Incident: On December 2, 2024, the company released the November production and sales report. In November, it achieved sales volume of 0.479 million vehicles, -7.1% year-on-year, and cumulative sales volume of 3.53 million vehicles from January to November 2024, or -19.5% year-on-year.
Sales growth in November was under pressure, and Zhiji increased month-on-month. SAIC Volkswagen sold 0.133 million vehicles in November, +10.4% YoY, +16.7%, January-November cumulative sales volume 1.018 million units, -5.1% YoY; SAIC-GM sales volume in November 0.056 million units, YoY +55.1%, January-November cumulative sales volume 0.371 million units, YoY -58.6%; SAIC passenger car sales volume in November was 0.074 million units, -29.7% YoY, Q-M -1.4%, cumulative sales volume of 0.63 million vehicles in January-November, -25.9%; GM-Wuling sales volume of 0.18 million vehicles in November, +12.5% YoY, +28.1%, January-November cumulative sales volume 1.161 million units, YoY -3.4%; in November, Zhigi Motors sold 0.01 million vehicles, +15.0% YoY, +0.1% month-on-month, January-November cumulative sales volume of 0.058 million vehicles, +106.5% YoY.
Actively change and enter a new stage of development. Facing the external competitive environment, superior groups are actively reforming themselves, initiating a competitive recruitment system for cadres in terms of personnel to improve efficiency at the management level; strictly controlling new product launches and establishing resource management and control mechanisms using pattern as a starting point, so as to better reduce costs and increase efficiency. Through active reforms, the company is expected to improve operating efficiency on the R&D side, manufacturing side, and sales side, and drive the company into a new stage of development.
SAIC-Volkswagen's joint venture agreement was extended, and a blueprint was drawn up before starting. On November 20, on the occasion of SAIC Volkswagen's 40th anniversary, SAIC Motor Group and Volkswagen Group signed an extended joint venture agreement in Shanghai to further strengthen their long-term partnership. SAIC-Volkswagen's joint venture period was extended until 2040. By 2030, SAIC Volkswagen will launch 18 new models, 15 of which will be developed specifically for the Chinese market. In 2025, the first high-end intelligent connected electric model under the new AUDI brand will be launched in mid-year. Starting in 2026, 2 compact electric vehicles developed based on the CMP platform specially built for the Chinese market will be put on the market for the first time. 3 plug-in hybrid models and 2 extended range models will also enter the field of electric mobility one after another. Both shareholders will also speed up the investigation, adjustment and upgrading of SAIC Volkswagen's production capacity layout, gradually reduce fuel vehicle production capacity, and increase the transformation to intelligent connected NEV production.
Profit forecast: The company's 2024-2026 revenue is expected to be 659.07, 701.6, 761.56 billion yuan, and net profit to mother 10.28, 13.04, and 14.25 billion yuan, giving it a “recommended” rating.
Risk warning: Risk of downstream demand falling short of expectations, risk of increased industry competition, risk of fluctuating raw material prices, etc.