TAIPEI -- Car sales in Taiwan rose more than 8 percent in January from a month earlier as the government continued to provide subsidies for clean energy vehicles and amid heavy promotion of new models, according market statistics. Hotai Motor Co. (和泰車), the local sales agent for Japan's Toyota Motor, remained the top car vendor in Taiwan, taking a 30.1 percent share after selling 14,101 cars in January. A total of 2,088 units of the Toyota Sienta, launched at the end of last year, were sold in January, surpassing Hotai's monthly sales goal of 2,000 units. Hotai said that it would introduce a new crossover model — the CH-R — in March and unveil a redesigned Toyota Camry sedan later this year in a bid to maintain its lead in the local car market. Yulon Nissan Motor Co. (裕日車), which sells cars under the Nissan brand, was second with sales of 5,816 units, taking a 12.8 percent share.

Source: The China Post February 04, 2017 18:15 UTC