Mass Transit: The Best-Selling Cars in China

8. Xia Li
Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile launched China's first economy-car brand, Xia Li, in the 1980s. Today, it's estimated that 1 out of every 11 sedans on Chinese roads is a Xia Li (literal translation: summer profit). Top-selling Xia Li models in years past were based on old designs from Japan's Daihatsu Motors. Later models have been based on Toyotas. (U.S. No. 8: Nissan Altima.)

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