In 2021, Tesla sold 936,000 vehicles, leading with a sales advantage of nearly one million vehicles, and won the crown of the world's best-selling new energy vehicle company for four consecutive years. BYD sold more than 594,000 units, winning the second place, and SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 456,000 units, ranking third.
In addition, Tesla Model 3, Wuling Hongguang MINIEV, Tesla Model Y, has become the world's three most popular new energy vehicles.
According to Clean Technica, in December 2021, global new energy passenger car sales were 907,606 units, up 58.8% year-on-year and 25.8% month-on-month. Global new energy passenger car sales in 2021 were 6,495,388 units, up 108% year-on-year, the highest annual growth rate since 2012.
In terms of models, in December, Tesla Model 3 sold 86,000 vehicles, up 122.8% month-on-month, ranking first, Tesla Model Y sold nearly 80,000 vehicles, ranking second, and Wuling Hongguang MINIEV sold 56,000 vehicles, ranking third.
BYD Dolphin sales exceeded 10,000 vehicles, up 26.8% month-on-month, ranking 12th, Chery QQ Ice Cream sales reached 8,390 units in the two months of listing, making it on the list for the first time and ranking 18th, and the Great Wall Euler Black Cat sold more than 8,000 vehicles, once again ranking 20th.
The Nissan Leaf sold 9,527 units, again making it 13th on the list. Nezha V, GAC Eian Aion S, BYD Qin Plus EV, Clavi CLEAR, Toyota RAV4 PHEV and other models fell off the list.
In 2021, Tesla Model 3 sales exceeded 500,000 vehicles, up 20.2% month-on-month, reaching the top of the championship, Wuling Hongguang MINIEV sold 424,000 units, up 15.1% month-on-month, and won the runner-up, Tesla Model Y sold 410,000 vehicles, up 25.8% month-on-month, ranking third.
Ideal ONE surpassed BYD Han EV and ranked sixth in the list, thanks to the hot sales of DM-i models, BYD Song Pro/Plus PHEV surpassed Volkswagen ID.3 and ranked eighth in the list, and Changan Ben E-Star ranked ninth.
GAC Aion Aion S sold 71,192 units, up 9.9% month-on-month, down two places to 12th place. Nissan Leaf sold 64,000 units, up 17.4% month-on-month and ranked 15th on the list. The Xiaopeng P7 sold more than 60,000 units, up 14% month-on-month, surpassing Clavi CLEAR to rank 19th.
Chinese brand models occupy 11 seats, namely Wuling Hongguang MINIEV (second), BYD Qin Plus PHEV (fifth), Ideal ONE (sixth), BYD Han EV (seventh), BYD Song Pro/Plus PHEV (eighth), Changan Ben E-Star (ninth), GAC Aian Aion S (12th), Chery Ant (13th), Ora Black Cat (16th), Xiaopeng P7 (19th), Clavi CLEAR (20th).
In terms of car companies, in December, Tesla took the lead, with sales exceeding 170,000 units for the first time in a single month, up 93.1% month-on-month, surpassing BYD to win the first place. BYD, SAIC-GM-Wuling, Volkswagen and BMW ranked in the top five.
SAIC's passenger car sales of 19,635 units fell 17.3% month-on-month, dropping from sixth in November to 11th in December. Great Wall Motor's sales exceeded 22,000 units for the first time, up 38% month-on-month, surpassing Kia and Hyundai to rank eighth. Chery's sales exceeded 20,000 units for the first time, up 40.5% month-on-month, from 16th in November to 9th in December.
Changan's sales exceeded 12,000 vehicles, ranking 20th again on the list, and Weilai Automobile fell off the list.
In 2021, Tesla sold more than 936,000 vehicles, leading with nearly one million sales, winning the crown of the world's best-selling new energy vehicle company for four consecutive years, and its hegemony is difficult to shake. But its market share is declining (12% in 2018, 17% in 2019, 16% in 2020, and 14% in 2021), and Tesla will welcome its biggest competitor , BYD, in 2022. If BYD's sales can continue to maintain the crazy growth in 2021, then Tesla and BYD will surely usher in a fierce competition.
BYD, in second place, sold more than 590,000 units, an increase of more than 220% year-on-year, and its global market share rose to 9.1%. BYD's rapid development in 2021, especially the advent of blade batteries and DM-i technology, has made many of its models a hit.
Thanks to the hongguang MINIEV, a blockbuster god car, SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 456,100 vehicles, an increase of 160% year-on-year, and the global market share accounted for 7%, ranking third. The veteran traditional car giants Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz ranked fourth, fifth and sixth respectively, with market shares of 4.9%, 4.2% and 3.5% respectively.
Great Wall Motor sold 137,000 units, up 19.5% month-on-month, surpassing Renault to rank 12th. GAC's passenger car sales exceeded 125,000 units, up 15% month-on-month, surpassing Peugeot to rank 14th.
With the big sale of small ants and QQ ice cream, Chery sold 99,109 vehicles, ranking 18th again on the list; Xiaopeng Automobile, the leading new car-making force in China, sold more than 98,000 vehicles, surpassing Changan Automobile and ranking 19th. At the last minute, Weilai Automobile fell off the list.
In the TOP20, Chinese companies occupy 8 seats, namely BYD (second), SAIC-GM-Wuling (third), SAIC Passenger Vehicle (seventh), Great Wall (12th), GAC Passenger Vehicle (14th), Chery (18th), Xiaopeng (19th), and Changan (20th).
Written in the end: The most successful car company in 2021 is Tesla, and the most popular model is the Tesla Model 3. 2022 has come, a new track has been opened, most car companies will launch blockbuster new cars this year, and a fierce "fight" is about to start.
It is foreseeable that the market share of Chinese car companies will become higher and higher. Traditional Chinese car companies led by BYD will launch a series of blockbuster new cars in 2022. For example, BYD will launch 10 new cars, including 7 Ocean series and 3 Dynasty series, and will also fully update the current models with hybrid technology to DM-i technology. Tesla will not launch a new car in 2022, and Tesla's hegemony is very likely to be shaken by BYD.
The new domestic head car-making force "Wei Xiaoli" will launch new models in 2022, such as Weilai ET7 and ET5, Xiaopeng G9, Ideal X01 and other models will help it enter the 2022 global new energy vehicle sales TOP20 list. In addition, Euler Good Cat, Chery QQ Ice Cream, BYD Dolphin, Nezha V and other explosive models will also have the opportunity to be on the list.