After the sales in February, many people's attention focused on the SUV list. Because the Haval H6, which won the championship and won the soft hand, actually ranked third.
And with that came the "Haval H6 no longer a god?" "Questions like that...
So why is this ranking like this, and what information does it reveal? Today we're going to talk about that.
Since it is a ranking, it is absolutely normal to have changes. It's just that the consecutive championships of the Haval H6 have always made everyone "numb", and it will attract attention as soon as there is a wind and grass.
By the way, this isn't the first time the Haval H6 has been surpassed, the last time was in September 2021, when the Tesla Model Y broke its "100-crown career" with sales of 33,000 units.
Of course, being surpassed does not mean that the Haval H6 is not selling well, but because that month is a month of model Y concentrated production and delivery, so there is that scene.
Back to the SUV ranking in February, this time the first place is BYD Song, an increase of 298.8% year-on-year, and the second is the Honda CR-V, an increase of 49.4% year-on-year.
It is worth mentioning that the "BYD Song" here refers to the Song family series, including song, Song Pro, Song PLUS three SUVs, and includes fuel, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), pure electric (EV) three power.
However, it is interesting that according to another data from the Association of Passenger Vehicles, the new energy SUV sales crown in February is still the BYD Song family! Sales reached 22,754 units.
That is to say, the sales of plug-in hybrid + pure electric models in the BYD Song family account for the majority, while the sales of pure fuel versions of the three vehicles add up to only 1778 units.
As for the Honda CR-V taking second, in fact, it is not surprising, after all, it is also a common player at the top of the list, which is a normal performance.
As for the sales performance of the Haval H6 in February, the brand also gave the reason in time: the lack of supply of parts produced by Bosch led to a decline in sales data.
This is also understandable, when there is a certain gap in the supply chain, it is easy to affect the progress of production or delivery.
However, overall, looking at the cumulative sales in January and February, The Haval H6 is still ahead of BYD Song in the first place. Of course, this can also be found that BYD Song is indeed approaching step by step.
To be honest, the change in ranking is not the most important reference for me, but what information should be revealed to everyone in the change.
Excluding reasons such as the shortage of spare parts, from the data alone, the sales of new energy models (22,754 units) of the BYD Song family in February alone are enough to outperform the CR-V (22,260 units) and H6 (18,790 units).
CR-V is also sharp hybrid (oil-electric hybrid) and sharp hybrid e+ (plug-in hybrid) on sale, but Honda has not yet released specific data, here is to ignore it.
In contrast, only the Haval H6 in the top three has a fuel version to choose from.
Does this mean that the choice of new energy models will become a major trend?
Some people may think that relying on the SUV list alone cannot explain anything, but in fact, the penetration rate of domestic new energy passenger cars reached 21.8% in February, an increase of 13% year-on-year; among them, the penetration rate of new energy passenger cars of Chinese brands was as high as 41.9%, far exceeding overseas brands (3.5%) and luxury brands (17.4%).
Therefore, the conclusion drawn from the book data is that new energy vehicles, especially Chinese brand new energy vehicles, are becoming more and more popular!
In fact, this time the Song family won the first place, largely thanks to the Song PLUS DM-i model. If you have always paid attention to BYD's sales of friends, you should be able to find out: BYD is about to become a new energy brand!
BYD's launch of DM-i plug-in hybrid can be said to be a milestone, and it has also played a vital role in the overall development of domestic automobiles.
From the dm-p of the past to the DM-i of the present, BYD's goal in new energy seems to have shifted.
DM-p hybrid system emphasizes more dynamic performance, where "p" represents "powerful", such as Han DM, which can break 100 in 4.7 seconds in early 200,000.
The DM-i hybrid system introduced later is like a return to "sanity": while pursuing enough power, it pays more attention to energy-saving effects.
Among them, the representative model is the Qin PLUS DM-i, which is a plug-in compact car that has been "scolded" because it sells too well, and then there is the Song PLUS DM-i that promoted the championship this time.
At first, plug-in hybrids were not very optimistic, some people said that it was a policy product, some people said that it was for fake environmental protection, but from the sales results to verify, plug-in hybrids are indeed very marketable.
Moreover, the limited license city has a green card, buy a car without purchase tax, charge and refuel can run... These are the advantages of plug-in hybrid models.
(Autohome data)
In addition to the above, as for THE BYD DM-i is so popular, it is also because its feeder fuel consumption is better controlled, which can be seen from the feedback from the owner.
More importantly, the price of the model is more fragrant than that of the fuel vehicle.
For example, Qin PLUS DM-i sold 108,800 yuan, and Song PLUS DM-i sold 149,800 yuan, compared to the Japanese Two Fields competitors that BYD wants to target, the price is indeed lower, not to mention the price compared with the same level of fuel vehicles.
In short, car owners who choose to plug in hybrid power are inseparable from a core: to make the wallet feel better.
In contrast, the Haval brand is a step slower in terms of new energy, as the main product Haval H6, also only the fuel version can be bought.
Of course, this does not mean that Haval or the entire Great Wall system does not have hybrids, the Great Wall Lemon DHT hybrid technology is.
This is a set of oil-electric hybrids, that is, the kind that does not use plug-in, and the nature is similar to that of Honda Toyota, but the specific technology is not exactly the same.
Of course, this system also has a PHEV solution, which will be gradually applied to all models of Great Wall Motors in the future.
At present, models equipped with DHT hybrid system are mainly concentrated in WEY Weipai. For example, the latte DHT/Macchiato DHT, the plug-in model has the Macchiato DHT-PHEV, mocha DHT-PHEV.
So not only the Haval H6, in fact, the entire Haval brand SUV, has not yet launched a new energy version of the model.
By the way, the Haval H6 PHEV model has already debuted in Thailand, and the car has a relatively exaggerated 201km range, which is much higher than the current mainstream 50-100km pure electric endurance, and the future this car will be produced at the Great Wall Thailand factory.
So, when will the domestic Haval H6 PHEV be launched? This is something that riders are very concerned about. There is also news that it is the first half of 2022, but the official has not yet given an accurate date.
BYD Song with an earlier, more new energy vehicle layout, this time won the sales championship, is it a time of brilliance, or continue to write a "new list story"? That's a matter of waiting and seeing.
However, new energy will become a major trend in the future, which should be a fact that cannot be changed, right? In addition to BYD and the Great Wall, several other major Chinese car companies also attach great importance to the development of new energy sectors.
For example, Geely's "Thor Power", Chang'an's "Blue Whale iDD", Chery's "Kunpeng DHT" and so on.
Of course, "whether there is" and "whether it is good or not" are two different things, and it is not that which car uses the hybrid system, and sales must rise. It also depends on whether the technology is strong enough, whether the actual experience is good enough, etc...
All in all, how the road goes depends on the ideas of each brand, BYD Song surpassed the Haval H6 this time, and it can also be seen as an important foreshadowing - new energy or a better way to go.
So what will happen to sales performance in March? Can new energy models really "skyrocket"? Comments are welcome!