Recently, major automakers have announced their August report cards. Among them, the sales of Changan Automobile Group exceeded 138,000 units in August, and the sales of Changan series exceeded 68,000 domestically branded passenger cars. According to statistics from the China Passenger Car Association, in the retail sales list of manufacturers from January to August this year, Changan Automobile ranked third with 776,403 vehicles, leaving a number of auto companies including joint venture car companies behind.
01. New energy vehicle models performed well
On the new energy track, Changan Automobile performed well. In August, the sales of new energy vehicles reached 17,948 units, an increase of 74.81% year-on-year; the cumulative sales from January to August were 126,302 units, an increase of 109.28% year-on-year.
Changan Lumin, known as "glutinous corn", has become a dark horse in the small and micro electric vehicle market. Since its launch in June, its first month orders have exceeded 30,000 units, and sales in August were 10,783 units. Changan Lumin is positioned as a boutique pure electric micro car . It not only has a cute and cute appearance and unforgettable appearance, but also has a spacious space of rare and spaciousness at the same level brought by the wide body design. More importantly, passive safety is also quite hard-core. It has high-strength steel energy-absorbing body, multi-part anti-collision steel beam , fully encapsulated chassis, dual airbags, collision sensing, and reversing radar images, all of which are standard, filling the safety shortcomings of A00-level models.
Changan New energy sector Another micro car - Benben E-star, has a cumulative sales of 63,934 units in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 41.5% year-on-year. In the first half of the year, due to the surge in orders, I stopped accepting reservations several times to digest orders. The rare 30-minute fast charging and 301-kilometer NEDC battery life among A00-class trams are quite capable of fighting. The sharp appearance, rich technological configuration and complete safety devices have also won the favor of many male users. After
, the launch of Benben E-star national version of the colorful model has lowered the entry threshold at a starting price of 53,800 yuan. Airbags, tire pressure detection, and reversing images that are related to safety are standard and are also considered quite generous.
2022, relying on Changan Automobile's breakthrough in the research and development of the three-layer electric power industry and the creation of a new platform architecture, Changan Automobile's new energy products exploded in a concentrated manner.
On July 25, Changan Deep Blue's first model SL03 was launched. The order quantity in 33 minutes exceeded 10,000. As of now, the cumulative orders of SL03 have exceeded 40,000 vehicles. Obviously, the strength of this electric sedan, known as the "king of the scroll" of 200,000, cannot be underestimated, and it has inherent potential for hits. SL03 not only has an extremely sporty appearance and simple and technological interior, but also has a highly advanced intelligent experience. It is equipped with a number of technologies that are first launched in the world and the first mass production in the industry, and it also launches three energy forms: pure electric version, extended range version and hydrogen version at one time, which is rare in the industry.
Volume King's strength is also reflected in the competition. In the 2022 China New Energy Vehicle Endurance Race, Changan Deep Blue not only won the 100-meter acceleration championship, but also won the fastest lap with its strength and won the only brand award - "The Most Breakthrough New Energy Brand Award".
August 8, the first model of the Avita brand, Avita 11, was launched. This is the smart electric coupe SUV, which is jointly created by Changan Automobile, Huawei , and CATL . It is the first smart electric car with Huawei Inside solution standard in the entire series. It has extremely strong aesthetic tension, intelligent driving ability and excellent comprehensive performance, and shoulders the high-end intelligent upward path of Changan Automobile. As of now, the orders for Avita 11 have exceeded 20,000 vehicles.
02. Star series models performed well
If Changan Automobile's new energy products accumulated and made a splash in the first 8 months, then Changan's fuel vehicle products continued to make efforts and output stably.
CS family is a well-deserved star product sequence in Changan. The CS family sold 21,440 units in August and sold 35,000 units in retail sales. There are 6 major series from CS15 to CS95, covering small, compact, medium, and medium-sized SUVs, creating the most complete SUV product series. The CS75 series, which is located in the absolute C position, sold 10,602 units in August.The second-generation CS75 PLUS is the master of Changan technology. The entire series is equipped with the Blue Whale new generation power + Aixin 8AT, the entire series has six standard configurations such as 12.3-inch dual screens, 540° panoramic images of the entire series, and 6 airbags of the entire series. In addition, intelligent interaction, head-up display , APA5.0+ remote control valet parking and other technological configurations, as a 130,000-level SUV, isn’t it a bit too crimped?
, and the UNI sequence, as the high-end sequence of the Changan brand, continues to lead the market similar models. In August, the sales volume of UNI series totaled 10,477 units, with retail sales of 19,000 units, of which 5,149 units were sold for the sports coupe UNI-V. Changan UNI-V The sporty body and electric tail wing, coupled with 2.0T Blue Whale Power and Aisin 8AT, fit the young consumer group's demand for speed; high-end driving assistance, intelligent vehicle interaction, and vehicle OTA upgrades are very competitive.
Changan UNI series emphasizes technology and sports, but it carries the Changan brand's goal in fuel-powered models, and also shoulders the task of opening up the hybrid market. In the first half of this year, UNI-K iDD was popular as soon as it was launched, and the order volume continued to rise; at the same time, UNI-V iDD, which was amazing as it debuted, has also raised everyone's expectations.
At present, Blue Whale Power has formed a new modular engine research and development platform integrating blue whale engine, blue whale transmission and blue whale oil-electric hybrid drive. This is also my country's first modular engine research and development platform. Since its release, the Blue Whale Power brand has won the Top Ten Engine Awards for "China Chip" for four consecutive years. The "Blue Whale Family" model equipped with Blue Whale engine is still strong, with a full sales of 45,000 units in August and a retail sales of 85,000 units.
03. The power supply and production suspension have resumed, which has little impact on delivery
Behind this beautiful "report card" of Changan Auto in August, it actually withstood a "big test". Since the summer, the Sichuan-Chongqing region has continued to be high temperatures. In order to ensure the safe and orderly power supply and ensure the basic living needs of the people, Changan Automobile implemented power restrictions and shutdowns on its production base in Chongqing in August to allow electricity to the people. The power limit and production shutdown have had a certain impact on production capacity. According to the announcement released by Changan Automobile, the production and sales target in August is expected to reduce by about 100,000 vehicles. According to statistics from the China Passenger Car Association, Changan passenger cars cut production by 43% month-on-month in July.
Time has entered September, the high temperature has faded, and the power limit in Sichuan and Chongqing has fully recovered. Changan Automobile publicly promised that "the company has fully launched production and delivery, and will deliver as quickly as possible with quality and quantity." The power limit and production shutdown had a certain impact on production and sales in August, but the impact on order delivery was minimized and the overall impact on the whole year was not large.
Summary:
Recently, Changan Automobile disclosed its performance in the first half of 2022: Changan Automobile's operating income in the first half of the year was 56.574 billion yuan, and achieved a net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies of 5.858 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 238.74%. The net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies after deducting non-recurring gains and losses of , , was 3.1 billion yuan, an increase of 319.07% year-on-year.
In the environment of chip shortage and power shortage this year, Changan Automobile still achieved profit growth. According to Chang'an, because we have already had the determination to start a business for the third time, these difficulties will not endure everyone. From the release of the "Shangri-La" plan in 2017 to the present five years, Changan Automobile's product strength has been steadily improved, and the image of Changan brand in the minds of Chinese people has also been established and gradually strengthened.
