Some time ago, Changan Automobile officially announced the sales results in 2021, and the data showed that in 2021, the total sales volume of Changan Automobile Group reached 2.3 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 14.82%, exceeding the sales target in 2021, and it is also one of the few car companies in its own brands that can successfully complete the sales target.
It is worth mentioning that the sales volume of Changan Automobile's own brand reached 1.7547 million units last year, an increase of 16.7% year-on-year, of which the sales of self-owned brand passenger cars reached 1.2042 million units, an increase of 23.08% year-on-year. That is to say, the main source of sales of Changan Automobile Group is not to rely on joint venture companies, completely relying on themselves, compared with other national automobile groups relying on joint venture cars to win, Changan Automobile is undoubtedly one of the clear streams.
In 2021, the performance of Changan Automobile is absolutely perfect, and in 2022, Changan Automobile is also ready to go, and there will be six blockbuster new cars on the market, involving the three major markets of fuel, pure electric and plug-in hybrid, which will further enhance the product matrix and competitiveness of Changan Automobile.
CS75 PLUS replacement, UNI-V attack
First of all, in the fuel vehicle market, who is Changan's best-selling SUV? The CS75 PLUS is not the only one, but for the car, the CS75 PLUS is still very young, and it was only launched in 2018. However, in 2018, the CS75 PLUS quickly opened the market as soon as it was listed, and it has long been at the top of the SUV market sales list.
And this year, the second generation of CS75 PLUS will also usher in the first quarter of the listing, compared to the current model, the biggest change in the new car is in the appearance of the design, the use of Changan Automobile's latest design language, has a strong sense of technology and futurism, and provides two different styles of design styles to meet the aesthetics of different people. In terms of power, the second-generation CS75 PLUS will use a new generation of Blue Whale NE 1.5T engine, while there is also a choice of 2.0T models.
In addition to the second-generation CS75 PLUS, the third model of the Changan UNI series is also the first car - UNI-V will also usher in the listing, so that the "KTV" combination created by the Changan UNI series has officially debuted.
The most talked about UNI-V is its design, as a sports car, in addition to having a coupe posture and super high appearance, UNI-V is equipped with the same level of unique liftable electric tail. According to Changan Automobile's plan, the new car will be equipped with a new generation of Blue Whale NE 1.5T engine in the early stage, and the follow-up will also launch a more powerful 2.0T model, of which the pre-price of the 1.5T model top model is only 134,900 yuan, which is enough to surprise consumers. From the perspective of time nodes, UNI-V will be listed as early as March this year.
In addition, as a sub-brand of Changan Automobile, Auchan has also been a new car in recent years, and the Auchan X5 listed at the end of 2020 and the Auchan X7 PLUS listed last year have been fully recognized by domestic consumers. And this year, Auchan will also launch a new model - Z6, which is also the brand of Auchan Automobile. At present, the specific configuration information of the new car has not been officially disclosed, and the new car is expected to be listed in the middle and second half of this year.
Not losing to BYD's iDD hybrid
In the plug-in hybrid market, last year BYD DM-i can be said to have grabbed the limelight, and this year Changan Automobile will also usher in the first model equipped with the Blue Whale iDD hybrid system - UNI-K iDD.
At the beginning of this year, UNI-K iDD officially opened the pre-sale, and the pre-sale range of 176,900-192,900 yuan can be said to be full of sincerity. After all, UNI-K itself is a medium-sized SUV, and it is also the upward work of the Changan Automobile brand.
In terms of design, it goes without saying much, and the ordinary version of UNI-K has not made much change, but has added the exclusive performance of iDD hybrid in the details, and the value is still the handle of the medium-sized SUV market. For UNI-K iDD, the core is still in the power.
As the first model of Changan Blue Whale iDD hybrid system, the UNI-K iDD powertrain consists of Four parts: Blue Whale NE 1.5T engine, Blue Whale triple-clutch electric drive transmission, large-capacity PHEV battery and iDD intelligent control system, with three modes of pure electricity, hybrid and fuel.
In pure electric mode, the maximum cruising range can reach 130km, and in the power deficit state, the UNI-K iDD, which is a medium-sized SUV, can achieve an ultra-low fuel consumption of 5L per 100 kilometers, which is more fuel-efficient than many Japanese hybrid models. In the state of full fuel and full power, the endurance of more than 1000km is completely fine, which is enough to see its strong competitiveness. According to the plan, UNI-K iDD will be launched in the first quarter.
C385, Avita 11 twin cars attacked
In the field of new energy, Changan Automobile will launch two strategic-level new vehicles this year, namely C385 and Avita 11.
First of all, C385, in fact, C385 is only a code name inside Changan Automobile, and the specific name of the new car is not yet officially announced by Changan Automobile. As the first model created by Changan's dedicated pure electric platform, the C385 has now rolled off the production line and is expected to be listed in the second quarter of this year.
From the design point of view, the C385 draws on some of the design elements of UNI-V, and has a strong sense of futurism and technology. Like the UNI-V, the C385 is a hatchback sedan. In addition to the appearance, the configuration is definitely a major core selling point of the C385.
It is reported that C385 will be equipped with Changan Automobile's latest APA7.0 valet parking system, with the blessing of the system, when the user queues into the parking lot, the driver can get off the car first, and the system will independently queue up to complete a complete set of operations such as crossing the gate, finding a parking space, and automatic parking. In addition, the C385 is also equipped with a new generation of super collector electric drive with high-frequency pulse heating technology, which can help it achieve 5 minutes of heating and 20 °C in the extremely cold environment of minus 30 °C, and with waste heat recovery technology, it completely eliminates the pain point of the winter endurance discount of electric vehicles. As for more parameter information, it will have to wait for the new car to be announced after the launch of the new car in the second quarter.
The first model of the Avita brand, Avita 11, which was jointly established by Changan, Huawei and NINGDE Times, will also be listed in the third quarter of this year, and the new car will be positioned as a medium-sized pure electric SUV. According to the currently known information, Avita 1100 acceleration can be within 4s, the cruising range is more than 700km, and it supports high-voltage super fast charging of more than 200kW, and is equipped with Huawei's high-level intelligent driving system. At present, Avita 11 white body has been rolled off the production line at the Chongqing factory, and according to the plan, in the next 5 years, the Avita brand will successively release 4 products.
Write at the end:
Three fuel vehicles, one plug-in hybrid vehicle, and two pure electric vehicles, it is not difficult to see that Changan Automobile will fully exert efforts in various market segments this year. Among these six new cars, each model is full of highlights, and the arrival of Avita 11 marks Changan Automobile's official entry into the high-end market, and the future of Changan Automobile is worth looking forward to!
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