According to the latest retail sales statistics of the Passenger Association, the domestic narrow passenger vehicle market sales reached 1.575 million in June, a year-on-year decrease of 5.1% and a month-on-month decrease of 3.1%. Among them, car sales were 767,000 units, down 4.2% year-on-year and 3.5% month-on-month; MPV sales were 91,000 units, up 2.0% year-on-year, and down 4.1% month-on-month; SUV sales were 718,000 units, down 6.8% year-on-year and 2.5% month-on-month.
Judging from the car/SUV/MPV retail sales list published by the Passenger Association, most models are still showing growth, but there are also many models that have experienced a sharp decline. Judging from the major rankings, the ranking of models has changed relatively greatly.
Judging from the TOP15 sedans in June, Nissan Sylphy, Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen New Bora, Buick All-new Hideo, Volkswagen Sagitar and Changan Yidong all saw larger declines, among which Volkswagen Sagitar fell by 33.4%. The decline in sales of these popular models is likely to be related to the shortage of chips. In order to minimize the impact, car companies may try to mass-produce models with higher profits. For example, the sales of New Bora and Sagitar fell by 25.1% and 33.4%, respectively. Among them, Sagitar recorded the worst performance of the year in June. In contrast, Audi A6L achieved a year-on-year increase of 4.2% to 17,879 vehicles. The same is true for SAIC Volkswagen, the new Lavida fell 2.8% year-on-year to 36,309 vehicles, while Santana increased 1.4% year-on-year to 15,641 vehicles.
The self-owned model Changan Yidong may also experience a significant decline due to the shortage of chips. In May, Changan Yidong increased by 23.5% year-on-year, but in June it suddenly dropped by 25.1%. Considering that Changan Yidong is an entry-level sedan of Changan Automobile , The profit margin of its contribution is relatively limited. Another self-owned model Hongguang MINIEV maintained a good market performance this month, with a sales volume of 29,143, which is the best performance of new energy vehicles. As for Model 3, it successfully squeezed into the top ten this month, an increase of 10.4% year-on-year to 16,515 vehicles.
The same is true for the SUV market, with Honda CR-V, Volkswagen Tiguan and Nissan X-Trail all experiencing significant declines. Honda CR-V sales plummeted by 22.8% to 14,935 vehicles, while Honda XR-V increased significantly by 26.5%. This is the second consecutive month of substantial growth for Honda XR-V. As for why Dongfeng Honda put enough chips to let XR-V continue to rush forward, the reason behind it is unknown. In addition to the Honda XR-V, Honda Haoying and Honda Binzhi also achieved substantial growth, with a year-on-year increase of 17.1% and 15.5% respectively.
In terms of independent models, Haval H6 is still the top sales in the SUV market, with an increase of 17.4% year-on-year to 26,771 units; Changan CS75 and Changan Yidong have seen a decline, but not as severe as Changan Yidong, only falling 3.5% year-on-year to 19,849 vehicles; Total car sales fell by 12.2%, but Geely Boyue still slightly increased by 1.4%, and its ranking rose again to No. 4. As for BYD Song, it fell 15.0% year-on-year. On the one hand, BYD might supply more chips to BYD Han and BYD. Qin PLUS DM-i, on the other hand, compared to the fuel version, BYD Song DM-i is also the model that consumers have been waiting for.
In terms of Japanese models, FAW Toyota Corolla fell 14.0% year-on-year, but Toyota RAV4 increased 3.2% year-on-year, and GAC Toyota Wilanda increased 46.7%. This is the first time it has entered the hot-selling SUV retail sales list since its launch. As for the sharp decline of Nissan X-Trail this month, it may have a lot to do with its upcoming replacement. According to previous reports, the new Nissan Qijun has pre-sale prices of 199,000 yuan and 219,900 yuan respectively, and will be officially launched on July 30. The new car is equipped with a 1.5T three-cylinder engine.
Tesla Model Y squeezed into the list with 11,623 vehicles. On July 7, the Model Y standard battery life version was officially launched. The subsidized price is 276,000 yuan. The new car will be delivered in August. It is expected that Tesla's sales in August will once again create a new high.
Let`s take a look at the MPV. In June, the sales of Wuling Hongguang and Buick GL8 exceeded 10,000. Among them, Wuling Hongguang once again ranked first, but fell by 13.4% year-on-year. Although Buick GL8 is far behind Wuling Hongguang, its sales volume stabilized at more than 10,000. A year-on-year increase of 32.6% to 16,418 vehicles. There were 6,574 and 5,694 Trumpchi M8 and Trumpchi M6, 5158 and 3707 respectively for Alison and Odyssey, and 4328 for Wuling Capgemini, showing a significant decline.
Judging from June, most of the models may have a decline in sales due to chip shortages. It may also have a certain relationship with the imminent replacement of new cars and the brand development strategy. Judging from the half-year sales volume, growth can basically be achieved, mainly due to the low base due to the impact of the epidemic last year.
