2021 has ended, major car companies have released last year's sales data, due to the rebound of the epidemic and the shortage of chips, this year's car sales compared to last year has not improved significantly, especially joint venture car companies, more affected by external factors. That being the case, today let's take stock of which car companies will enter the top 10 of the list last year?
FAW-Volkswagen
December sales: 156192 (1st)
Annual sales: 1778389 units (1st)
Although FAW-Volkswagen is still at the top of the list, it has seen a double-digit year-on-year decline compared with last year, and the decline is still in the forefront. The fundamental reason is that the supply of chips is tight, and the production capacity cannot meet the market demand, while at the same time, the product strength of FAW-Volkswagen models has also declined due to time reasons, and it does not have an advantage in the face of other competitors.
SAIC Volkswagen
December sales: 140507 (3rd)
Annual sales: 1568007 units (2nd)
The situation of SAIC Volkswagen is also not optimistic, although there is no double-digit year-on-year decline of FAW-Volkswagen, but it is still regressed compared with last year. The reason is actually the same, it is because of the chip causes the production capacity problem, but fortunately, in 2022, with the stability of the global supply chain, the problem of production capacity should be alleviated.
SAIC-GM
December sales: 103036 (8th)
Annual sales: 1277261 units (3rd)
SAIC-GM has three joint venture brands of Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac, although the paper lineup is very comprehensive, the product line can cover different price points, but the sales volume is not as effective as expected, whether it is December or the whole year of sales are negative growth. This also shows that GM's usual price-for-volume sales strategy does not seem to work as well as it used to, and it seems that it is more important to impress consumers through products.
Geely Automobile
December sales: 141640 (2nd)
Annual sales: 1277261 units (4th)
Geely Automobile did not complete the target of 1.53 million vehicles set at the beginning of the year this year, but this still cannot negate the gold content of this data, after all, Geely is undoubtedly the first in the camp of its own brands. From the perspective of subdivision, the Emgrand and Boyue of the Geely brand still continue to play steadily, while the sales of the Lynk & Co brand exceed 220,000 vehicles, making steady progress in the high-end process, and in the field of electrification, the production capacity of Krypton 001, which has just opened for delivery, is also steadily advancing, and it is likely that it will usher in an outbreak next year.
Dongfeng Nissan
December sales: 114093 (5th)
Annual sales: 1134889 units (5th)
Dongfeng Nissan's cumulative sales this year have declined slightly, but it can still rank fifth in the list, and its strength should not be underestimated. However, Dongfeng Nissan's partial science problem is also a cliché, most of the sales are still provided by Xuanyi, and other models can not give better help, this year's new Qijun because the three-cylinder engine was rejected by consumers, sales plummeted.
Changan Automobile
December sales: 71558 (13th)
Annual sales: 1116033 units (6th)
Changan Automobile's performance this year is still steady, with annual sales up 18.5% year-on-year, and it is not easy to achieve double-digit growth in the face of such a bad market environment. Its main credit is still due to the emergence of the CS75 series, the annual sales of the car series exceeded 280,000, and the CS55 Plus also quickly climbed to the top of the SUV sales list after its debut, becoming the second sales support point after the CS75 series.
SAIC-GM-Wuling
December sales: 110519 (6th)
Annual sales: 966932 units (7th)
Although Wuling Automobile's sales performance in December was average, down 14.1% year-on-year, this did not affect its outstanding performance throughout the year. In the final analysis, Wuling can reach this height because the Hongguang MINI EV continues to sell well, and this car alone has delivered 426,000 units, accounting for almost half of the entire brand.
Great Wall Motors
December sales: 125447 (3rd)
Annual sales: 948793 units (8th)
For Great Wall Motors, this year is definitely a bumper year, and its sub-brands have made comprehensive progress. Needless to say, the H6 is still stable, and now there are more Haval dogs; Euler's cumulative sales of more than 130,000 vehicles throughout the year, achieving a fairly high share in the electric vehicle market, and the Tank 300 also delivered 84,000 new cars last year with the increase in production capacity. Wei Pai, which has always performed sluggishly, has removed all the previous VV series and introduced the coffee family, focusing on efficient hybrid systems.
FAW Toyota
December sales: 106115 (7th)
Annual sales: 846299 units (9th)
Thanks to Toyota's reserves for car chips, it can effectively alleviate the pressure of lack of cores caused by the shutdown of the epidemic, and has looted a lot of booty from the hands of its peer Honda. At the same time, FAW Toyota has also released a number of new models such as Lingfang and Ruifang, and its offensive will be more fierce in 2022.
GAC Toyota
December sales: 100059 (9th)
Annual sales: 840396 units (10th)
The situation of GAC Toyota and FAW Toyota is basically similar, and the models are also one-to-one, and their sales are also very average. But for Toyota, it doesn't matter, after all, it is a good thing that many people buy it.
summary
On the whole, in 2021, the joint venture car companies have declined to varying degrees, but Toyota is an exception, whether it is FAW or GAC is growing positively. In addition, a part of the market share vacated by the lack of cores flows into independent brands, which further promotes the goodwill of consumers.