On February 21, the Chongqing Automobile Commerce Association released January Chongqing automobile sales data showing that the Chongqing market sold 57,500 narrow passenger cars in January, down 3.9% year-on-year and 23.7% month-on-month. Among them, the sales of pure electric vehicles increased by more than 228% year-on-year.
According to the data, from the perspective of the fuel type of the models sold in January, the sales volume of fuel vehicles in the Chongqing market accounted for 75.9%. The sales volume of new energy vehicles accounted for 21.3%, and the proportion continued to rise. Among them, pure electricity accounted for 68% of the sales of new energy vehicles, and increased by more than 228% year-on-year.
Judging from the sales volume of the new energy market in January, BYD, Tesla, and Xiaopeng Automobile ranked in the top three of the list, and BYD's leading edge was very obvious, with single-month sales of 2132 vehicles, a market share of more than 29%, and 6 models were shortlisted. Tesla and Xiaopeng Motors are close behind, with monthly sales of more than 600 vehicles. Joint venture brands such as Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz began to exert their strength. It is worth mentioning that Geely's krypton, Lynk & Co, Maple Leaf, Geometry and other brands have been shortlisted in the top 20 of the list.
However, new energy models such as bydir Qin series and Tesla Model 3 have also declined to varying degrees due to delivery problems, and some models have even temporarily excluded the list of car segments. Model Y and Model 3, even if the focus of January delivery is not in China, but sales are still leading. In addition, Models such as The Ben E-Star, Xiaopeng P7, and Hongguang MINIEV are also frequent customers.
Sales of self-owned brands reached 30,360 units in January, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year, accounting for 52.4%; German brands followed close behind, with sales of 11,839 vehicles, down 14.5% year-on-year, accounting for 20.4%; U.S. brands sold 4,973 vehicles in January, down 13.2% year-on-year, accounting for 8.6%.
Specifically, Changan Automobile's monthly sales reached 9,000 vehicles, and there was no suspense to win the single-month sales championship. Geely Automobile sold 4,362 vehicles in January, surpassing SAIC Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen in one fell swoop and ranking second on the list. SAIC-GM, Dongfeng Nissan and BYD also exceeded 2,000 units in a single month.
In the field of cars, Yidong returned to the top of the list with a performance of 1333 vehicles, followed by Xuanyi and Langyi, ranking second and third respectively. Luxury brands have returned again, with bmw 5 series, Mercedes-Benz E-class and BMW 3 series selling more than 500 vehicles in a single month.
In the field of SUVs, Changan Automobile is definitely a big one, and a total of 5 models have been shortlisted. Among them, the single-month sales of the CS55 series and CS75 series exceeded 1800 vehicles, and successfully won the first and second places this month. At the same time, Auchan X5, Auchan X7, UNI-T and other models also performed well, and also successfully entered the top ten of the list. In terms of joint ventures, only three models, Tiguan L, Mercedes-Benz GLC and Tuyue, were shortlisted.
"Whether it is the consumption index or the purchase index, it reflects that the consumer's enthusiasm for buying a car is not high." The relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Automobile Commerce Association said that the data shows that the automobile consumption index in January 2022 was 25.4, and the purchase sub-index in January was 18.4, both of which were also sharply lower than the previous month.
The person in charge said that from the sales data of the Chongqing automobile market in January, the overall market has picked up. As the traditional sales off-season in February, the superimposed Spring Festival Lantern Festival, coupled with the impact of the recurrence of the epidemic, short-term market support is insufficient, and it is expected that sales may decline slightly month-on-month.
Upstream journalist Yan Wei