Text, photo/ Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Qi Yaoqi
On January 6, Geely Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd. announced the sales data for December 2021 and the whole year: December sales of 158765 vehicles, an increase of about 3% year-on-year, an increase of about 17% month-on-month; in 2021, Geely Automobile's total sales volume was 1328,029 units, with production and sales exceeding one million units for five consecutive years, and the market share grew steadily. The global new high-end brand Lynk & Co sold 25,846 units in December, an increase of about 4% year-on-year, and the annual sales reached 220516 units, setting a new record for the highest annual sales in the history of the Lynk & Co brand.
It is reported that since 2017, Geely Automobile has won the annual sales championship of Chinese brand passenger cars for five consecutive years. In 2022, Geely Automobile will set a sales target of 1.65 million units, continue to increase its market share, and adhere to high-quality development.
In the field of new energy, new energy and electrification models such as Geometry A, Geometry C, and Emgrand EV sold 18,813 units in December last year, an increase of about 162% year-on-year, a new monthly high; total sales in 2021 were 100126 units, an increase of about 47% year-on-year.
In terms of the international market, exports in December last year increased by 44% year-on-year to 17,125 vehicles, a new monthly high in export volume; in 2021, the cumulative export volume reached 115008 vehicles, an increase of about 58% year-on-year. In the face of the severe epidemic situation overseas, Geely Automobile implemented the Belt and Road Initiative, and the southeast Asian layout fell behind, signed a new contract in the Laos market, and launched business in Chile, Egypt, Ukraine, Bahrain and other markets. The business footprint covers 28 countries, with 24 new sales outlets and 227 overseas sales and after-sales outlets, and Geely Automobile's brand image and influence in the international market have been continuously improved.
Geely Automobile told the media that behind winning the annual sales championship of Chinese brand passenger cars for five consecutive years is the result of continuously strengthening the competitiveness of the global system and continuously promoting high-quality development. The "China Star And Flagship SUV" Star-Etsu L sold 12,035 units in December last year, with a total sales volume of more than 50,000 units in more than five months after its launch. As the first blockbuster model to open the transformation of Geely Automobile's comprehensive electrification and new energy era, the new Xingyue L Lei Zhi Qing Hi · The X oil-electric hybrid version opened pre-sale, and the first batch of 2022 pre-sale places was pre-determined in only 8 minutes and 21 seconds. "China Star · Flagship Family Car" Xingrui sold 13,115 vehicles in December last year, with a cumulative sales of more than 130,000 vehicles in 2021, and a total sales volume of more than 150,000 units since its listing.
In 2021, Geely Automobile Group officially released the "Smart Geely 2025 Strategy" and "Jiuda Longwan Action", and the global power technology brand "Raytheon Power", which opened the era of Geely's "Power 4.0", also appeared at the same time. The release of the "Smart Geely 2025 Strategy" has promoted Geely to accelerate the construction of a technology-led global automotive enterprise, build a full-stack self-developed ecosystem in the core technologies such as new energy, automatic driving, intelligent network connectivity, and intelligent cockpit, and continue to lead Chinese brands to continue to rise.
In 2021, as the birth year of the Extreme Krypton brand, from the official release of the brand to the opening of product delivery, the speed of Extreme Kr has aroused the attention of the industry. In the past December, ZEEKR 001 deliveries reached 3,796 units, an increase of about 88.7% month-on-month; in addition, the recent deepening of the strategic partnership between Extreme Kr and Mobileye, the two sides plan to jointly launch the world's first consumer-grade intelligent driving electric vehicle with L4 level intelligent driving capabilities in 2024 to explore intelligent driving paths.
In 2021, Lynk & Co, which celebrates the fifth anniversary of the brand, has sold more than 600,000 vehicles, setting a record for the growth rate of the world's automobile brands. The average price of Lynk & Co products reached 158,000 yuan, successfully standing in the core area of the mainstream market.
In 2021, Lynk & Co accelerates the "European Plan". Following Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Lynk & Co Experience stores have been opened in Gothenburg/Stockholm, Sweden, Antwerp, Belgium, and Hamburg/Berlin/Munich, Germany, with a total of 7 stores.
In 2022, Geely will continue to deepen the domestic market, continuously improve its market share, continue to participate in international market competition, create a new energy vehicle technology ecology, and lead the transformation and upgrading of the industrial chain to high-quality development.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News Yangcheng Pie
Editor-in-charge | Tang Heng