Either the price is cut or the hybrid, Buick GL8 sales have fallen sharply, which is indeed a bit dangerous
When it comes to Buick GL8, I believe everyone is very familiar with it, as the absolute first brother in the domestic MPV models for many years, it is also the best mixed model of GM in China, which is the pillar model of GM, not only because of the high and stable sales of Buick GL8, but also because the price of Buick GL8 is very expensive and the profit is quite high, but now the sales of Buick GL8 have begun to decline significantly, in the final analysis, it is because the domestic auto market competition is too fierce, Even Buick GL8 this big brother status of the model has to bow its head, now Buick GL8 discount is only about 20,000 or so, basically there is no competitiveness, the current Buick GL8 wants to return to the top either take advantage of their own brand and increase the discount, or hurry up to the hybrid, otherwise it is really dangerous.
In fact, the status of Buick GL8 has indeed been impacted, but before this, Buick GL8 has been very stable, but in 2023, the sales of Buick GL8 will finally have problems, although in this year's 3, 4, 5 three months Buick GL8 sales in about 12,000 cars, but Buick GL8 sales in January this year was only more than 3,000 years, to June Buick GL8 also ushered in halving, only sold more than 6,700 cars, such a change is not actually the domestic MPV model market suddenly shrunk, but with Toyota Sena, Denza D9 these models began to seize the market, Denza D9 this new energy model has now become the three or four hundred thousand yuan level of large MPV sales champion, and Toyota is by virtue of Saina, The total sales of the two Grevia cars are second only to the Denza D9 and in fact surpass the Buick GL8, and even the Trumpchi M8 is also close behind the Buick GL8, and the biggest feature of these models is hybrid.
Indeed, the gain of hybrid for MPV is quite large, compared with ordinary civilian cars, the high fuel consumption of different MPV models is very obvious, everyone usually feels a loss when running empty, but it is much better with hybrid, so whether it is Denza D9 or Trumpchi M8 and Toyota Saina These models are hybrid, whether it is oil hybrid or plug-in hybrid, in the final analysis, it is mainly fuel-efficient, of course, the power is not bad, so if Buick GL8 really wants to maintain the status of the big brother in the field of medium and large MPV, it is best to come up with the hybrid version as soon as possible, Of course, if Buick GL8 is really willing to reduce the price, it is okay, this kind of MPV model of three or four hundred thousand yuan, the price reduction of seventy or eighty thousand is estimated that everyone is still willing to consider, but this should not be what Buick is willing to see.
Buick GL8 product competitiveness:
In fact, Buick, a traditional joint venture brand, especially the model that focuses on the Chinese market, should be quite sensitive to changes in the domestic auto market. Buick GL8 is priced at 232,900 to 473,900 The price profit is quite high, and it is no problem to come out with a hybrid version, compared to 2.0T, this power is much better, in addition, Buick GL8 does give the 48V mild hybrid system to save fuel, but this is far from enough, it is more effective when testing fuel consumption, the significance of this mild hybrid in the actual car is not great, relatively speaking, whether it is Denza D9 or Trumpchi M8 and Toyota Saina, these models have their own hybrid version for users to choose, and they are indeed more able to cater to the tastes of domestic users.
In terms of power, the performance of Buick GL8 is actually not bad, after all, the whole system is equipped with a standard 2.0T engine with 9AT gearbox, there is no problem at all, the maximum horsepower is 237 horsepower, the maximum torque is 350N·m, and the 000 acceleration score is 9.5 seconds, not much to talk about but it is enough as an MPV, and it is the most important thing to be smooth, especially Buick GL8 is still based on business reception, so it doesn't matter whether it is cool or not, quiet, smooth, Comfort is what Buick GL8 should consider, and no matter how good and smooth the engine is, it will definitely not be as good as the hybrid, and there is no way to have congenital defects.
In terms of configuration, the performance of Buick GL8 does have a large span, because the pricing span of Buick GL8 is very large, because the top configuration can buy 2 or two low-profile, so the low-profile version of Buick GL8 models do not say that the reversing image, cruise control, keyless entry These functions are gone, even the side sliding doors are manual, plus the plastic steering wheel and fabric seats, it is completely as low-end as it is. But the top configuration of Buick GL8 is almost in a state of full configuration, in addition to the absence of air suspension and electric suction doors, other configurations that everyone can think of and see Buick GL8 are basically given, so how to choose depends on the user's car purchase budget.
Summary:
It is worth affirming that the Buick GL8, which is currently recognized by everyone in China for MPV, must still be in the first place, which does not need to be explained too much, but if Buick cannot solve the current problems faced by Buick GL8 as soon as possible, sales will only get lower and lower, and eventually be surpassed by other models, so Buick GL8 will either simply reduce the price directly and bring up the discount, but this should not be what Buick wants to see, so it is more suitable to come out with a hybrid car in the real sense, even if it is a petrol-electric hybrid.