【Car sales ranking in January-March 2022 C-class car sales ranking in the first quarter】Affected by the epidemic and the shortage of raw material supply, the sales volume of the domestic C-class car market in the first quarter of this year fell slightly year-on-year. According to the data of the Comprehensive Passenger Association of The Editors of the Car Purchase Network, the cumulative wholesale sales of the C-class car market from January to March 2022 were 186,300 units, down 4.8% year-on-year, and the sales volume decreased by 0.95 million units.
In the first quarter, the BMW 5 Series basically maintained the sales level of the same period last year, winning the C-class sales championship with sales of 42,235 units, continuing to lead the main competitors Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Audi A6L.
BYD Han's cumulative sales of 34,430 vehicles, slightly ahead of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, ranked second, an increase of 25.4% year-on-year. On April 10, the 2022 BYD Han was launched, the new car was upgraded in appearance, interior and power, and the DM-i and DM-p models were launched, which were highly sought after by consumers, with pre-sale orders exceeding 50,000 units, and it is expected to surpass BBA sales in the future.
Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Audi A6L sales are not as good as the same period last year, of which Mercedes-Benz E-Class sales of 34169 vehicles, ranking third, down 12.0% year-on-year; Audi A6L sales of 25690 vehicles, ranked fourth, down 39.9% year-on-year, sales decreased by 17043 units.
Other C-class cars sold much lower, with the Extreme Kr 001 cumulatively selling 8,241 units, able to rank fifth, surpassing the Volvo S90 sales. Volvo S90 cumulative sales of 7561 units, down 26.6% year-on-year.
The sales of BBA's three new energy vehicles are also not large, of which Mercedes-Benz E-class new energy sales of 6256, BMW 5 Series new energy sales of 5943, Audi A6L new energy sales of only 939.
Hongqi H9 sales are also not ideal, with cumulative sales of only 4675 vehicles in the first quarter, down 52.8% year-on-year. The Polar Fox ARCFOX αS sold 1804 units, and not many people bought it.
The recently launched SAIC Volkswagen Audi A7L sold only 830 units, while the WEIO ET7 sold 163 units in the first month.