MADRID, Aug 2 – The petrol-powered MG ZS, manufactured by MG Motor, a brand of China’s automaker SAIC Motor, topped car sales in Spain in July, according to data published by Spanish automotive industry on Thursday.
Throughout the month, a total of 2,619 units of the MG ZS were sold, representing a market share of 8.69 percent, according to the Spanish Association of Car Manufacturers (ANFAC), the Association of Dealers of the Automotive sector (FACONAUTO) and the Association of Car Dealers (GANVAM).
The electric model of the same Chinese brand, the MG4, was the second best-selling of its kind in Spain, with 303 units sold, representing a market share of 7.92 percent, with sales growing almost six percent since last year.
The increase comes despite a 4-percent decline in Spain’s electrified car market last month, according to the data.
In the petrol vehicle sector, the Chinese Chery Automobile model Omoda 5 has become the seventh best-selling car of its kind in less than a year since its debut in the Spanish market.
The model accounted for 1,015 sales and “once again, the vast majority of them (81 percent) have been destined for the private channel,” the company said in a statement sent to Xinhua.
