With the rapid development in recent years, Chinese car brands have begun to have a certain influence in the world, especially the development of new energy vehicles, domestic cars are getting rid of low-cost, low-quality hats, and moving towards high-quality and cost-effective development routes. With the better and better quality, more and more advanced technology, coupled with more affordable prices, many domestic cars have been sold to overseas markets.
According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in 2021, the export of automobiles was 2.016 million units, an increase of 1.0% year-on-year, accounting for 7.7% of total automobile sales, an increase of 3.7 percentage points over last year. Specifically, passenger car exports for the whole year were 1.614 million units, up 1.1 times year-on-year, and commercial vehicle exports were 402,000 units, up 70.7% year-on-year. It is also worth mentioning that this is the first time that the export of mainland automobiles has exceeded 2 million, achieving a breakthrough of hovering around 1 million vehicles for many years and reaching a new milestone.
Among them, the top five Chinese car companies in terms of export sales in 2021 are SAIC Passenger Cars, Chery Group, Great Wall Motor, Geely Automobile and Changan Automobile, which are all well-known car brands in China, and they are also leading car companies in China, whether it is market sales or overall reputation, they have performed well.
Of course, it is very surprising that SAIC Passenger Cars won the championship with a cumulative export of 290,700 vehicles, breaking Chery's 18-year dominance, which is gratifying. In addition, according to the official, SAIC passenger car products have entered 66 countries and regions, of which 17 countries rank among the top ten single brands, and the comprehensive strength of products is very strong.
SAIC Passenger Cars can achieve such good results without the support of the MG brand, MG mainly targets overseas markets such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico and India. Especially in the UK and Australian markets, MG's car sales reached more than 4,000 units per month, and in Mexico, the monthly sales reached 2610 units, setting a new local record for the highest monthly retail sales. In the Indian market, the MG brand has always been in short supply, and its MG HECTOP, MG ZS EV and MG GLOSTER models are highly sought after.
In the global aspect, MG ZS and MG5 are the most popular, export sales of 22,852 units and 10,995 units in November last year, respectively, in the domestic market, MG ZS is positioned as a small SUV, the current model price range is 7.88-11.28 million yuan, the highest discount of 16,000 yuan, is a very affordable car.
In terms of power, the car is mainly equipped with a 1.5L four-cylinder engine, with a maximum power of 120 hp, a peak torque of 150 Nm, and the transmission system matches a 5-speed manual or CVT stepless transmission; in addition, some models are equipped with a 1.3T three-cylinder engine, with a maximum power of 163 hp and a peak torque of 230 Nm, and the transmission system matches a 6-speed manual transmission.
However, the best-selling version overseas is the GM ZS pure electric version, and in the overseas market has been updated and redesigned, using a new appearance and interior, and improved the battery of the new car, increasing the mileage, suitable for more families to use, very popular with the British. However, the domestic model has not been remodeled, and the current price is 119,800-149,800 yuan, and the cruising range is only 335 kilometers. It's worth mentioning that the new GM ZS EV is also one of the top ten most worth buying SUVs in the UK.
Compared with MG ZS, MG5 is more popular in China, especially since the replacement in 2020, with its sports and fashion design, people-friendly price and power performance, it is loved by young people. At present, the current MG5 is priced in the range of 67,900-99,900 yuan, with a discount of 0.3 million yuan, and in the past year, the cumulative sales volume has been 94,085 vehicles, which is the best-selling model of MG.
In terms of power, the car is equipped with a 1.5L four-cylinder engine and a 1.5T four-cylinder engine, the former has a maximum power of 120 hp and a peak torque of 150 Nm, and the transmission system matches a 5-speed manual or CVT stepless transmission; the latter has a maximum power of 173 hp and a peak torque of 275 Nm, and the transmission system matches a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission with an acceleration time of 8 seconds per 100 km/ h.
Overall, MG these two cars can continue to sell well in overseas markets, in addition to good product strength and high cost performance, but also with it was once a British car brand has a certain relationship, early accumulation of good market reputation, a wide range of mass base and a more perfect sales system. At present, MG is mainly focusing on the young market in China, and its models are designed for young consumers, if you like it, you may wish to pay attention to it.
After saying MG, let's talk about Chery Automobile, the success of Chery Automobile is inseparable from quality and technology, in China, Chery has the title of "Polytechnic Man and Technology House". And quality happens to be the "stepping stone" of China's automobile exports, and technology is the "passport" to the international market. It is precisely with these two advantages that Chery Automobile's exports have won the championship for 18 consecutive years and have become "China's business card".
The picture shows the Brazilian version of Tiggo 8
At present, in overseas markets, the best-selling models are Tiggo 7, Tiggo 3 and Tiggo 8, of which the first two monthly exports are stable at about 3,000 units. The Tiggo 8 also performed well, and when it landed on the Brazilian market in 2020, it was widely praised by Brazilian consumers and professional media, and it beat the Ford Collar and Jeep Guide that year, and was selected as the "Best Medium-sized SUV of the Year" by the Brazilian authoritative media UOL. It is worth mentioning that the local price of Tiggo 8 in Brazil is BRL 156,900 (about 182,100 yuan).
The Tiggo 8 is also very popular in China, although positioned as a medium-sized SUV, but the starting price is less than 100,000 yuan, providing 1.5T, 1.6T and 2.0T engines for consumers to choose, of which the 1.6TGDI engine is Chery's engine with completely independent intellectual property rights, and won the "China Heart" 2019 Top Ten Engine title, the engine has a maximum power of 197 horsepower, a peak torque of 290 Nm, and the parameters exceed some 2.0T engines.
In addition, in order to enhance the competitiveness of the market, but also derived the Tiggo 8 PLUS model, more stylish and atmospheric styling design, more luxurious interior atmosphere and more abundant configuration, the listing is sought after by the majority of consumers, in the past 2021, the cumulative sales of the Tiggo 8 series exceeded 160,000 vehicles, is the best-selling medium-sized SUV in China's own brand.
The Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 3 are even more remarkable, and are currently listed in Russia, Iran, the Philippines, Qatar, Peru, Ukraine and Kuwait and have many "circle fans". It is understood that Chery has established six major R&D bases, 10 overseas factories, more than 1,500 overseas dealers and service outlets around the world.
Since the acquisition of Volvo, Geely Automobile's brand image and popularity have been greatly improved around the world, and its models have been sold in 40 countries such as the Middle East and North Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia, of which Geely Binyue PRO and Boyue are the best-selling, in November last year, the two cars exported 7690 and 2991 vehicles respectively, with excellent results.
In the domestic market, Geely's many models of cars bloom everywhere, from the early Emgrand, Binyue and Boyue development to today's Xingrui, Xingyue L, etc., with a more people-friendly price and the blessing of Volvo technology, Geely Automobile is developing at a high speed, sales are rising, step by step to become a national car brand.
Changan Automobile is not far behind, as early as the 90s, Changan has begun to lay out overseas markets, deep ploughing for many years in the overseas market is mainly South America, North Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other regional countries, of which Changan CS75 is indispensable, excellent quality and leapfrog space experience, loved by overseas consumers.
Great Wall Motors has also achieved very good performance in Russia, South Africa, Australia, Chile and other regions, especially the Haval H6, which has owners all over the world, a real national god car.
Written in the end: In the past, we always said that domestic cars copied joint venture cars, and there were problems such as poor quality, high fuel consumption, and weak power, which did exist 10 years ago. But today, in 2022, the strength and sales of domestic cars have proved themselves, not only the styling design is unique, leading the fashion of the times, but also caused many joint venture car companies to imitate and learn. At the same time, it is far ahead in terms of scientific and technological intelligence, especially in the field of new energy, I dare not say that it ranks first, but the first two levels are appropriate. Of course, we can not be proud, the road to the development of independent brands is still a long way to go, we have only achieved a stage of victory, the future still need to work hard.