rst　quarter　of　2005,　down　44.4　percent from　the　same　period　of　last　year,　according　to statistics　released　by　the　General　Administra- tion　of　Customs.　The　number　of　imported automobiles　(including　KD　kits)　was　25,281 units,　down　50.6　percent.　Import　value　was $812　million,　down　47.9　percent.　Total　value of　imported　key　components　was　$590　million, down　30.5　percent.　The　value　of　imported　parts and　accessories　was　$872　million,　down　48.2 percent. In　contrast,　China＇s　export　revenue　in　the fi　rst　quarter　was　up　41.2　percent　year-on-year to　reach　nearly　$2.1　billion.　Export　of　auto- mobiles　(including　KD　kits)　reached　132,964 units,　valued　at　$267.86　million,　up　156.4　and 130.8　percent,　respectively.　China　exported　a total　of　3,012　units　of　cars　in　the　fi　rst　quarter valued　at　$28.99　million,　up　145.3　and　210.2 percent,　respectively.