In the past few months, because of the shortage of chips, many models have reduced the intensity of the discount, such as the original Mercedes-Benz GLC that can be discounted by about 40,000 yuan, and the last few months are not discounted at all, the Original Audi Q5L, which can be discounted by more than 60,000 yuan, is only discounted by 20,000-30,000 yuan at the lowest time, so that the cost performance of these models is greatly reduced, and many joint venture brands have also reduced the discount, such as Volkswagen Langyi, Honda Accord, Volkswagen Sagitar, etc. Now with the gradual recovery of chip production capacity, the preferential strength of most models has returned to the state before the "lack of core", such as Mercedes-Benz GLC, Audi Q5L and other models are basically similar to the preferential strength in May and June, volkswagen Passat also has more than 30,000 yuan of preferential strength, the intention of the impulse at the end of the year is obvious.
Passat in recent years of great controversy, from the Sino-Insurance Research Institute crash test to obtain the penultimate results, sales have collapsed into the sand, in the launch of the redesigned model, and then the body structure has been strengthened, and handed over to the China Insurance Research Institute to re-test, fortunately this time achieved excellent results, SAIC Volkswagen knows very well "where to fall from where to get up from the truth". Since then, Passat's sales have been greatly improved, of course, it is inseparable from its greater discounts. Despite several ups and downs, the Passat is still a well-selling joint venture B-Class car on the market.
Passat's market ownership is very large, there are many users, its advantages and disadvantages are also very obvious, the disadvantages are the new car interior odor is large, the chassis suspension adjustment is hard, the sound insulation effect in the car is general, the rear floor platform is raised high, the interior "matryoshka doll", etc., mentioning the Volkswagen's interior "matryoshka doll", Passat's interior and Langyi, Tuyue, Weiran and other model layouts are exactly the same, the difference is that the material and workmanship, the more expensive the price, the better the material and workmanship. The advantages are spacious, 2.0T engine is full of power, reasonable fuel consumption, good handling, and comfort. In addition to the high and low power 2.0T engine, the Passat also offers a 1.4T engine, but I do not recommend choosing the 1.4T model, this version has the phenomenon of "small horse-drawn cart", the power is not strong, the fuel consumption is not low, the drivetrain is still a 7DSG dry dual-clutch transmission, not as stable as the 7DSG wet dual-clutch transmission of the 2.0T model.
There is another place in Passat that I think is not very reasonable, its 12-speaker Harman Karton audio is only provided by the top model, the rest of the models are 8 speakers of the unknown brand audio, those who have requirements for acoustics can only choose the top model, and the top model is not cost-effective, these consumers may choose other brands of B-class cars. A little personal advice, you can learn the Audi A6L, Audi A6L 16-speaker B&O sound can be optional, low-end models can also choose this set of audio, if the Passat's 12-speaker Harman Karton sound can also be optional, so that undoubtedly can expand the Passat's audience, increase its sales.
In terms of discounts, we learned from Kunshan, Suzhou that the 2021 Passat generally has a discount of 30,000 yuan, the highest has a discount of 35,000 yuan, and the 2022 model is only 5,000 yuan. Obviously, this is cleaning up the inventory of 21 models and making room for sales of 2022 models. I believe that when the 21 models are sold out, the 22 models will also be very favorable, but this will have to wait until the next year.
In terms of sales, Passat sold more than 10,000 units for five consecutive months from August to December, with a total sales volume of 113354 units in 21 years, and its total annual sales were second only to Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Volkswagen Magotan, ranking in the top 5 of the same class. Through the sales ranking of joint venture B-class cars in recent years, it can be seen that it is really a "generation of versions of a generation of gods", from the past German B-class cars far ahead, to the current Japanese B-class cars riding the dust, the market's "wind vane" is changing. So, do you prefer German cars or Japanese cars?