While many companies in the first half to digest inventory, but in May the number of imported cars far more than 50,000 units in June is probably close to 10 million units, from this trend, imports rose again to the historical peak in the second half the depth of imported cars increased inventory .
First half of 2013, China Customs import volume of 526,000 cars, down 10.7 percent, imports amounted to 519,000 passenger cars, down 9.9% (see table below).
According Kero Throttle Body analysis, half of the domestic market, imported cars have the following characteristics.

First, the supply decline. This sharp decline in the second half of 2012 due to multinational companies began to adjust the supply of the fourth quarter of 2012 reflected in terms of the number of imports. 2013 second quarter resupply structural stage in May, June import volume at 100,000 or so.

Second, the slowdown in demand. 1 May 2013 import car market sales 447,000, an increase of 8.0% compared to the same period in 2012, market growth of 25.1%, significant slowdown. Meanwhile, from the monthly trend, postponed from December 2012 on the card, resulting in January on the card more than 120,000, 2 to 3 months on the card is less than last year, in April and May on the card volume growth of 14%.

According to China's import car market data in the database, imported passenger car sales in 2010 grew by 76.1%, sales of about 650,000, in 2011 was 29.8%, sales of about 850,000 or so, 2012 was 18.7%, sales of close to 100 million.

Third, the brand differentiation. Supply level, structural adjustment, on the one hand, such as BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus and other large areas of decline, on the other hand Land Rover, Volvo, Jeep, Porsche still maintain a high growth; demand level, Land Rover, Jeep, Volvo, Porsche, Mini achieve more than three percent growth, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus decline.

Fourth, the model adjustment. Whether from imports or from the sales point of view, SUV is absolutely dominant models imported car market, the market share of around 61% year on year to achieve positive growth, is the only vehicle in the three growth models; sedan and MPV have declined year on year.

Fifth, the displacement down. Under the guidance of the relevant national policies, further displacement of imported cars down, in 2013 a quarter of 3.0L share reached 88.2% less than in 2012 84.8% of the full year improved 3.4 percentage points. 1.5 ~ 2.0L displacement range compared to the 2012 increase of 4 percentage points.

Sixth, the inventory pressure. Imported garage there in 2012 reached a high point after the first half of the fourth quarter and the first quarter of this year, the supply is reduced, reducing the inventory stage, the second quarter total industry stocks rebounded, industry inventory pressure is still large, especially imported car dealers.

Seventh, concessions have increased. Market is to the inventory stage, the discount rate from September to October last year, the highest average discount of 10.9% to gradually recover in the first quarter to 6.5%, but has increased the discount rate in the second quarter.

According to the  Throttle Body Kero noted, the imported car market quickly to South, Southwest and Northwest Regional Development, the traditional eastern and northern regional market share has been declining; 2013 1 to May sales rose more than 20% of the provinces are in western regions.