Honda Accord (17,200), Chery QQ (17,000), VW Lavida (15,400), Toyota Camry (15,100), Xia Li N3 (15,100) and VW Sonata (15,000) are completing the top 10, according to data provided by chincartimes.com.
In case you're wondering why we are so enthused about BYD's sales results, you should know that this Chinese manufacturer is hoping to become the world's number one carmaker by 2025, which basically means it has to overtake all global giants, including Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors and PSA.
Still, BYD's officials think they have the ability to do so and are planning a massive expansion over the next few years that could allow them to take the leading role.
"We have plenty of time to become China's top carmaker by 2015 with a complete and mature product line-up. I am sure we can achieve the target earlier than scheduled," Wang Jianjun, deputy general manager of BYD Auto Sales Co told the China Daily. "BYD was also making efforts to overtake Toyota to become the world's No 1 carmaker in 2025, with annual sales of over 10 million cars expected by that time," Wang said.
BYD wants to sell a total of 400,000 cars in 2009, a figure that would allow the company to grow even bigger in the next few years. BYD’s first nine month sales are 170.2% higher than 2008 sales over the same period.
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