【March 2022 German car sales inventory】In March this year, German car sales fell sharply year-on-year. According to the statistics compiled by the editors of the car purchase network, the wholesale sales of the German car market in March 2022 were 318,100 units, a decrease of 136,500 units compared with the same period last year, a year-on-year decrease of 30.0%. Compared to February, sales increased slightly by 4.1%.
According to the data, there are 10 Models of German cars that sold more than 10,000 vehicles in March this year, and four cars from Volkswagen are in the forefront. Among them, Volkswagen Langyi won the German car sales championship with sales of 26,040 vehicles, and sales were not as good as last month, down 36.7% year-on-year.
Volkswagen Sagittarius ranked second, with sales of 17,214 units in March, down 46.8% year-on-year. Another compact car, Bora, sold 16,235 units, ranking fourth, down 52.2% year-on-year. In addition, Volkswagen Santana sold 10,580 vehicles, ranking tenth, an increase of 38.6% year-on-year.
Volkswagen Passat sold well in March, ranking third in the German car sales list with sales of 16,386 units, continuing to lead Volkswagen Magotan, up 137.7% year-on-year. Volkswagen's Magtend's sales volume was 8261 units, down 50.7% year-on-year.
Volkswagen brand SUVs sold poorly, with the best-selling Tiguan L selling 13,414 units, ranking sixth in the German car sales list, down 34.1% year-on-year. Volkswagen Tanyue and Tuyue sold more than 9,000 vehicles, of which Tanyue sold 9527 vehicles, down 41.0% year-on-year; Tuyue sold 9433 vehicles, down 10.3% year-on-year.
In addition, Volkswagen Tuon sold 6438 vehicles, an increase of 4.8% year-on-year; Volkswagen Tange sold 6367 vehicles, down 48.8% year-on-year.
Statistics show that the cumulative sales of the Volkswagen brand in March 180786 vehicles, down 23.8% year-on-year.
Sales of German luxury brands all fell year-on-year, of which the best sales were Mercedes-Benz brands, with total sales reaching 50,160 units in March, down 20.7% year-on-year. Mercedes-Benz C-Class sold 15,586 units, ranking fifth, an increase of 9.0% year-on-year. Mercedes-Benz E-Class sold 11,363 units, ranking seventh, down 20.1% year-on-year. The Mercedes-Benz GLC sold 10,857 units, ranking ninth, and was the best-selling German luxury SUV, down 29.2% year-on-year.
The BMW brand sold a total of 35,723 units in March, down 43.6% year-on-year. Among them, the best sales volume was the BMW 5 Series, with sales of 11,029 units in March, a decrease of 29.1% year-on-year; BMW X3 sales were only 8433 units, down 33.0% year-on-year; BMW X1 sales were 5893 units, down 35.7% year-on-year; BMW 3 Series sales were as low as 3195 units, down 81.7% year-on-year.
Audi brand sales plunged 52.8 percent in March to 31,706 units, a modest volume for all models. Among them, the best sales are Audi Q3, whose sales are only 5849 vehicles, down 3.6% year-on-year; Audi A4L, Audi A3, Audi A6L sales are only more than 5,000 vehicles, 5667 vehicles, 5632 and 5461 vehicles respectively. The Audi Q5L was as low as 4212 units, down 73.4% year-on-year.
Jetta brand sales were not as good as the same period last year, with a total sales volume of 14,223 units, down 20.4% year-on-year. Among them, the Jetta VS5 sold 6557 units, the Jetta VA3 sold 5133 units, and the Jetta VS7 sold 2533 vehicles.
The Skoda brand sold 5,500 units, up 10.0% from the same period last year. Among them, The Komic sold 1423 vehicles, Octavia sold 1404 vehicles, Xinrui sold 1105 vehicles, and other models sold less than 1,000 vehicles.