The 2023 annual cumulative sales ranking of independent car companies has been released a few days ago, and from the perspective of the annual data, the year-on-year sales of independent car companies have increased.
BYD, Chang'an, Chery, and Geely have formed a pattern of "one super and three strong", of which BYD is "unbeatable" with sales of more than 3 million vehicles; Chang'an's sales have reached more than 2 million vehicles, which is also steadily rising; and Chery and Geely's sales are both more than 1.5 million vehicles, and the difference is not huge. It is worth mentioning that Chery Automobile's sales in 2023 increased by 107% year-on-year, which is the fastest growth rate among the six independent car companies. Great Wall Motor ranked fifth, with about 365,000 units behind Geely Automobile, which ranked fourth.
TOP1：比亚迪 3024417辆
BYD delivered a total of 3024417 new vehicles throughout the year, exceeding the target of 3 million units set at the beginning of the year, a year-on-year increase of 62%, and the target completion rate was 101%, with a rapid growth momentum. To be able to maintain such an increase in such a volume can be called excellent. As a result, BYD has also become one of the few car companies that can achieve its annual sales target.
What can be seen behind this is that BYD's multi-brand development strategy has ushered in a stage of high-quality development. At present, BYD has completed the layout of the five major brand matrices of BYD Dynasty, BYD Ocean, Denza, Yangwang and Equation Leopard, of which Dynasty and Ocean constitute the basis of the overall sales, while Denza maintains a relatively stable performance, and Yangwang and Equation Leopard will also start to increase rapidly in December 2023.
In 2024, it is rumored that BYD's annual sales target is 4.5 million units, and according to the current situation, BYD is very likely to achieve the target.
TOP2: Changan Automobile has 2097794 vehicles
Changan Automobile ranked second, with 2097794 units of its own brand in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 12%, achieving sales exceeding 2 million units for the third consecutive year.
Among them, the sales of independent passenger vehicles were 1.597 million, an increase of 14.86% year-on-year; The overseas sales of self-owned brands were 236,400 units, an increase of 39.23% year-on-year.
In addition, with the support of the three major brands of "Deep Blue + Qiyuan + AVATAR", the sales of Changan Automobile's own brand new energy continued to soar. In December 2023, Changan Automobile's own brand new energy sales volume will be 59,400 units, an increase of 31.27% year-on-year; The cumulative sales in December were 474,000 units, an increase of 74.77% year-on-year.
In 2024, Changan said that it will seek progress while maintaining stability, promote stability with progress, establish first and then break through, vow to win the annual production and operation goals, and firmly move towards a first-class automobile brand.
TOP3: Chery Automobile 1881316 units
In 2023, Chery Automobile sold a total of 1881316 new vehicles, a significant increase of 107% compared to 2022, ranking third among independent automakers.
This year is the year of the general trend of Chery Automobile, and its sales have doubled with the joint efforts of its major brands. In terms of specific brands, the Chery brand still accounts for the majority of sales. Taking December 2023 sales as an example, Chery brand sold a total of 143611 new vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 122.5%, while the sales of the Jietu brand and Xingtu brand were 41,058 and 14,169 units, respectively, a year-on-year increase of 86.27% and 225.42%. However, Chery New Energy has not appeared in the production and sales report for many months, and Chery, which has been relying on mini cars to develop new energy, has also turned its attention to the new brand Zhijie in cooperation with Huawei.
In 2024, Chery Automobile will release cruel words, asking latecomers to prevail, and will no longer be polite in new energy.
TOP4: Geely Automobile 1686516 units
Geely Automobile delivered a total of 1686516 new vehicles in 2023, exceeding its annual sales target, with a target completion rate of 102%, a record annual sales record.
The secret of Geely's continuous increase in sales lies in the development of the new energy sector. In 2023. Geely New Energy's cumulative sales were 487461 units, a year-on-year increase of more than 48%, becoming an out-and-out dark horse. At present, Geely owns a number of new energy brands such as Geely, Zeekr, Galaxy, and Geometry, which have jointly contributed to Geely's overall sales growth.
Among them, the Geely brand sold 1,309,600 units for the year, a year-on-year increase of 16%, the Zeekr brand delivered a total of 118685 vehicles in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 65%, the Galaxy series sold a total of 83,497 units in 7 months after its launch, and the Galaxy E8 will be launched this month, and the Geometry series sold 191346 units in 2023, a year-on-year increase of more than 28%.
Last year, Geely also joined the big family of NIO's battery swap technology, which means that in the future, Geely, Lynk & Co, Zeekr, and even Volvo brands under Geely Holding Group may use NIO's relatively mature battery swap technology. This has a considerable degree of benefit to the new energy development of Geely's major brands.
TOP5: Great Wall Motors 1230704 units
In 2023, Great Wall Motor will sell a total of 1230704 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 15%. Among them, the cumulative sales of new energy vehicles were 262003, a year-on-year increase of 98.74%, a record high, and the cumulative overseas sales of 316018 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 82.48%, also a record high. However, far from the sales target of 1.6 million units, Great Wall Motors has only achieved 77%.
Although there is still a certain gap in the sales of Great Wall Motors compared with BYD, Changan, Chery and Geely, from the cumulative sales of this year, Great Wall Motors has also gained a lot.
Specifically, the annual sales of the Haval brand were 715188, a year-on-year increase of 16.00%, the cumulative sales of the tank brand were 162539, a year-on-year increase of 31.21%, the cumulative sales of the Wei brand were 41,602, a year-on-year increase of 14.35%, and the cumulative sales of the Ora brand were 108518, a year-on-year increase of 4.35%.
In 2024, Great Wall Motor's full-year sales target is 1.9 million units, the same as Geely Automobile. However, according to the sales volume in 2023, it is still very challenging for Great Wall to achieve the target of 1.9 million units.
TOP6：广汽乘用车+广汽埃安 886508辆
In 2023, the cumulative annual sales of GAC Passenger Vehicle and GAC Ai'an will be 886508 units, a year-on-year increase of 40%, ranking sixth among independent car companies.
Among them, the annual sales of GAC Passenger Vehicle were 406505 units, a year-on-year increase of 12.12%, and the annual sales volume of GAC Aian was 480003 units, a year-on-year increase of 77.02%, which is only 20,000 units short of the sales target (500,000 units) in 2023, with a achievement rate of 96%, which is a very good performance among many brands. It is also worth mentioning that on December 28, 2023, GAC Aion, which has been established for 4 years and 8 months, has achieved a cumulative production and sales of one million, becoming the world's fastest pure electric vehicle brand with production and sales exceeding one million, and also becoming the mainstay of GAC Group's sales.
At present, GAC Passenger Vehicle's 2024 sales target has not yet been announced, but it is certain that the dual-brand matrix of "AION + Hyper Haobo" under GAC Aion will help Aion achieve its goal of 800,000 units in 2024.