China and the United States are the two most powerful countries in the world, but these two countries are like two planets, and in many ways, the difference is too great.
The same is true of the automotive industry, which sells more than 10 million cars a year in just these two countries, but looking at the respective car sales rankings of China and the United States, the gap is definitely beyond your imagination.
Recently, the American professional automotive media car industry Analysis released the 2021 US car sales ranking, which also made many people have a new understanding of the US automotive industry.
The Japanese were a resounding victory
Among the five major Japanese brands, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru and Mazda all entered the top 15 of the sales list. At a time when the automotive industry is doubly embarrassed, Japanese cars have shown tenacious vitality.
The most striking is Toyota.
In 2021, Toyota sold more than 2.02 million vehicles in the United States, ranking first in the sales list.
You know, in 2021, many automakers around the world are plagued by the epidemic shutdown, chip shortage, etc., but Toyota has played vertical integration for decades, has a strong ability to control the supply chain, and its strong ability to resist risks makes it suffer losses due to the epidemic to a minimum.
Honda and Nissan's sales are also quite good, Honda's sales in 2021 are 1.3 million units, Nissan's sales are 910,000 vehicles, and the sales of "two fields and one production" have a gap, but they are all in the top five of the list.
Also notable are Subaru and Mazda.
Subaru has long been marginalized in China, Mazda is also shaky, but Subaru sold 580,000 vehicles in the United States in 2021, successfully entering the top ten, Mazda's sales also exceeded 330,000 vehicles, almost equivalent to twice the sales volume in the Chinese market, the difference between the chinese and American auto markets is really not small.
What we don't look up to, they all mix well in the United States
In the Chinese market, Buick seems to be the only top student.
Other American cars, Ford is sluggish, Chevrolet has become a second-tier brand, Jeep is struggling to maintain, but in the United States, these brands are quite well mixed.
In 2021, Ford sold 1.8 million vehicles in the U.S. market, second only to Toyota, in stark contrast to its performance in China.
Chevrolet is the same, it will sell 1.42 million vehicles in 2021, ranking in the top three, and Americans still have more feelings for their brand.
In addition, Jeep will sell 770,000 vehicles in 2021, but in China, it seems to have only feelings left.
Dodge Rams and GMC, two typical U.S. brands, have no presence in China, but they will sell 620,000 and 480,000 units in the U.S. market in 2021, respectively. This mighty muscle car is still more in line with the taste of Americans.
Interestingly, Korean cars also have a place in the US market.
In 2021, Hyundai motor sold 730,000 units in the US market, and Kia also sold 700,000 units, almost equally. In contrast, Hyundai's situation in China, the annual sales of only more than 300,000 vehicles, Kia only 160,000 vehicles, even the joint venture Dongfeng has withdrawn its shares, but they have a good time in the United States.
German cars are miserable
In stark contrast to the Japanese and Korean systems, German cars are a completely uneaten type in the United States.
The best German car performance in the United States in 2021 is Volkswagen, which sold a total of 370,000 vehicles, squeezing into the top 15, but only slightly higher than the Japanese small factory Mazda, less than one-fifth of Toyota.
Mercedes-Benz and BMW are invincible in the Chinese and global auto markets, but they have become brothers and sisters in the US market, with sales of only 330,000 units in 2021.
As for Audi, it is not even eligible to enter this list.
Conclusion: China and the United States have great cultural differences, and they are also evident in the automotive market. Buick, Audi, Tesla, Lexus, Lincoln, these brands that are very popular in China are not on the list, but the demand of consumers is always the first, on the whole, the difference in car habits and consumer psychology between the two places is the main reason for this phenomenon. So what do you think about that?