Foreign automakers set to roll out more SUV models

Hostesses present the new Skoda Kodiaq on media day at the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, September 30, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

Chinese automakers released 43 SUV models in 2016, accounting for 65 percent of vehicles they launched during the year. In contrast, international automakers unveiled 15 models, accounting for less than one-third of their new products. Overseas automakers will catch up this year, however, as General Motors will release 14 new models in China, half of which will be SUVs and the other half MPVs. Volkswagen AG will introduce at least three SUVs: The Volkswagen Teramount, Volkswagen Tiguan L and Skoda Kodiaq.