A few days ago, the Passenger Car Association announced the latest production and sales data: according to official data, the retail sales volume of China's passenger car market in January 2024 was 20350,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 574%, down 139%。Among them, the SUV market segment performed well, and the monthly sales exceeded the million mark again, reaching 10380,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 667%, 107%。
There are a lot of highlights in the SUV sales list in January, such as the BYD Song PLUS, which has been entrenched for a year, fell out of the top five, and the M7 entered the top three for the first time, with monthly sales of more than 10,000 models reaching 32 models, and 8 cars with monthly sales of more than 20,000 units. Let's take a look at the details of the SUV sales ranking in January.
After many years, Changan CS75 PLUS once again won the domestic SUV sales championship, with sales exceeding 40,000 units in January, reaching 40,496 units, a month-on-month increase of 851%。In addition, CS55PLUS and Auchan X5 PLUS also have monthly sales of more than 10,000 units, with stable performance.
AITO M's sales in July reached 29,997 units, an increase of 17 percent month-on-month4%, a new record high since its listing, ranking second on the list, beating strong competitors such as Tesla Model Y, Ideal L7, and Ideal L8 in the same class. Tesla's Model Y came in third, with retail sales reaching 29,912 units in January, down 50% month-on-month2%, which is less than a three-digit distance from the second-ranked M7.
In addition, Honda CR-V, driven by hybrid models, sold 26,872 units in January, up 2% year-on-year, ranking fourth, unrivaled by joint venture models in the same class. Xingyue L, driven by the Zhiqing oil hybrid vehicle, rose 132 month-on-month1%, and monthly sales reached 23,387 units. Ranked sixth.
In fifth place is the Song PLUS DM-i, with monthly sales of 23,787 units, down 221%。Compared with the previous strong performance, in the first month of 2024, Song Plus DM-i is much more low-key. Song Pro DM-i monthly sales were 19,952 units, down 28 percent month-on-month3%, ranking ninth.
The Haval H6 and Tiggo 8 series ranked seventh and eighth respectively, with sales of 22,846 and 21,097 units respectively, with varying degrees of improvement from the previous month. Both cars are at the top of the list in their respective market segments.
Toyota's several main SUVs have also performed well, such as Toyota Fenglanda, Corolla Ruifang, R**4 Rongfang, Toyota Veranda, etc., all of which have monthly sales of more than 10,000 yuan. Among Japanese cars, Honda Haoying and Nissan Qashqai also sell more than 10,000 per month.
Among the independent brands, BYD Yuan Plus, Boyue L, Ideal L7, Changan Auchan Z6, Hongqi HS5, and Aion AION Y also have monthly sales of more than 10,000 units, and the newly launched square box Jietu Traveler has also exceeded 10,000 monthly sales, reaching 10,959 units, becoming a new sales growth point of Jietu.
Among the self-owned brand models, some new models also have good performance, such as Galaxy L7, Deep Blue S7, Ideal L8, Lynk & Co 08EM-P, Ideal L9, BYD Song L and Tiggo 9, etc., which have good performance in their respective market segments.
Among luxury brands, the BMW X3 won the championship over the Audi 5L, BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLC, with monthly sales of 12,987 units, a year-on-year increase of 248%, in addition, the monthly sales of BMW X1 and Volvo XC60 also exceeded 6,000 units.
Among the traditional joint venture brand SUV products, in addition to the Honda CR-V, driven by hybrid products, has performed well, the Volkswagen Tiguan L, Hyundai Tucson, Nissan X-Trail and so on have declined to varying degrees.
In the hard-core off-road market, in addition to the Jet Traveler, the Tank 300, Formula Leopard Leopard 5, Haval Raptor, Tank 500Hi4-T, and Tank 400Hi4-T all have good market performance. BYD Formula Leopard Leopard 5 sold 5,203 units, selling more than 5,000 units for two consecutive months.
The Tank 500 Hi4-T and Tank 400 Hi4-T sold 5,045 and 4,586 units, respectively, and also led the market in their respective segments. The retail sales of the Haval Raptor were 4,207 units, down 31% month-on-month, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. Beijing BJ40 sold 2,250 units in a single month, down 25 from the previous month2%。Haval H sold 437 vehicles in September, down 6% month-on-month2%。The new generation of Haval H9 will be launched in 2024, and the shape of the square box will usher in a new momentum for this traditional hard-core off-road vehicle.
In the small SUV market, the sales champion is still Geely Binyue, whose retail sales reached 7,488 units, and Honda XR-V is firmly in the joint venture small SUV sales champion, with retail sales of 7,092 units in January, and the sales of sister models Binzhi have declined a lot, only 3,296 units, and the continuous decline of small SUVs is mainly due to the continuous release of the compact new energy vehicle market.
There is also a major attraction in the SUV market, that is, the continuous rise of luxury domestic cars, such as the million-level luxury SUV Yangwang U8 handed over 1,652 units in January, an increase of 3 month-on-monthWith an excellent result of 7%, the hot sales of domestic luxury cars also prove that the Chinese people have redefined and recognized luxury cars.
In the SUV sales list in January, there are 15 models with single-digit monthly sales, including Haval Kugou, Besturn T77, Dongfeng Fengguang ix5, MG ZS, Audi Q2L e-tron, etc., Venucia T60 and Nissan Loulan monthly sales are only a pitiful 1 car, which also reminds friends who plan to buy a car, buying a car at least first consider the mainstream model, in case you buy a niche car, it is a big problem to repair and maintain it in the future.
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