In the first quarter, Langyi sold a total of 103,600 vehicles, a slight increase of 7.13% year-on-year, and chased Xuanyi closely. Industry insiders said that the new Langyi adopts the dual front face design of the ordinary version and the starry sky version, and adds a 1.2T power version model, and the price is expected to further explore, and the new car has the strength to compete with Xuanyi for the A-class car sales championship after the listing.
Since its listing in March last year, BYD Qin PLUS has been passing the hurdle all the way, with a cumulative sales of more than 240,000 vehicles, proving the feasibility of its own brands relying on pure electric and plug-in hybrid "two legs" to walk. In the first quarter of this year, Qin PLUS sold a total of 71,000 vehicles, successfully breaking into the top three A-class cars, which is also the best result achieved from the main brand in recent years.
"Hundreds of thousands of pure electric vehicles are not much to choose from, BYD Qin PLUS has a high value, the mileage is also expected, and the products produced by large factories are also guaranteed, and buying it can also be regarded as supporting independent brands." Mr. Liu, the owner of the car, said, "There are still many people who buy this car, and we have seen 2-3 cars in our community." ”
Since its listing in March last year, BYD Qin PLUS has been passing the hurdle all the way, with a cumulative sales of more than 240,000 vehicles, proving the feasibility of its own brands relying on pure electric and plug-in hybrid "two legs" to walk. In the first quarter of this year, Qin PLUS sold a total of 71,000 vehicles, successfully grabbing the third place in the sales of the A-class car market, which is also the best result achieved by the main brand in this market segment in recent years.
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In addition to Qin PLUS, independent brands still have no shortage of highlights in the A-class car market, of which Yidong PLUS and MG 5 models entered the list, with sales of 50,800 units and 44,300 units respectively, ranking sixth and ninth in the list. However, Geely Emgrand only sold 42,200 vehicles in the first quarter, accidentally dropping off the list.
It is worth noting that Geely will launch the Emgrand L hybrid version of the model to challenge Qin PLUS. On April 13, Geely Automobile's WeChat public account released a message saying that Emgrand L Hi · X Super Mixed Edition, NEDC 100 km fuel consumption of 3.8 liters, 1300 km long endurance. One of the most liked messages was, "I hope the price can be more eye-catching!" expect! ”
Independent brands are competing to lay out the hybrid market, which is precisely to value its development potential. "In the first quarter, the growth rate of plug-in hybrid models was significantly higher than that of new energy as a whole, the production volume was close to the highest level in history, and the sales volume hit a record high." Chen Shihua, deputy secretary-general of the China Automobile Association, said that the rising price of raw materials for power batteries has also had a certain impact on the new energy structure, and it is believed that there is still some room for growth in plug-in hybrid models this year.
It is worth mentioning that The performance of Langyi in the first quarter was relatively stable, with cumulative sales of 103,600 vehicles, a slight increase of 7.13% year-on-year, ranking second in the list. Among them, in the last two months of the first quarter, Langyi chased after it, and the difference between it and Xuanyi was only about a thousand vehicles, and the gap was not further widened.
According to media reports, the new Langyi will be listed in the near future. Industry insiders said that the new Langyi adopts the dual front face design of the ordinary version and the starry sky version, and adds a 1.2T power version model, and the price is expected to further explore, and the new car has the strength to compete with Xuanyi for the A-class car sales championship after the listing.
In addition, the digital coupe Lingdu L, which was launched at the end of March, with its beautiful appearance and digital and intelligent blessings, received good feedback from consumers, with a single monthly sales of more than 7,000 vehicles. With the renewal of the two models of Lingdu L and Xinlangyi, coupled with the pure electric model ID.3, whether SAIC Volkswagen can regain market share in A-class cars is undoubtedly worth looking forward to.
In terms of FAW-Volkswagen, Sagittarius and Bora did not perform well, selling only 56,200 and 50,000 vehicles in the first quarter, ranking fifth and seventh on the list. Of course, this is mainly affected by the epidemic and the "lack of core". In mid-March, FAW Group stopped production at five major vehicle plants in Changchun, including Bora, which was produced at the FAW-Volkswagen Changchun plant.
In contrast, Japanese brands have performed differently in the A-segment car market. Among them, Xuanyi's cumulative sales of 124,700 units, down 6.59% year-on-year. Although it still occupies the A-segment market championship, it is no longer as dominant as it was last year. In the same period of 2021, Xuanyi surpassed Langyi by nearly 30,000 vehicles.
Corolla and Leiling, which are also Japanese brands, also had a bad time, selling 60,500 and 49,700 units respectively in the first quarter, a year-on-year decline of more than 20%. The former was squeezed out of the top three by Qin PLUS and only ranked fourth; the latter fell to eighth place. In contrast, Honda Civic, in the first quarter, increased by 31.89% year-on-year, with a total of 43,300 units sold, ranking tenth in the list.
In addition to the list, American brands in the A-class car market ice and fire double day, Buick Yinglang plummeted to 29,200 units in the first quarter, down about 70% year-on-year; although Chevrolet Cruze increased sharply year-on-year, but the average monthly average of only 10,000 vehicles is still not enough to pose a threat to the top ten list. In addition, the Ford Focus fell by more than 50% year-on-year, and between this and the other, the U.S. brand showed a slight downward trend in this segment.
Overall, despite the double blow of the epidemic and the "lack of core", the A-segment car market is full of resilience. According to the data, in the first quarter, the cumulative sales of A-class vehicles were 1.3453 million units, an increase of 3.72% year-on-year. The China Automobile Association said that March is generally the peak period of automobile production and sales in the first half of the year, but this year was indeed affected, affecting the overall performance of the market in the first quarter. (China Economic Network reporter Jiang Zhiwen)