On May 9, 2022, Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Jianghuai Automobile") released the "Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. April 2022 Production and Sales Express". According to the express report: In April 2022, the sales volume of Jianghuai Automobile was 27,400 units, and the cumulative sales of 156,800 units from January to April, of which 47,700 pure electric passenger cars were sold from January to April, an increase of 37.92% year-on-year, and the export of 29,500 units from January to April, an increase of 38.06% year-on-year.
Jianghuai Automobile's sales did not meet expectations, which is not an isolated case. Affected by the epidemic, the entire automotive industry chain has been frustrated, the overall performance of the domestic auto market is weak, and most car companies are facing dual pressure of production and marketing.
On May 6, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers announced that in April 2022, the sales volume of the automotive industry is expected to reach 1.171 million units, down 47.6% month-on-month and 48.1% year-on-year; from January to April 2022, sales are expected to complete 7.68 million units, down 12.3% year-on-year.
In the published sales data, LISTED CAR COMPANIES SUCH AS SAIC MOTOR, DONGFENG MOTOR, GAC MOTOR GROUP, AND FAW JIEFANG ALL EXPERIENCED SHARP DECLINES TO VARYING DEGREES IN APRIL, OF WHICH SAIC MOTOR FELL BY 62% IN APRIL, DONGFENG MOTOR FELL BY 66.29% IN APRIL, GAC MOTOR FELL BY 33.7% IN APRIL, AND FAW JIEFANG'S SALES OF TRUCKS AND BUSES IN APRIL FELL BY 69.86% YEAR-ON-YEAR.
It is worth mentioning that Jianghuai Automobile continues to adjust in the face of difficulties, judge the situation, in the domestic market, Jianghuai Automobile adheres to the strategy of "concentrating on the development of intelligent vehicles and intelligent new energy vehicles" without wavering, deepening user co-creation, while promoting the growth of its own new energy vehicle sales, but also for the sustained and rapid development of the domestic new energy vehicle market.
On March 28th, Sihao New Energy Zhixuan Pure Electric Coupe - Aipao officially opened pre-sale, the product is equipped with the latest J-Pilot Plus intelligent driver assistance system, the world's first Huawei 77G front millimeter wave radar, bringing users a more intelligent car experience. At the same time, Sihao Aipao achieves higher endurance through iterative upgrading of the cellular battery 2.0, on the basis of ensuring battery safety, through an excellent thermal management system, eliminating the user's mileage anxiety.
Picture note: Smart Music Cockpit - Sihao X6
On April 23, Sihao's new compact SUV product, Sihao X6 with L2 intelligent driver assistance system of 100,000 yuan, was officially released for pre-sale, and iFLYTEK joined hands with iFLYTEK to build the HOL-Music intelligent music system and intelligent sound system to support multi-scene music interaction.
In the international market, Jianghuai Automobile has repeatedly won large orders. On April 2, 330 J7 super hatchback cars were ready to be sent to the UAE market, achieving another breakthrough for Chinese brands in the high-end market. On April 15th, the launch ceremony of the first batch of 305 Xingrui vehicles of BIMBO customers in Mexico was held at the headquarters of Jianghuai Automobile, which is of far-reaching significance for Jianghuai Automobile's in-depth localization operation, cross-regional collaborative development and brand influence in the Latin American market.
Since March, the epidemic situation has been sporadically distributed in various parts of the country. As one of the few car companies in China with a full range of ambulance production support capabilities, Jianghuai Automobile takes the needs of society as its own responsibility, based on the needs of the fight against the epidemic, relying on strong research and development capabilities and technical reserves, iteratively upgraded and developed the JIANGHUAI Xingrui "Light of First Aid" ambulance and the "anti-epidemic No. 1 car" in the light truck industry, rushing to the front line of the fight against the epidemic and escorting the fight against the epidemic.
Photo note: JIANGHUAI Xingrui "First Aid Light" series ambulances
At the beginning of April, 90 JAC Xingrui ambulances were successfully dispatched to Dominica, which will alleviate the shortage of local medical resources, promote the upgrading of basic medical service equipment in Dominica, and help local epidemic prevention work.