Car stuff (public number: chedongxi)
Author | The Way
Edited | Mumi
According to foreign media reports, the latest report of the Kelly Blue Book (KBB) shows that the sales of electric vehicles in the United States peaked in the fourth quarter of 2021, accounting for 4.5% of the total car sales in the fourth quarter of last year.
While shortages of parts and chips continue to plague the industry, 2021 was the best-selling year for the U.S. electric car industry, with nearly 1,480,000 electric vehicles sold. Among them, Tesla leads all manufacturers in the field of electric vehicles with a figure of 72% of annual electric vehicle sales.
The high sales of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2021 began to make existing car companies firmly determined to produce electric vehicles, on the other hand, the lack of production capacity and the entry of new car companies also made existing car companies feel pressure.
First, pure electric vehicles account for 33.3% batteries and other issues affect production
The KBB report shows that Americans bought nearly 500,000 pure electric vehicles last year, which seems to indicate that consumers who consider environmental protection are making pure electric vehicles sought after. In addition, electric vehicles include battery-electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, while sales of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles are also closely followed by pure electric vehicles, with total electric vehicle sales of nearly 1.5 million units.
The KBB report also shows that electric vehicle sales account for 9.7% of total vehicle sales in 2021, and electric vehicle sales account for 11.8% of total sales in the fourth quarter. If inventory and supply problems hadn't been as severe, eviction sales growth could have been even greater last year.
Among them, battery and production problems led to a decline in sales of Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV vehicles in the second half of the year, while Toyota was also struggling with inventory problems for hybrid vehicles in the fourth quarter.
▲ Chevrolet Bolt EUV
Second, Tesla accounts for 72% of electric vehicle sales The two cars are the most popular
In the field of pure electric vehicles, Tesla continues to lead the market share, accounting for 72% of electric vehicle sales in 2021. Tesla once had an 80% market share in 2020, and although it decreased slightly in 2021, deliveries rose by 71%, with Tesla vehicles delivering more than 934,000 vehicles last year.
However, the loss of market share should not be Tesla's problem, because the number of Tex competitors is increasing every day. Tesla, in particular, was hit with a lot of competition in the fourth quarter, when 25 different models of electric vehicles were on sale, meaning consumers had plenty of options other than four tesla models.
However, even as other manufacturers launched a tempting purchase, consumers still chose Tesla, making it the largest manufacturer of pure electric vehicles on the market.
More in-depth analysis by KBB's parent company, Cox Automotive, also shows that many consumers in the United States choose Tesla. In the U.S. electric vehicle market, the Model 3 ranks second in popularity, behind the Model Y, which has a share of 39.1%, and the third is Ford's Mustang Mach-E, with cumulative sales of 27,140 units, accounting for 5.6% of the electric vehicle market share.
▲Tesla factory assembly workshop
Conclusion: Electric vehicle sales may continue to grow
In 2021, the US electric vehicle sales data is good, and there will be more new electric vehicles on the market in 2022, and the data is still expected. The largest expected increase in eviction sales in the coming years may be the emerging electric pickups.
It is understood that in 2022, the Ford pickup truck F-150 Lightning (Lightning) will also launch a new model, and the Tesla electric pickup truck and Chevrolet Solod electric pickup truck will also be mass-produced in 2023.
With the advancement of new energy vehicle companies, the performance of electric vehicles will continue to improve, the endurance will continue to grow, and the continuous advent of perfect supporting facilities and new models will also prompt consumers to choose to buy more environmentally friendly electric vehicles, and electric vehicle sales will be stable and good.