On May 9, Great Wall Motors announced the latest sales data. In April, a total of 53,777 new cars were sold, down 41.4% from 91,784 in the same period last year; while the cumulative sales of new cars from January to April this year were 337,277, down 21.7% year-on-year. , for comparison, the cumulative sales of Great Wall Motors in the first four months of 2021 reached 430,582 units.
In this regard, Great Wall Motor explained that due to the impact of the domestic epidemic, the supply chain, logistics and other aspects have been limited, and both the production and market sides have been affected, but at present, Great Wall Motor is actively communicating, coordinating and solving problems. significantly improved.
In terms of brands, Haval, the pillar of Great Wall Motor’s sales and the “No. 1 SUV in the nation”, only sold 29,125 new cars in April, down 47.1% from 55,018 in the same period last year, nearly halving.
The performance of Haval in the first four months of this year is also unbelievable, with a cumulative sales volume of 195,881 units, and a total of 277,746 new car sales from January to April 2021.
Great Wall Motor’s April sales plummeted by more than 40%, the country’s No. 1 SUV nearly halved! The reason is helpless
Although Great Wall Pickup is still the pickup brand with the largest market share in China, its production capacity has also been seriously affected. In April, its sales volume was 13,206 units, a year-on-year decrease of 34.6%; from January to April, a total of 56,158 new vehicles were sold, a year-on-year decrease of 29.4%. .
The tank brand sold 6,065 new cars in the past April, an increase of 10.3% compared to the 5,500 in the same period last year, while the cumulative sales in the first four months of this year were 31,818.
In the new energy camp, Great Wall Motors also “stalled”, Euler sold 3,088 vehicles in April, down 58.7% from 7,476 vehicles in April 2021;
In addition, Great Wall Motor’s sales of models above 150,000 yuan accounted for 18.7%, the sales of models based on the three major technology brands of Lemon, Tank and Coffee Smart accounted for 66.2%, and intelligent models accounted for 89%.
It is worth noting that the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions are important clusters of production sites for the domestic auto industry. Especially due to the impact of the epidemic in Shanghai, many auto supply chain companies have temporarily suspended work, which has also affected many auto companies across the country. Therefore, Great Wall Motor’s sales fell sharply in April, and it will certainly not be the only OEM.
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