Although Shanghai GM has become top 1 passenger cars manufacturer last year with slim advantage, Volkswagen exceeded GM on total sales in China. This is first time for Volkswagen to become top 1 on total sales instead of GM since 2005. The competition between there 2 giants will be more fierce in 2014.

In fact, in accordance with the data from CAAM, Shanghai GM should be top 1 manufacturer by the sales of 1.5426 million. But FAW-Volkswagen released its data of 1.6 million on its own website. Most insiders think the date from CAAM should be the standard but there are some doubts about 2 numbers. Mr. Jia, senior auto analyst, said the difference is common due to different channels. FAW-Volkswagen added import volume so there is difference. This reflexes the desire of FAW-Volkswagen to become top 1 manufacturer in China.

In fact, the sales volume is import for GM and Volkswagen to compete in the ranks of global market. In accordance with the data from GM, the total sales volume is 9,714,652 and 3.16 million in Chinese market. The sales data of Volkswagen is estimated by auto industry to be over 9.7 million. At present, there is no suspense for Toyota to become top 1 manufacturer and the ranks of GM and Volkswagen need to be confirmed.

Source:gasgoo