2021 has left us, in the past year, with Changan, Great Wall, Geely, BYD as the representative of the independent brands booming, their sales performance are remarkable, so that domestic cars have been recognized by more consumers. Of course, if domestic cars want to be really strong, they can't just stare at the acre and three points of land in front of them, but also have to go abroad to open up overseas markets and gain the recognition of consumers around the world. Let's take stock of the export sales of independent brands in 2021 to see who is the "overseas brother".
SAIC Passenger Cars: 290,700 units
In 2021, SAIC's total export sales of passenger cars reached a new high, up 68% year-on-year, reaching 290,700 units, once again becoming the overseas sales champion of Chinese car brands, and is a well-deserved "overseas brother". SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicles mainly includes roewe, MG and SAIC Maxus MAXUS, of which MG is the best seller in overseas markets, and it has successfully entered Southeast Asia, South America and even Europe. It is understood that in 17 countries around the world, MG has entered the top ten of the sales list of single car brands, so it seems that MG's performance in overseas markets is indeed very strong.
Chery Group: 269,100 units
Chery as early as 2001 began to open up overseas markets, once for many years is the first independent brand export sales, in recent years although it has been surpassed by SAIC passenger cars, but is still a strong force for independent brand exports to overseas markets, in 2021 Chery's total export sales of 269,100 vehicles, an increase of up to 136.3%, according to the current growth momentum of development, Chery's return to the "overseas brother" position can be said to be just around the corner. At present, Chery's products have been sold to more than 80 countries and regions around the world, with nearly 2 million overseas users, which is a business card of Chinese automobiles in the global market.
Great Wall Motor: 142,700 units
In recent years, Great Wall Motors has also accelerated its layout of overseas markets, and has its own factories in Russia, Thailand, Brazil and other countries, and the complete vehicles have been exported to more than 170 countries and regions around the world, and the globalization system is constantly improving. In 2021, Great Wall Motor achieved overseas sales of 142,700 units, an increase of 103.7% year-on-year, a record high. As an SUV professional, Great Wall Motors' Haval F series, Haval H9 and other SUV models have a good market performance in overseas markets, especially in the Russian market, Great Wall Motors ranks in the TOP3 of the SUV market.
Geely Automobile: 115,000 units
In the domestic market, Geely has won the champion of its own brand sales for four consecutive years, with cumulative sales of 1.213 million vehicles in 2021. After stabilizing its position in the domestic market, Geely has also been actively seeking overseas markets in recent years and has achieved steady growth in export sales. In 2021, Geely's total export sales exceeded 115,000 units, an increase of about 58% year-on-year, and Geely's overseas business has covered 28 countries and regions, and overseas sales and after-sales outlets have reached 227. As a brother of its own brand, the follow-up development of Geely's overseas business is still worth looking forward to.
Changan Automobile: 114,000 units
In 2021, Changan Automobile's cumulative sales exceeded 1.2 million units, second only to Geely, and it is the second largest sales volume of its own brands. In the layout of overseas business, the pace of Changan Automobile is also very close to Geely, with export sales of 114,000 units in 2021, an increase of 114.3% year-on-year, if according to the current growth rate, Changan Automobile is likely to surpass Geely in export sales. It is understood that Changan Automobile's export sales in 2021 have exceeded 10,000 for several consecutive months, and ranked in the forefront of Chinese brands in more than 10 markets, and overseas business is becoming more and more mature.
In general, the main market of independent brands is still the Chinese market, compared with Japanese cars, German cars, American cars, independent brands do not have a strong global influence, Chinese cars to overseas markets, there is still a long way to go. However, through the data, we can also see that the export sales of independent brands have increased significantly in 2021, and this progress is exactly what we are looking forward to, and we hope that Chinese cars can be spread to every corner of the world as soon as possible.