Recently, we obtained the January domestic pickup truck industry sales data from the China Automobile Association, and the output of pickup trucks in January was 42,756 units, down 13.16% year-on-year, and sales were 41,704 units, down 15.13% year-on-year. Among them, the export volume of domestic pickup trucks reached 16355 units, an increase of 90.57% year-on-year, as more and more pickup truck companies began to expand overseas markets, the development strategy of double-line parallel at home and abroad has become a new trend in the industry.
Among the pickup trucks exported overseas, the sales volume of diesel models is 13629 units, accounting for 83.3%, whether it is the domestic market or the international market, diesel pickup products occupy a pivotal position.
Among the export brands, SAIC Maxus rode the dust and ranked first with the export volume of 5553 vehicles in a single month, an increase of 204.27% year-on-year. Since taking the lead in 2017, SAIC Maxus has always been one of the largest export volume of Chinese pickup trucks, it is worth mentioning that before the overseas media exposure, SAIC Maxus T70 in the Mexican market will be labeled Chevrolet for sale, that is, Chevrolet S10 MAX, which will promote SAIC Maxus' overseas recognition further enhance, will also accelerate the globalization process of Chinese pickup brands.
The Great Wall pickup truck, which occupies half of the domestic market, is also popular in the overseas market, and after handing over the report card of the first pickup truck export volume in 2021, in January, the Great Wall pickup truck exported 3573 units overseas, and the figure is still considerable. As the Chinese business card in the global pickup truck category, the Great Wall Cannon has fully opened the first year of globalization, in the past year, the Great Wall Cannon has been listed in more than 50 countries and regions on four continents around the world, and has formulated the goal of "the world's top three", launching an impact on world-renowned brands, and making a great contribution to the new generation of domestic pickup trucks going global.
January exports of 3097 JAC pickup trucks is another dark horse in the overseas export market, in 2021, JAC pickup trucks also adhere to the global layout, at present, JAC pickup truck sales network covers more than 80 countries and regions around the world, export scale continues to grow. Recently, JAC exported 400 T8 pickup trucks from Saudi Arabia, which has contributed considerable strength to overseas exports and has also become a prerequisite strategic point for JAC pickup trucks to enhance their brand influence in the Middle East.
In addition, Changan, Jiangling and other brands also occupy a place in the overseas market, with the "going out" to become the consensus of domestic pickup truck companies, pickup truck export brands are becoming more and more abundant, I believe that under the joint efforts of the entire pickup truck industry, as well as more passenger car brands into the pickup truck field, domestic pickup trucks will continue to strengthen in overseas markets.