On August 1, Geely Automobile officially announced its latest sales data for July. It is reported that the sales of passenger cars in July were 150782 units, an increase of about 13% year-on-year. From January to July, the group sold a total of 1106512 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of more than 36%. It is worth noting that in July, Geely Automobile also raised its sales target for this year to 2 million units, and according to the current growth trend, Geely is not far from this goal.
In July, Geely Automobile still achieved multi-point flowering, not only maintaining its advantage in the traditional fuel vehicle market, but also achieving substantial growth in the new energy market. It is reported that in July, Geely Automobile Group's new energy sales reached 59,051 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of about 58%, and the sales of new energy models accounted for nearly 40%. From January to July, Geely's total sales of new energy have reached 379236, a year-on-year increase of 105%. With the continuous growth of sales of existing models and the layout of more market segments, Geely Automobile has been at the "critical point" of sales explosion.
With more flowering, Geely's new energy products have entered the harvest period
Nowadays, although new energy vehicles have become a hot spot in the auto market, the proportion of the traditional fuel vehicle market is still not small. And relatively speaking, consumers who are keen on traditional fuel vehicles are more accurately positioned, which also tests the technical strength of car companies and the overall level of vehicles. It is worth noting that Geely's "China Star" series of models still maintain a high growth rate, and it is reported that the sales of the "China Star" high-end series reached 34,244 units in the month, an increase of about 4% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of about 24%.
It is worth noting that Geely Automobile also achieved the upgrading of a number of models in July, among which the fourth-generation Emgrand 2025 model was officially launched without increasing the price, and the new model of the Binyue family "Binyue Super Edition" and the 2025 Jiaji were also launched, which can also allow Geely to continue to maintain its leading position in the same level market.
The new energy vehicle market is still the biggest bright spot for Geely Automobile in July. Among them, Lynk & Co sold 21,272 vehicles in July, a year-on-year increase of about 24%; ZEEKR delivered 15,655 vehicles in July, a year-on-year increase of 30%, and on July 31, the 300,000th new car of ZEEKR was officially delivered, from 1 to 300,000 in only 33 months, setting a new record for the delivery speed of new pure electric forces, and ranking firmly in the top 10 of the luxury brand sales list in the Chinese market.
In addition, Geely Galaxy's sales in July reached 16,704 units, an increase of about 5% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of more than 66%. From January to July this year, Geely Galaxy's cumulative sales reached 98,125 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of more than 397%. The Geometry series sold 11,482 units in July, also exceeding 10,000.
According to the statistics of the Passenger Association, in the first half of 2024, Geely Automobile Group's new energy sales surpassed Tesla and ranked among the top 2 in the industry, second only to BYD.
Five new energy models are poised to launch, and overseas markets continue to gain momentum
At present, in the case of continuous hot sales of new energy products, Geely Automobile will continue to lay out multiple market segments, and it is reported that there will be 5 new energy products on the market in the second half of the year. Among them, the Lynk & Co Z10 show car has arrived in stores on July 20, and the new car is expected to be officially launched in September. In addition to ZEEKR MIX, ZEEKR's first family SUV "ZEEKR 7X" was also officially announced in July.
The Galaxy E5 will also be officially launched on August 3, the new car will be the first to use"Aegis short knife battery", and according to the previous test, after the completion of 921 times of complete charge and discharge durability test, the Aegis short knife battery pack still has 90.5% health, which can also enable the vehicle to achieve a mileage of more than 400,000 kilometers, far beyond the same level.
In July, Geely Automobile Group's overseas export sales were 32,382 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of about 65%; From January to July, the cumulative sales of overseas exports were 229,810 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of about 67%.
Specifically, since the beginning of this year, Lynk & Co has continued to explore the Middle East and Southeast Asian markets, Lynk & Co 06 achieved its first overseas expansion in June, and the third Lynk & Co Center in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was officially opened. On July 19, the all-new ZEEKR 009 was released in Hong Kong, China, and its left-hand and right-hand drive versions were simultaneously sold worldwide, with more than 6,000 units in just 10 days. In July, the right-hand drive version of ZEEKR X was launched in Thailand and made its world debut, and ZEEKR 001 and ZEEKR X were launched in Mexico. Up to now, ZEEKR has entered nearly 30 international mainstream markets such as Sweden, Netherlands and Singapore, and has deployed 34 stores overseas.
Geely Automobile's ability to continue to achieve breakthroughs in overseas markets is not unrelated to its excellent quality and service guarantee. Up to now, the Geely brand has more than 650 sales and service outlets in 76 countries. In February this year, Zeekr won the world's highest level of automotive functional safety ASIL D process certificate, becoming the first domestic new energy vehicle company to pass the Germany DAkkS certification in 2024.
Write at the end
Although since the beginning of this year, the price war in the domestic auto market has continued, which has put many car companies under great pressure. However, many brands under Geely Automobile have won the favor of more consumers with their forward-looking R&D investment and excellent product strength. The sales results in July also gave it a good start in the second half of the year, and with the arrival of more new models, Geely Automobile's results this year are even more worth looking forward to.
(This article is originally produced by Wenwu Lane New Media Studio, please indicate the source: Wenwu Lane, the author of this article: Hefeng, personal opinion, for reference only)