Geely outperforms peers

Geely Automobile (0175) sold 130,528 cars last month, which was 26 percent more compared to last year and up by 6 percent from August.

Sales of its pure electric vehicles in September jumped by 322 percent to 30,277 units, the Chinese automaker said yesterday.

It also exported 21,472 cars in the month, up by 168 percent from last year.

In the first third quarters of this year, Geely's total sales rose 7 percent to 989,638 units, including 166,292 units of electric vehicles, which was up by 432 percent from 12 months ago.

Its peers Great Wall Motor (2333) and DongfengMotor Group (0489), however, saw their September sales drop, filings showed.

Great Wall Motor's vehicle sales dipped by 6.4 percent to 93,642 units in the month, of which, 10,368 were powered by batteries and 18,837 units were sold overseas.

The accumulated car sales in the first nine months also declined by 9.3 percent to 802,313 units.

Dongfeng Motor sold 10.3 percent fewer wheels last month at 199,037 units, bringing total sales for the nine months to 1.88 million units, 7 percent lower than a year earlier.

Staff reporter