According to the latest data from the China Passenger Car Association, the retail sales of narrow passenger cars in August 2022 were 1.871 million, an increase of 28.8% year-on-year and 2.9% month-on-month. In terms of specific models, sedan sales increased by 29.2% year-on-year to 949,000 units, MPV increased by 11.3% year-on-year to 86,000 units, and SUV increased by 30.5% year-on-year to 530,000 units.
From the list, the top ten automakers in August are BYD , FAW-Volkswagen , SAIC Volkswagen , SAIC GM , Changan Auto , Geely Auto , Dongfeng Nissan, GAC Feng Tian , FAW Toyota , Chery Automobile, Great Wall Motor fell out of the top ten again. Overall, the performance of independent brands and joint venture brands is evenly matched. Among them, the best-performing independent brands is still BYD, with a year-on-year increase of 153.5% to 168,900 vehicles, while the best-performing joint venture brands is FAW-Volkswagen, with a year-on-year increase of 38.1% to 16.36 Ten thousand vehicles. Among the top ten lists, Dongfeng Nissan is the only brand that has declined, down 8.0% year-on-year to 88,100 units.
As the only car company on the list to sell new energy vehicles, BYD's sales hit a new high and surpassed North and South Volkswagen to win the passenger car market sales championship for two consecutive months. Data shows that BYD's sales in August were 168,900 units, a year-on-year increase of 210.5%. For specific models. In the BYD dynasty series, the sales volumes of the Song, Qin, Han, Yuan and Tang families were 42,500, 37,500, 26,000, 15,100, and 10,800 respectively. In the Ocean Series, the sales of dolphins are 23,300, and the destroyer 05 is 8,705. At the 2022 Chengdu Auto Show, BYD's third marine model, Frigate 07, started pre-sale, with the new car being pre-sale of 220,000-280,000 yuan. In addition, from January to August, BYD's cumulative sales were 961,600 vehicles, an increase of 281.7% year-on-year, and will become the second car company to reach one million sales this year.
This is the third time BYD has surpassed FAW-Volkswagen this year, and has surpassed FAW-Volkswagen for two consecutive months to win the passenger car market sales championship. Currently, BYD's sales are still rising, with monthly sales reaching up to 200,000 units this year. According to this trend, FAW-Volkswagen may find it difficult to win the passenger car market sales championship again. Previously, BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu revealed on a conference call that BYD currently has more than 700,000 orders in hand, and the new car order delivery cycle is 4-5 months. According to Wang Chuanfu's estimate, the total sales of the domestic new energy market in 2023 will reach 9 to 10 million vehicles, while the total sales of BYD's new cars will exceed 4 million vehicles.
Changan Automobile, Geely Automobile and Chery Automobile all grew year-on-year, among which Changan Automobile and Geely Automobile both exceeded 100,000 units, while Chery Automobile performed relatively strongly, with a year-on-year increase of 65.8% to 75,400 units in August, second only to BYD, among which the increase was only the second largest. Tiggo 8 is Chery Automobile's "leader" with sales of 11,300 vehicles in August. In addition, the two new energy vehicles, Chery QQ Ice Cream and Xiao Ant, have also contributed a lot of strength, with sales of 8,616 and 10,037 respectively.
As a leading company in its own brand, Great Wall Motors' sales fell out of the top ten, less than Chery Automobile, and ranked 14th on the list. As we all know, Great Wall Motors owns four passenger car brands: Haval , Oula , Weipai, and Tank . Most of its sales come from Haval, and Haval's sales pillar is H6. This model is sold in three generations. In August, retail sales fell to 18,953 vehicles, surpassed by BYD Song , Tesla Model Y, and Honda CR-V. Except for , Haval H6, other models of Great Wall Motors exceed 10,000.
As a representative of the joint venture brand, FAW-Volkswagen significantly outperformed the market in August, with sales increasing by 38.1% year-on-year to 163,800 units, while SAIC Volkswagen increased by 5.6% year-on-year to 117,800 units, and SAIC-GM increased by 24.2% year-on-year. As we all know, FAW-Volkswagen owns the Jetta , Volkswagen, and Audi , while SAIC Volkswagen owns the Skoda , Volkswagen, and Audi brands. Although the performance of the "South" Volkswagen brand is worse than the "North" Volkswagen brand, Skoda is not as good as Jetta and "South" Audi are even worse than "North" Audi, which is the main reason why FAW-Volkswagen continues to outperform SAIC Volkswagen. Not long ago, SAIC Audi officially reduced its first model, Audi A7L, in order to promote the promotion. The official guidance starting price was even cheaper than Audi A6L.
Dongfeng Nissan is the only brand that has declined among the top ten brands, down 8.0% year-on-year to 88,100 vehicles.It should be noted that Dongfeng Nissan's sales cover three major brands: Nissan , Venucia and Infiniti, and its main sales sources are Sylphy , Qashqai and Tianlai . Data shows that Sylphy sold 43,800 units in August, still the sales champion of the sedan market, while Qashqai was 15,400 units and Teana was 14,200 units. As for the latest new X-Trail model, sales have become a mystery again. Previously, X-Trail competed with Honda CR-V and Rongfang RAV4. Although it was less than the above two models, its monthly sales were basically maintained at more than 10,000 vehicles. However, since the replacement of the three-cylinder engine , its sales continued to decline, which led to a decline in Dongfeng Nissan's sales. In July, the new X-Trail sales were only 319 units.
For other Japanese automakers, GAC Toyota increased by 48.6% year-on-year to 84,100 vehicles, and FAW Toyota increased by 25.4% year-on-year to 81,300 vehicles. In addition, both GAC Honda and Dongfeng Honda fell out of the top ten on the list, among which GAC Honda increased by 30.3% year-on-year to 68,700 units, and Dongfeng Honda increased by 73.0% year-on-year to 67,900 units.
In addition, BMW Brilliance once again squeezed into the top 15, with sales in August increasing by 1.0% year-on-year to 57,000 units, and sales were higher than FAW Audi and Beijing Benz . Data shows that in August, only one BMW model sold over 10,000 yuan, with the BMW 5 Series growing by 4.7% year-on-year to 16,000 units, while the BMW 3 Series , which is the brand support, fell by 38.3% year-on-year to 9,601 units. In addition, the latest domestic BMW X5 is 8139 units.
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