According to the latest data from the All-China Federation of Passenger Vehicles, the retail sales of new energy passenger cars in March were 445,000 units, an increase of 137.6% year-on-year and 63.1% month-on-month. From January to March 2022, the cumulative retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles were 1.070 million units, an increase of 146.6% year-on-year.
Overall, compared with february sales, sales in March showed a gradual upward trend. Among them, the delivery volume of new car-making forces rose sharply from the previous month, and some of them achieved more than 10,000 vehicles. At the same time, as an indispensable member of the car market, traditional car companies have performed very well in March. Specifically, let's take a look at what magic weapons are in the top five of the head.
BYD: Monthly sales exceeded 100,000 vehicles, leading the way
According to BYD's official sales data, a total of 104338 BYD models were sold in March, an increase of 160.9% year-on-year, and entered the 100,000-vehicle club. Among them, DM models sold 50,674 units and EV models sold 53,664 units.
Specifically, the Song family sold 26,729 vehicles, the Qin family sold 24,797 vehicles, the Yuan family sold 12,881 vehicles, the Han family sold 12,359 vehicles, and the Tang family sold 9,625 vehicles. Dolphin, which has recently been on the market, also has a relatively bright performance, with sales reaching 10,501 units in March and 4,164 units in the e-series. It can be said that BYD has blossomed in the new energy model market, from the middle to the middle and high end, and the results are very eye-catching.
It is not difficult to find that BYD's fuel vehicle sales in March are basically zero, and from the structure of BYD's official sales in recent months, new energy vehicles account for nearly 90% of BYD's sales, while the sales of fuel vehicles can be said to be negligible.
On April 3, BYD officially announced that it would stop the production of fuel vehicles from March. ASD thus became the world's first traditional car company to discontinue pure fuel vehicles.
As for BYD's suspension of fuel vehicles, it mainly comes from technology. BYD's start from the battery industry to the breakthrough of pure electric e platform in three-electric technology, the advent of blade batteries and DM-i super hybrid break down technical barriers and occupy an important position in the field of new energy technology. In addition, in the market, BYD's monthly sales of new energy vehicles have exceeded 100,000 units, and it has got rid of its dependence on fuel vehicles.
After the suspension of fuel vehicles, BYD can put more energy into the field of pure electricity and plug-in hybrids, give full play to its advantages in the new energy market, and optimize its product structure.
SAIC-GM-Wuling: Hongguang MINIEV accounts for 50%, and the future can be expected
According to the official data of SAIC-GM-Wuling, the overall sales of SAIC-GM-Wuling 183023 vehicles in March, an increase of 44.1% year-on-year. Among them, the sales volume of new energy was 51,157 vehicles, accounting for 27% of the overall sales.
As the king of mini car sales, Hongguang MINIEV, although it has not yet announced sales in March, but with reference to the data of 22,110 units sold in February and the growth rate, Xiaobian believes that the sales of Hongguang MINIEV in March are expected to exceed 30,000 units, that is to say, half of new energy sales.
At the same time as the mini car is selling hot, Hongguang MINIEV GAMEBOY has also been officially launched recently. A total of four models of the new car are launched, and a variety of endurance options are available, with a price range of 55,800-6.98 million yuan to meet the needs of more young people. The pre-launch blind order has exceeded 30,000 units, which proves that the Hongguang MINIEV model still has full potential in the Chinese market.
Chery: Small ants are in charge, and QQ ice cream is listed on the market
According to Chery's official data, Chery Group sold a total of 53,054 new energy vehicles in the first quarter, an increase of 2.12 times year-on-year. Among them, new energy passenger cars were driven by the two major models of small ants and QQ ice cream, and sold 50,013 units in the first quarter, an increase of 255.4% year-on-year. In Terms of March, new energy passenger car sales reached 21,817 units, accounting for 43% of sales in the first quarter.
It is worth mentioning that the QQ ice cream listed at the end of last year has a single monthly sales of nearly 10,000 vehicles, becoming one of the hot selling models in the micro pure electric segment.
At present, the two mini cars of Small Ant and QQ Ice Cream, as the main sales models, have been loved by many consumers, and the cumulative sales have exceeded 300,000.
In addition to deepening in the pure electricity market, Chery has also begun to lay out the hybrid field. At the end of March this year, Chery's first plug-in hybrid SUV based on Kunpeng DHT technology, the Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ was officially listed, with a starting price of 155,800 yuan that attracted the attention of many consumers, and the current number of orders has exceeded 6,000.
GAC Aeon: Sales have exploded and the potential is unlimited
Since gac ace ace, pure electric models have been in a hot selling state. According to the data, GAC Aeon sold 20,317 new cars in March, exceeding 20,000 for the first time, an increase of 189% year-on-year.
Behind the hot sales of GAC Aean is the contribution of many models. Its AION Y, AION S Plus, AION V Plus respectively account for a large proportion of the corresponding market segments, firmly occupying the market of 150,000-250,000 yuan, and the renewal of AION LX Plus at the beginning of the year also further improved the product matrix of GAC Aeon.
As for production capacity, the second phase of gac Aeon's intelligent ecological factory capacity expansion project has been completed in February this year. That is to say, after the expansion, Aean's production capacity has been greater released, which has a greater role in promoting sales.
Changan: With a sales target of 300,000 vehicles, there is still a long way to go
Changan's overall sales in March were 236104 vehicles, of which new energy sales reached 15,624 units, achieving a breakthrough of 10,000 vehicles.
Looking closely at Changan's new energy models, there are mainly BenBen E-Star, Changan CS55EV, Yidong EV, etc., but the ones that really sell well are Also Ben E-Star. That is to say, Ben E-Star still carries the banner of New Energy Sales of Chang'an.
In terms of products, the Ben Ben E-Star Colorful Edition was launched in March, launching two models, the Pure Heart Edition and the Appreciation Edition, adding three body colors of field green, Xiaguang powder and snow white, giving people a more youthful visual effect. In addition to the pure electric model, Changan's first plug-in hybrid model UNI-K iDD has also been recently listed, enriching Changan's new energy product matrix.
Whether pure electric + plug-in hybrid can help Changan achieve the goal of "new energy sales of 300,000 vehicles" set at the beginning of the year, in terms of monthly sales of 15624 vehicles, Changan's new energy road has a long way to go.
Conclusion: Judging from the sales volume of the above-mentioned car companies in March, BYD has strong strength in new energy; Chery and Changan have begun to exert efforts in the hybrid market after achieving good results in the market with mini cars; SAIC-GM-Wuling and GAC Aean still adhere to the pure electric field. It can be said that the domestic new energy vehicle market is very good.
However, with the onslaught of price increases, more and more car companies announced price increases, and after experiencing the price increase tide, will car companies maintain such a growth rate in April? We'll see.