According to the latest retail sales statistics of the Automobile Market Research Branch of the China Automobile Dealers Association (CCIRC), the retail sales of the domestic passenger car market reached 1.579 million units in March 2022, down 10.5% year-on-year and 25.6% month-on-month. From January to March, the cumulative retail sales of 4.915 million units decreased by 4.5% year-on-year.
Sales in March increased significantly compared to February, and in fact, since chip supply recovered from February, there was a good basis for the recovery of production and sales in March. Recently, the inventory of manufacturers has increased, terminal discounts have been expanded, and the consumer car purchase cycle has been shortened. After the Spring Festival, a number of new cars were listed, which also attracted some consumers to buy cars, and the car market showed a steady upward trend in March.
Top 30 in fuel vehicle sales in March
In the march fuel vehicle sales list, except for Xuanyi, who continued to ride the dust, the ranking of 2-9 places has changed compared with February. Changan CS75PLUS, which did not previously enter the top 20 of the February list, jumped to second place, while Camry, which was firmly the champion of the joint venture mid-size car segment, returned to the 20,000-unit camp, and the market performance was very stable.
Xuanyi handed over a report card of 30,240 vehicles in March, a slight increase from February. What is even more valuable is that with the strong performance in the first quarter of this year, Xuanyi became the first model with annual sales of more than 100,000 vehicles in 2022.
In the March SUV market in the field of fuel vehicles in the field of Chinese brands a brother, Changan CS75PLUS beat the third generation Haval H6 with a single monthly sales of 22811 units. In February this year, Changan Automobile officially launched the second generation of Changan CS75PLUS, which has been fully upgraded, which will undoubtedly make it more relaxed in the face of new and old competitors.
Among the top 10 models in the sales list, Changan Automobile occupies three seats, and its performance is very eye-catching. In addition to Changan CS75PLUS, Changan Yidong and Changan CS55PLUS increased significantly compared with February, of which Changan CS55PLUS sales increased by 12,163 vehicles in March to 17,176 vehicles, an increase of 342%.
Camry's return to the 20,000-vehicle camp made us shine, and the Corolla and Leiling sister models under Toyota's twin-car strategy also had a good performance in March, especially With the single-month sales of 19,488 vehicles, The Laser rose from 29th to 5th in the fuel car sales list in February, ranking among the top three in the sales of joint venture compact cars.
In March, the luxury brand market retailed 230,000 vehicles, an increase of 43% month-on-month, of which Mercedes-Benz was the most prominent. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class narrowly beat the Audi A4L and BMW 5 Series in March, becoming the number one luxury brand sedan sold. Compared with the "narrow victory" of the sedan, the Mercedes-Benz GLC is significantly ahead of the Audi Q5L and BMW X3 in sales this month, and although the model is close to replacement, it is deeply loved by consumers.
GAC Toyota's sales reached a new high in the month, reaching 6,444 units. After experiencing a sharp price increase at the beginning of the listing, Sai Na, which returned to affordable sales, has achieved sales growth for several consecutive months with its own good strength.
Although the Buick GL8 is still the top seller in the MPV market, compared with the monthly sales of 9,090 units in February, sales this month have dropped significantly, with only 7,893 units. The Sena, which is in the back of the affordable sales, has caught up, and will the sales champion of the domestic MPV market Buick GL8 that has been dominated for a long time be ended by Xena? Leave it to time to prove it.
In March, the sales volume of new energy vehicles was TOP30
Retail sales of new energy passenger cars reached 445,000 units in March, up 137.6% y/y and 63.1% month-on-month. From January to March, domestic retail sales of new energy passenger cars were 1.070 million units, up 146.6% year-on-year. Especially affected by the sharp rise in the price of upstream raw materials and other factors, a large number of new energy brands announced price increases, affected by price increases, and the order performance before the price increase was extremely hot.
Without any suspense, the sales performance of 41980 vehicles has made Hongguang MINIEV once again sit in the position of the boss of the new energy vehicle market. Since its launch, Hongguang MINIEV has subverted the industry's mindset on new energy vehicles, and also let everyone see the market potential of micro-electric vehicles. Its emergence satisfies the psychological expectations of consumers and shapes today's sales myth.
Although Tesla Model Y experienced three price increases in 8 days in March, this did not prevent it from surpassing Changan CS75PLUS and Haval H6 to the top of the all-category SUV sales list in March, and the single-month sales performance of 39730 vehicles can also make all car companies red.)
Song PLUS New Energy, Qin PLUS New Energy, Han, Dolphin, Yuan PLUS, etc., saw the strong performance of BYD's main sales models in the new energy vehicle market. Perhaps it is understandable that BYD's decision to announce the suspension of fuel vehicles, and the strong technical reserves in the field of plug-in hybrid and pure electricity have made IT reasonable to stop production of fuel vehicles.
How big is the market for micro-electric vehicles in addition to Hongguang MINIEV? QQ Ice Cream and Ben E-Star use sales to prove that there is still a lot of room, QQ Ice Cream nearly doubled sales compared to February, which is enough to explain the problem.
In March 2022, the car sales list has officially landed on the "sales list" of e-car, for more new car sales data, please pay attention to the e-car App.