As we all know, in the past two years, under the background of the industry's "cold winter" and the impact of the epidemic, many car companies have ushered in the "darkest moment", price reduction and sales decline have become the "main theme", but the contrarian growth of Changan Automobile has become a bright color in the entire automobile market.
In January this year, Changan Automobile became the second largest car company in January after FAW-Volkswagen in sales, with sales reaching 144,000 units. That is to say, in January this year, Changan Automobile is the best-selling Chinese brand, the sales of CS55 and CS75 series in January exceeded 30,000 units, showing a strong explosive force, and the CS75PLUS, as the largest sales hero, also ushered in the second generation of models in recent days, boosting Changan Automobile's sales.
Domestic "benchmark", joint venture "fierce enemy"
If you compare the previous domestic cars with joint venture cars, probably many people feel delusional, but after a decade of rapid development, Chinese brands have shown amazing explosive power, especially in the SUV market, the share has gradually led the joint venture brand by one position.
Of course, if you want to find an SUV that can represent that the domestic car has completed the crushing of the strength of the joint venture car, then the author believes that the most representative must be the Changan CS75PLUS. In the context of the market tending to be saturated, the product homogenization is serious, and the dividends of the SUV market are exhausted, Changan CS75PLUS came out in 2019, and after the listing, this domestic SUV has shown a strong explosive force in the market, and it has also "pulled off the horse" a number of joint venture SUVs that are usually hot selling, becoming a well-deserved strength player.
Since its listing, the cumulative sales volume of Changan CS75PLUS has exceeded 500,000 vehicles, which is enough to explain its highly recognized product strength. After more than two years, we have ushered in the second generation of the advanced Changan CS75PLUS, the new car has been officially listed yesterday, the official guidance price of 12.49-15.49 million yuan, this time, can it fight with the joint venture car?
Fully advanced, "armed to the teeth"
Since the pre-sale of the second-generation CS75PLUS at the end of January, the order has exceeded 23575 units, which can be said to be quite hot. Some people may also wonder what magic this car has, which can be so favored by consumers. The author believes that in addition to the good reputation accumulated by the first generation of models in the market as a support, it also stems from the fact that the second-generation models have been greatly improved in all aspects, especially the Aisin 8AT is standard in the whole series.
You know, in the current SUV market, the vast majority of models use dual-clutch transmissions and CVT gearboxes, even the 200,000-level Nissan X-Trail and Toyota RAV4 Rongfang and other hot-selling joint venture SUVs use CVT gearboxes, and Changan's second-generation CS75PLUS as a 150,000-level SUV model can do the standard procurement cost of the whole series is relatively high, luxury brand with the same platform Aisin 8AT gearbox, the sincerity brought by it is self-evident.
More importantly, the Aisin 8AT equipped with the second-generation CS75PLUS can improve the overall shift response by 40%. The author preemptively test drove this car in January this year, both the shift logic and the response speed are very worthy of affirmation, and the downshift and upshift are also just right, so that the entire power output process is extremely smooth and natural, and there is no fault. Frankly, at this point, the second-generation CS75PLUS has surprised me very much.
In addition, the second-generation CS75PLUS provides Blue Whale's new generation NE 1.5T and 2.0T two different engine models for consumers to choose, and the strong power brought by these two engines is difficult to find in the same class of models.
Among them, the blue whale new generation 2.0T + Aisin 8AT gold power combination maximum power rating of 171kW, the maximum torque of 390N·m, in front of the joint venture car absolutely has an overwhelming advantage.
For example, toyota RAV4 provides a 2.0L self-priming engine with a maximum power of 126 kW and a maximum torque of 209 N·m. Dongfeng Nissan X-Trail is equipped with 1.5T+CVT, with a maximum horsepower of 204 hp and a maximum torque of 300 Nm. Whether in terms of price or performance parameters, the second-generation CS75PLUS is more attractive.
Of course, I have to intersperse my test drive experience here, when I got the 2.0T version. The second-generation CS75PLUS throttle has a very responsive initial stage response, with a response speed of more than 20% faster than the previous generation. After slowly familiarizing yourself with its "tonality", you will fall in love with the driving experience it brings you, lightly pressing on the accelerator, followed by a strong power that spews out, especially in the case of accelerating on high-speed roads, and the abundant power makes people very excited.
Not only that, the second-generation CS75PLUS also has more space, its length, width and height are 4700/1865/1710mm, and the wheelbase is 2710mm, which has achieved a comprehensive surpass for the hot-selling SUVs such as Rongfang RAV4 and Nissan X-Trail.
As we all know, at the level of intelligent configuration, domestic brands have never lost, and at this point, the second-generation CS75PLUS has absolute right to speak. It is equipped with face ID face recognition function, intelligent gesture control function, 540 ° panoramic image, APA5.0 remote control valet parking system and a series of intelligent black technology, which are unparalleled in the same level of models, even if it is a 200,000-level joint venture model, it can not be realized, which shows how much sincerity the second-generation CS75PLUS has prepared for everyone.
The so-called "opening and hanging" is just a thick accumulation of thin hair
There is no doubt that whether it is the power combination, humanized intelligent configuration, or the space that the Chinese people value very much, the second-generation CS75PLUS brings a leapfrog experience and the strength of the joint venture SUV, which is the best explanation of why the second-generation CS75PLUS can exceed 23575 units since the pre-sale.
When we go back and talk about the main reason for Changan Automobile's contrarian growth in the market in the past two years, in addition to the "help" of CS75PLUS, it is also very important that it has developed one of the few internal combustion engines with a thermal efficiency of 40%, the Blue Whale NE series engine.
As we all know, without core technology, Chinese car companies will never have the right to speak. The arrival of the Blue Whale NE power platform has filled the gap in the field of China's automotive platform development, and the Blue Whale NE 1.5T and 2.0T engines have surpassed many mainstream engines in the market in terms of performance parameters, which can be called the strongest on the surface. At the same time, it also shows the confidence and confidence of Changan Automobile's leading technology. In the past, Chinese brands were silent about the "three major pieces", but today, Chinese brands are enough to compete with joint venture brands, or even more than that.
Nowadays, Blue Whale NE 1.5T and 2.0T engines have been widely used in Changan Automobile's products and are well recognized in the market. In January this year, the sales volume of the Blue Whale family equipped with Blue Whale Power Technology directly exceeded 130,000, while the sales of the "Blue Whale Double Male" CS55 series and CS75 series exceeded 30,000 units, becoming the sales pillar of Changan Automobile and helping Changan Automobile achieve more breakthroughs in the automobile market.
Write at the end
From the product level, the second generation of CS75PLUS is definitely prepared, it will become the biggest "killer" for Changan Automobile to conquer the compact SUV market, and it is foreseeable that Changan Automobile's sales will be even higher in the future.
From the sales volume in January, Changan Automobile has become the leader of Chinese brands, and at the same time, many joint venture brands have been left behind, and it is clear that Changan Automobile is global. It can be seen that for a long time in the past, Changan Automobile has been conscientiously doing research and development, practicing technology in a down-to-earth manner, and its attention and investment have completely demonstrated its responsibility and responsibility as a leader of its own brand. In time, the most influential car companies in the global auto industry will have a seat for Changan Automobile.