January car sales ranking: Weilai automobile sales fell out of the top 3 of the new car-making forces| Su Yunong's long shot

According to the information of the Comprehensive Passenger Transport Association, domestic narrow passenger car sales in January 2022 were 2.0785 million units, down 5% year-on-year. In terms of car companies, Changan Automobile's sales in January exceeded that of FAW-Volkswagen, Geely Automobile and SAIC-GM; the sales of new energy automobile companies represented by BYD Automobile continued to maintain a large proportion of growth. Considering that the Spring Festival in 2022 is earlier than the previous year, the sales volume of many car companies has decreased year-on-year, which is also within the normal range.

In January, the top 50 automobile companies sold by car companies

FAW-Volkswagen's January sales fell by 34.9% year-on-year, significantly narrowing. In January, FAW-Volkswagen sold 190771 vehicles, down 17.9% year-on-year. In terms of sales, the sales volume of FAW-Volkswagen's Jetta brand increased significantly. In January, FAW-Volkswagen Jetta brand sales of 20,022 units, up 41% year-on-year. FAW-Volkswagen Audi brand and Volkswagen brand sold 64,988 units and 105761 vehicles respectively, down 16.3% and 24.7% year-on-year. Faw-Volkswagen Jetta brand model positioning is biased towards the low-end market, the number of chips used, the level should be lower than the Audi brand, Volkswagen brand. In terms of chip supply, FAW-Volkswagen Jetta is even more difficult. Judging from the performance of its 3 major brands, FAW-Volkswagen has not yet got rid of the chip supply dilemma.

Changan Automobile's sales exceed that of SAIC Volkswagen

In January, Changan Automobile's sales ranking rose significantly. Changan Automobile sold 143556 units in January, down 3% year-on-year, and rose directly from 13th last month to 2nd. Recently, Changan Automobile has been moving internally. According to reports, Changan Automobile has recently launched the appointment of senior personnel under the tenure system, and all senior executives at the general manager level and below, the party and the masses, and the management of senior personnel have been dismissed and re-hired, and the tenure system has been adopted. At the same time, Changan's second-generation CS75PLUS will also be officially listed in February.

The sales pressure of the head automobile companies is large

In addition to FAW-Volkswagen and Changan Automobile, SAIC Volkswagen, Geely Automobile, SAIC-GM and Dongfeng Nissan also have monthly sales of more than 100,000 units. Among them, SAIC Volkswagen and Geely Automobile sold 137617 units and 132,490 units respectively, down 19.9% and 9.4% year-on-year; SAIC-GM and Dongfeng Nissan sold 120021 and 110026 units, down 20% and 11.3% year-on-year. In terms of sales figures, the sales of the six major car companies with monthly sales of more than 100,000 units all fell year-on-year. The sales pressure of the head automobile companies is relatively large.

In January, there were 11 domestic auto companies with monthly auto sales of 50,000 to 100,000 units. Unlike the head car companies with monthly sales of more than 100,000 units, BYD Automobile, BMW Brilliance, GAC Toyota, GAC Honda, Chery Automobile, GAC Trumpchi and other 6 automobile companies with monthly sales of more than 50,000 vehicles increased year-on-year, accounting for more than 50%. Among them, BYD automobiles sold 95,032 vehicles, an increase of 126.7% year-on-year. The increase in BYD's auto sales was mainly due to a significant increase in sales of hybrid models. For example, BYD Qin PLUS DM-i sold 18449 vehicles, an increase of 106% year-on-year; BYD Song DM sold 16411 units, up 2719.8% year-on-year.

In addition to BYD, BMW Brilliance and GAC Trumpchi's sales in January increased by more than 20% year-on-year. In January, BMW Brilliance sold 89,083 units, up 20.4% year-on-year. BMW Brilliance's sales growth was mainly due to the higher sales of its main models such as BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series and BMW X3; GAC Trumpchi sold 51,607 units in January, an increase of 27.9% year-on-year. The increase in sales of GAC Trumpchi is mainly driven by the sales of new energy products. In January, GAC Trumpchi New Energy sold 16,031 units, an increase of 117.9% year-on-year.

Among the automobile companies that sell 50,000 to 100,000 vehicles per month, SAIC Motor sold 65,538 passenger cars in January, a slight decline of 0.6% year-on-year, and sales were significantly better than the average level of the domestic automobile market. In the field of new energy, SAIC Passenger Vehicle's new energy models have also been significantly improved. According to the data, SAIC's passenger car new energy model sales in January were 16,400 units, up 22.6% year-on-year; terminal sales were 14,400 units, up 79.2% year-on-year and 34.9% month-on-month.

Affected by the epidemic in Tianjin and other factors, FAW Toyota's sales ranking fluctuated significantly

FAW Toyota sold less than 50,000 yuan in January

In January, FAW Toyota's sales fell below 50,000 units. FAW Toyota sold 40,845 vehicles, which was inferior to GAC Trumpchi, down 46.1% year-on-year. Affected by the epidemic, FAW-Volkswagen and FAW Toyota's Tianjin plants were temporarily closed in mid-January. FAW Toyota's sales in January fell sharply year-on-year. Sales of GAC Toyota, another toyota's auto company, remained stable over the same period. In January, GAC Toyota had 87,637 units, up 0.3% year-on-year.

Among the automobile companies with monthly sales of less than 50,000 vehicles, Tesla China and FAW Hongqi are automobile companies that have attracted much attention in recent years. In January, Tesla China sold 19,346 units, an increase of 24.9% year-on-year. Tesla China produced 68,117 units in January. Tesla's domestic production capacity in China is more used to meet foreign markets; FAW Hongqi sold 34,392 units in January, up 23.8% year-on-year. Faw Hongqi's main models, Faw-Hongqi HS5 and Faw-Hongqi H5, maintained a year-on-year increase in sales.

Nio's auto sales fell out of the top 3 of the new car-making forces

In terms of new car-making forces, Weilai Automobile's January sales lagged behind Xiaopeng Automobile, Ideal Automobile and Nezha Automobile. In January, NIO sold 9,652 units, up 33.6% year-on-year. At the same time, the monthly sales of Xiaopeng Automobile, Ideal Automobile and Nezha Automobile all exceed 10,000 units. In January, Xiaopeng Automobile sold 12,922 units, an increase of 114.8% year-on-year; Ideal Automobile sold 12,268 units, an increase of 128.1% year-on-year; Nezha Automobile sold 11,009 units, a year-on-year growth rate of 401.5%. In addition, sales of zero-run cars also increased significantly in January. In January, 8,085 zero-run vehicles were sold, up 384.7% year-on-year.