Not long ago, China Pickup Truck Network sorted out the new product planning of various pickup truck companies in 2022, and many heavy new products are ready to go, and the domestic pickup truck market will usher in a big year of products. In addition, the continuous promotion of pickup truck unbanning policy, against the trend of sales growth so that more companies pay attention to here, China National Heavy Duty Truck VGV, Chery, Lynk & Co, BYD and other well-known brands have released news, will soon enter the domestic pickup truck market. Today, let's take a look at the new brand products that are confirmed and are likely to be launched in 2022.
Sinotruk VGV
At the end of 2021, Sinotruk VGV announced its entry into the domestic pickup truck market with a high profile, ushering in another heavy new force in the pickup truck field. The first pickup truck product created by Sinotruk VGV, VX7, is different from the current pickup truck models, with a load-bearing body, a through-through cargo box, a 2.0T+8AT power configuration, and a cascading central control screen, which highlight the difference of the VX7. According to China Pickup Network, VX7 has entered the countdown to listing, and is expected to be officially released at the end of February, and the domestic pickup truck market is about to usher in another bearer pickup.
SAIC-GM load-bearing pickup truck
In July last year, we exposed a set of patent drawings of load-bearing body pickup trucks and cargo boxes jointly applied by SAIC-GM and Pan Asia Automotive Technology Center, and subsequently, the real car spy photos of this pickup truck were exposed, proving that the car has been tested. Judging from the spy photos, the mass production of this car is very high, and it is expected to be officially unveiled soon.
However, the brand of the car has not yet been clarified, SAIC-GM currently has three major brands of Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac, and the Pan-Asian Automobile Technology Center is an automobile design and development center jointly established by GM (China) and SAIC, so this load-bearing body pickup truck will eventually fall in the brand associated with SAIC, which may be SAIC Maxus, or IT may be SAIC-GM Wuling, etc., and even hang GM's brand logo.
Geely Commercial Vehicles
Geely Commercial Vehicle is not a brand new brand in the pickup truck market, as early as the end of 2020, Geely Remote launched the carrier pickup remote FX, but because Geely plays an important role in the passenger car market, and there is news that Geely will separate the pickup truck business from commercial vehicle companies, so in this series of articles, the author lists Geely Commercial Vehicle as a new brand.
From the previous news, geely intends to release high-end pure electric pickup trucks in 2022, and in December last year, we also obtained a set of giger commercial vehicle applications for the carrier body pickup patent diagram on the patent office website, the new car in the engine canopy, wheel arch, front overhang and inner length parts and Geely Haoyue is basically the same, presumably Geely plans to launch a pure electric pickup truck this year, the car is also expected to become the first product launched after the independence of geely pickup truck.
BYD
Since BYD announced that it will enter the pickup truck market, the discussion about this product has not stopped, but this high-profile product will not meet with you in 2022, according to BYD's announced model plan, the pickup truck model will be unveiled in 2023.
It is gratifying that at the end of last year, we saw BYD's pickup truck mules tested on the road, proving that BYD is putting the pickup truck into action. From the test car point of view, the new car is still in the early stage of research and development, using the form of a shell mule car, but it can be determined that this is a hybrid version of the model, and for the non-bearing body structure, the body size is much larger than the song PLUS used, it seems that BYD will bring us a different pickup truck product.
In addition to these new brands, there are also a number of international brands eager to try the domestic market, and the imported pickup truck market will also usher in new changes in 2022.
Jeep Gladiator
At the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show, gladiator made a high-profile appearance, and Jeep announced that the car would be sold in China in an imported manner, limited to 500 units, which made pickup fans who love off-road very excited.
Jeep is a totemic presence in off-road circles, and as an advanced version of the Wrangler, Jeep Gladiator has always had a high popularity. Overseas, Jeep Gladiator has three power configurations, after the introduction of domestic, it is likely to retain the 2.0T + light hybrid power configuration, matching the 8-speed manual transmission. Compared to the Wrangler, the Jeep Gladiator has increased the wheelbase of the body, but the suspension structure remains the same, and the cross-country passability of the Gladiator is better than that of the road conditions. Since it is an official introduction, the product pricing of Jeep Gladiator is likely to be higher than that of the Wrangler.
Mitsubishi L200
The news that the Mitsubishi L200 will be introduced into the country is not a new thing, according to previous reports, the launch date of the car is November 2021, but in fact, Mitsubishi's pace of entering the domestic pickup truck market has not been so rapid. However, in the third quarter of last year, we obtained a set of Mitsubishi L200 pickup trucks to the store map, from the picture, this imported Mitsubishi L200 has been exhibited in a dealer showroom of GAC Mitsubishi, and recently there is news that the Mitsubishi L200 is about to be delivered to the owner, which means that domestic pickup truck companies will usher in a fierce rival.
It is understood that the number of Mitsubishi L200 imports is 3500 units, the price range is 229,800-25.98 million yuan, powered by a 2.4T diesel engine, matching a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission, and will also be equipped with the second generation of the dominant super-select four-wheel drive system.
Ford's all-new F-150 Raptor
In November last year, Ford China officially announced that the new generation of F-150 Raptor will be officially introduced in China this year, and will be sold in a direct sales model. Recently, Ford officially released the news that the new generation of F-150 Raptor will open the official pre-sale on February 25, and the booking method is to operate on the mini program of the official booking platform.
The new car adds a lot of exaggerated hardcore elements on the basis of the ordinary version, the chassis has undergone a new design, and the overall performance has been further upgraded. The power section is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost petrol engine, the same 10-speed automatic transmission as the new Ford F-150, a four-wheel drive system, and an all-terrain management system with 7 driving modes.
summary:
In addition to the above brands, Chery, Jietu, Lynk & Co, etc. have officially announced that they will enter the pickup truck field, and we also look forward to more new car information. In summary, it can be seen that mainstream pickup truck companies have made efforts, a number of new brands have entered the game, it is foreseeable that the competition in the pickup truck market will be more intense in 2022, especially in the high-end pickup truck market, the smoke will become more and more pervasive, car companies want to break out of the siege, they need to make greater efforts in terms of product strength, in order to gain the favor of consumers.