According to the data of the Association, SAIC Volkswagen's sales in February were 80,158 units, down by 18.99% and 41.75% year-on-year and month-on-month, respectively; the cumulative sales volume in January and February was 217,775 units, down 19.57% year-on-year. According to the statistics of the Association, SAIC Volkswagen fell to third in the manufacturer's retail sales ranking, and was overtaken by BYD with a sales gap of nearly 9,000 vehicles. In the SUV segment, the Tiguan family performed the best, with sales of 9,855 units in February, down 30.7% year-on-year.
Popular compact SUV Tuyue fell again after a blip in January, with sales of only 7,320 units in February, falling out of the statistics list of the Association. Evergreen Langyi in the sedan segment single-handedly contributed more than one-third of its sales, delivering 26,707 new vehicles in February, down 8.3% year-on-year.
At present, SAIC Volkswagen has a total of 31 models on sale under the Volkswagen and Skoda brands, covering multiple segments of cars, SUVs and MPVs. According to the new car plan, in 2022, SAIC Volkswagen will launch a number of redesigned models around intelligence and technology to improve the situation that Volkswagen's sales in China are declining.