Which new energy brands are hot to sell in China in 2021? The US media opened the list: Hongguang Mini won the first place in sales

Reference News Network reported on January 25 that the US Consumer News and Business Channel website recently reported that according to the statistics of the China Passenger Car Market Information Association, Tesla and BYD are still the leaders in China's 2021 electric vehicle market, while new competitors stand out against small competitors, such as Weilai Automobile.

According to the report, the statistics recently released by the China Passenger Car Market Information Association show that the cheap electric car Hongguang Mini has retained the position of the best-selling car - sales increased by more than 2 times last year, reaching 395451.

But the more expensive cars produced by Tesla and BYD still top the sales list in the new energy vehicle category, including battery-powered and hybrid vehicles.

Here's a list of the top 15 best-selling new energy buses (including sport utility vehicles) in China in 2021:

1. Hongguang Mini (SAIC-GM-Wuling)

2. Qin (BYD)

3. Model Y (Tesla)

4. Model 3 (Tesla)

5. Han (BYD)

6. Song (BYD)

7. Ideal One (Ideal Car)

8. eQ (Chery)

9. BenBen EV (Changan Automobile)

10. EIAN S (GAC Trumpchi)

11. Euler Black Cat (Great Wall Motors)

12. P7 (Xiaopeng Motors)

13. Don (BYD)

14. Euler Good Cat (Great Wall Motor)

15. Nezha V (United New Energy Vehicle)

According to the report, BYD has 3 models in the top ten, and BYD Qin car sales reached 187227, more than all Tesla models.

According to statistics, it is followed by the Tesla Model Y launched in China last year, which jumped to the first place in the high-end new energy SUV category in 2021, selling 169853.

Statistics show that Tesla Model 3 is behind, selling 150,890 units last year, an increase of nearly 10% over 2020.

Some in China's auto industry have questioned the accuracy of the statistics of the China Passenger Car Market Information Association. However, statistics can still reflect fundamental trends.

Ideal Motors' hybrid vehicle, the Ideal One, is in the top ten of new energy buses, while Xiaopeng Motors' P7 sedan is in the top fifteen.

The newcomer to electric vehicles, low-priced, all-electric vehicles - Nezha V sports multi-purpose vehicle ranked fifteenth, surpassing NIO's three more expensive models in the sales rankings.

Nezha, a brand of start-up Hezhong Automobile Company, raised RMB4 billion in financing in the fourth quarter of 2021. After the subsidy, the starting price of Nezha V is 62900 yuan (about 9722 US dollars). In contrast, the starting price of NIO's ES6 sport utility vehicle after subsidies is 346660 yuan.

This year, competition in China's electric vehicle market will further intensify, and the Aito M5 jointly developed by Huawei and Xilix is scheduled to be delivered next month, after which Weilai Automobile has two more cars on the market.

While sales of new energy vehicles are rising rapidly, overall bus sales have been declining over the past few months as China's consumer spending has plummeted.

According to the Statistics of the Passenger Car Market Information Association, China sold a total of 3 million new energy buses last year, accounting for 14.8% of the total sales of 20.15 million buses.

This proportion is getting closer and closer to Beijing's goal: by 2025, new energy vehicles will account for 20% of total vehicle sales. (Compiler/Zheng Guoyi)