1. In September, the domestic new energy vehicle market saw strong growth, with many car companies achieving record high sales volumes; 2. 9 car companies saw a significant year-on-year increase, with only GAC Aion continuing to decline. All 10 car companies showed a growth trend month-on-month.
Finance Associated Press, October 15th - Recently, many domestic new energy vehicle companies have successively released the sales data for September. Compared to the 'less off-season' in August, September, as the traditional peak sales season, the domestic new energy vehicle market has shown even stronger growth momentum, with many car companies achieving record high sales volumes.
Looking at the overall market, according to the data from the China Passenger Car Association, the retail sales volume of narrow passenger vehicles in September reached 2.109 million units in China, of which new energy vehicle sales reached 1.123 million units, an increase of 50.9% year-on-year and 9.6% month-on-month; the cumulative sales volume from January to September this year reached 7.132 million units, a 37.4% year-on-year increase.
In terms of specific brands, the list of the top 10 retail sales of domestic new energy vehicle companies in September remained unchanged from August, with some adjustments in the rankings. Here are the top 10 new energy vehicle companies in terms of retail sales for the month:
Looking at the year-on-year changes in retail sales volume, 9 car companies saw significant increases year-on-year, with only GAC Aion experiencing a year-on-year decline. Regarding month-on-month changes, all 10 car companies showed a growth trend.
In September, BYD continued to break its own monthly sales record, leading the list with a retail sales volume of 0.387 million units, a 50.1% year-on-year increase, and a 1.9% month-on-month increase. The cumulative retail sales volume for the first 9 months of this year reached 2.4666 million units, a 30.9% year-on-year increase, with a market share as high as 34.6%.
Geely Auto and SAIC-GM Wuling performed strongly, ranking second and third on the list. Geely Auto ranked second with a retail sales volume of 0.0895 million units, an 82.2% year-on-year increase, and a 20.8% month-on-month increase. SAIC-GM Wuling followed closely with a retail sales volume of 0.073 million units, an 81.0% year-on-year increase, and a 16.3% month-on-month increase. The over 80% year-on-year growth rate also helped both companies achieve record high retail sales in September.
Chery Auto and Chongqing Sokon achieved rapid year-on-year growth in retail sales, ranking seventh and eighth on the list. Chery Auto ranked seventh with a sales volume of 0.0437 million units, a staggering 237.7% year-on-year increase, and a 21.2% month-on-month increase. Chongqing Sokon, on the other hand, ranked eighth with a sales volume of 3.58 units, a remarkable 434.2% year-on-year increase, and a 6.9% month-on-month increase, successfully ending the consecutive two months of month-on-month decline in July and August.
GAC Aion continued the "curse" of declining sales in September, ranking ninth with a retail sales volume of 0.0331 million units. In September, retail sales decreased by 35.1% year-on-year, marking the eighth consecutive month of decline since February this year.
Leapmotor has been ranked tenth on the list for three consecutive months, with September retail sales officially breaking through 0.03 million units, doubling year-on-year and reaching a new historical high. In addition, Li Auto Inc, ranked fifth on the list, and xpeng, which did not make the list, both achieved "self-breakthroughs" in September.