The January 2024 sales list was released: Geely surpassed BYD for the first time to win the championship, and Chery squeezed into the top three
According to the data of the China Passenger Car Association, the wholesale volume of passenger car manufacturers in mainland China in January was 2.089 million units, a sharp increase of 44.4% year-on-year, but a decrease of 23.7% month-on-month. Among all types of automakers, the wholesale sales of independent automakers reached 1.26 million units, a year-on-year increase of 67%, and the wholesale sales of mainstream joint venture automakers reached 573,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 24%, which was significantly weaker than the performance of independent automakers. From the perspective of the sales performance of various car companies, Geely Automobile's performance in January was eye-catching, with a significant increase in sales in January, and surpassed BYD to win the championship for the first time.
NO.1 Geely Automobile
Wholesale volume: 213487 units
Geely Automobile's sales in January reached 213,000 units, up 107.6% year-on-year and 41.9% month-on-month. In terms of sales of various brands, the Geely brand sold 172774 units, the Lynk & Co brand sold 28,176 units, while the Zeekr brand sold 12,537 units, and the overseas market export volume was 26,262 units. It is worth mentioning that Geely Automobile's sales in January not only set a new record high, but also won the sales championship of its own brand, surpassing BYD Automobile.
NO.2 BYD
Wholesale volume: 201019 units
Although BYD only ranked second in January, its sales performance was also impressive, with 201019 passenger car sales, up 39.9% year-on-year. Specifically, BYD Dynasty and Ocean Network sold a total of 185096 units, Denza Auto sold 9,068 units, Yangwang Auto sold 1,652 units, and Equation Leopard sold 5,203 units. Overall, BYD's sales performance in January was excellent, especially for the Yangwang and Equation Leopard brands, and the market attention and traffic were considerable.
NO.3 Chery
Wholesale volume: 197428 units
In January, Chery Automobile's wholesale sales reached 197428 units, a year-on-year increase of 114.2%, showing a strong growth momentum. However, it lost to Geely Automobile and BYD by a narrow margin in the sales ranking, ranking third in the sales list of its own brands. Specifically, the Chery brand sold 135,000 units in January, the Xingtu brand sold 8,930 units, and the Jietu brand sold nearly 43,000 units. Among them, the Jet Traveler has undoubtedly become a key model to promote the brand's hot sales.
NO.4 Chang'an
Wholesale volume: 192029 units
Changan Automobile's wholesale sales in January reached 192029 units, and overseas sales reached 46,000 units, a significant increase in growth compared to the previous monthly average of 20,000 units, so it ranked among the top three in the export sales list. In the new energy vehicle market, Changan Automobile sold 51,000 units in January, ranking third in the retail sales list of new energy manufacturers. Among them, Changan Qiyuan delivered more than 10,000 vehicles, Deep Blue delivered 17,000 vehicles, and AVATR delivered more than 7,000 units.
NO.5 FAW-Volkswagen
Wholesale volume: 158867 units
FAW-Volkswagen in January wholesale volume of 158867 vehicles, achieved a year-on-year growth of 41.7%, but there was a 20% decline month-on-month, in the new energy hot sales trend, as a giant of domestic car sales, FAW-Volkswagen's market share has also decreased accordingly, but at present, FAW-Volkswagen has also increased the development and layout of new energy models. Previously, Volkswagen announced plans to launch at least 30 all-electric models by 2030.
NO.6 SAIC Volkswagen
Wholesale volume: 95,053 units
SAIC Volkswagen, which is in the same situation as FAW-Volkswagen, sold 95,053 units in January, a year-on-year increase of 32.1%, but similar to FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC Volkswagen is also in urgent need of expansion in the field of new energy, according to the official plan, SAIC Volkswagen will fully exert force in the field of new energy in 2024, of which the monthly sales target of Volkswagen ID.3 will exceed 20,000 units, and it is expected to introduce ID.Buzz and other models.
NO.7 长城
Wholesale volume: 88,522 units
Great Wall sold 88,522 vehicles in January, achieving a year-on-year growth of 77.6%, specifically, the Haval brand sold 59,103 new cars in January, a year-on-year increase of 50.80%. Among them, the sales of Haval new energy models reached 6,005, a year-on-year increase of 276.25%. WEY sold 3,351 new cars in January, consolidating its brand image in the 300,000-level high-end intelligent new energy market. The tank brand sold 20,067 new cars in January, a year-on-year increase of 239.26%, of which 9,631 new tank models were sold, an increase of 16.67% month-on-month, setting a record high for new energy sales in a single month. The ORA brand sold 6,001 new cars in January, a year-on-year increase of 63.25%. Great Wall pickup trucks sold 15,466 new cars in January, a year-on-year increase of 32.41%.
NO.8 Dongfeng Nissan
Wholesale volume: 78,211 units
Dongfeng Nissan recently announced its sales results for January 2024. According to the data, a total of 78,211 new cars were sold in the month, compared with 45,623 in the same period last year, a year-on-year increase of 71.4%. However, sales for the month were down 17.8% month-on-month compared to 95,204 units in the previous month. It is worth mentioning that Dongfeng Nissan's new medium and large SUV model Tanlu has started pre-sale, with more than 3,000 orders.
NO.9 Tesla China
Wholesale volume: 71,447 units
Tesla's wholesale sales reached 71,447 units in January, up 8% year-on-year but down 24% month-on-month. Regarding the overall sales forecast for this year, Tesla predicts that the sales growth rate in 2024 will show a "significant decline" in the process of developing the next generation of vehicles. Tesla said the next wave of sales growth will be led by the global expansion of its next-generation vehicle platform.
NO.10 Dongfeng Honda
Wholesale volume: 66,579 units
In January, Dongfeng Honda's wholesale volume was 66,579 units, achieving a year-on-year increase of 117.3% and 19.8% month-on-month, making it one of the few car companies in the top 10 on the list to achieve double growth. The relatively solid performance was mainly supported by sales of the Civic and CR-V, both of which sold more than 20,000 units in January.
Write at the end
Judging from the list of wholesale volume in January announced this time, the top of the list that has long been occupied by BYD has finally ushered in a change of ownership, but considering the "price war" that BYD started at the beginning of the year, the results of various car companies in the remaining period of 24 years are not yet a foregone conclusion, and it is foreseeable that the competition in the domestic auto market will be more fierce in the future.