According to the data of the Association, the retail sales of new energy vehicles in March reached 445,000 units, an increase of 137.6% year-on-year. When looking at this set of data, it is difficult to imagine that this set of strong growth data comes from 2022, when the chip shortage is not over. In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, the new energy vehicle market is in a stage of steady development, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles from January to March totaled 1.07 million units, an increase of 146.6% year-on-year. It is worth mentioning that among the top five sales in March, the second and third places are Tesla, the fourth and fifth places are BYD, and the first place is the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV.
TOP1, Wuling Hongguang MINI EV
Since its launch, this car has attracted many consumers with its small and mini design. In fact, not only in terms of design, its main selling point is still cost-effective, there are not many new energy models in the range of 30,000-70,000, and with the rise in raw material prices, many manufacturers have reported price increase notices. For this mini model, even if the price is raised, there will be no excessive price increase, so it has become the first choice for home transportation models, and its sales in March reached 41,980 units.
TOP2, Tesla Model Y
In terms of the advantages of the three-electric system, Tesla still has a voice, and Model Y not only has an excellent three-electric system, but also has a remarkable performance in the intelligent ecology, and it is precisely because of this that it can attract more domestic consumers. The car sold a whopping 39,730 units in March. However, in terms of workmanship, Tesla is still slightly insufficient, especially in the seams of the body and trim, there are still cases of different thicknesses, so Tesla's car has also been controversial.
TOP3, Tesla Model 3
Tesla Model 3 has maintained a steady growth trend in terms of sales, which shows that its brand influence is still relatively strong in China. Today's Tesla seems to be somewhat similar to volkswagen, and it is not very prominent in terms of design, but this relatively low-key design is more likely to attract the attention of consumers. However, due to special circumstances, the shutdown of Tesla's Shanghai factory in March also led to the impact on its sales, and even so, the car's sales in March could reach 26,024 units.
TOP4, BYD Song PLUS DM-i
BYD in the domestic new energy field can be described as the existence of big brother, as early as many car companies are still committed to the research and development of fuel engines, BYD has entered the battery field early, and now it has formed a unique market pattern. Its Song PLUS DM-i sold 22,375 units in March. As a hybrid model, excellent fuel economy and high endurance characteristics have become the best choice for many household consumers, and have been popular in the market since its listing, and there has been a situation where a car is difficult to find before.
TOP5, BYD Qin PLUS DM-i
As another large series of the DM-i family, the Qin series has always been a model that BYD has pinned high hopes on, and the series has been strongly combined with the Song series to absorb a large number of household consumers, and consumers with a budget of less than 200,000 in this field account for a large share. Therefore, it is also reasonable that Qin PLUS DM-i can easily enter the top five.
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In fact, from the current situation, hybrid models are more popular, after all, the problem of endurance and charging difficulties is still a wall that is difficult to climb over for pure electric models, which is one of the reasons why BYD can rise rapidly. However, in the long run, pure electric models are the ultimate solution for the new energy market. If you take a long-term view, which do you think will become the mainstream model of the market, hybrid model or pure electric model? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.