Great Wall Motor Accuses 2 BYD Hybrids of Failing to Meet Pollutant Emissions Standards as Competition Intensifies
Great Wall Motor Accuses 2 BYD Hybrids of Failing to Meet Pollutant Emissions Standards as Competition Intensifies
Great Wall Motor's Haval H6 was the best-selling SUV for years, but that spot has been taken by BYD's Song family of models.
Chinese fuel-car giant Great Wall Motor is making its conflict with local new energy vehicle (NEV) giant BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) public, as the competition between the two grows fiercer.
Great Wall Motor has filed a report with Chinese regulators against BYD, alleging that the latter's Qin Plus DM-i and Song Plus DM-i use normal-pressure fuel tanks and are suspected of having substandard evaporative pollutant emissions, according to a statement today.
Great Wall Motor filed the report with China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on April 11, according to the statement.
Under Chinese law, environmental regulators are supposed to conduct a preliminary review of suspected violations and decide whether to open a case, according to the statement.
Great Wall Motor is now closely monitoring regulators' progress in handling the report, the statement said.
Great Wall Motor was once the top-selling SUV company in China, with its Haval H6 being the best-selling SUV for many years.
But in the past few years, BYD has risen to the top at a time of rapid growth in China's NEV industry, with its Song family of models often becoming the new No. 1 SUV seller.
From January to April, the BYD Song family sold 174,422 units, up 76.5 percent from 98,809 units in the same period last year, making it the best-selling SUV in China during that period, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).
The Haval H6 sold 63,682 units from January to April, down 25.9 percent from 85,986 units in the same period last year, placing it fifth in the best-selling SUV retail sales rankings.
Great Wall Motor is trying to recapture lost share in the SUV market with new model launches, making the Xiaolong line of plug-in hybrid SUVs available on May 16, offering the Haval Xiaolong as well as the Haval Xiaolong Max models.
The Haval Xiaolong is a compact SUV aimed at the Song Pro DM-i series, while the Haval Xiaolong Max is a mid-size SUV aimed at the Song Plus DM-i series.
Later today, BYD will officially launch the 2023 Song Pro DM-i in China, which is expected to bring the price down from the previously available version.
Full CPCA rankings: Top-selling models and automakers in China in Apr
長城汽車哈弗H6多年來一直是SUV銷量冠軍,但這一位置已被比亞迪宋系車型佔據。
隨着兩者之間的競爭越來越激烈,中國燃料汽車巨頭長城汽車正在公開與當地新能源汽車(NEV)巨頭比亞迪(OTCMKTS:BYDDY)的衝突。
根據今天的一份聲明,長城汽車已向中國監管機構提交了一份針對比亞迪的報告,指控後者的Qin Plus Dm-i和Song Plus DM-i使用常壓油箱,並涉嫌蒸發污染物排放不合標準。
聲明稱,長城汽車於4月11日向中國生態環境部、國家市場監督管理總局和工業和信息化部提交了報告。
聲明稱,根據中國法律,環境監管機構應對涉嫌違規行爲進行初步審查,並決定是否提起訴訟。
聲明稱,長城汽車現在正在密切關注監管機構在處理該報告方面的進展。
長城汽車曾經是中國最暢銷的SUV公司,其哈弗H6是多年來最暢銷的SUV。
但是在過去的幾年中,比亞迪在中國新能源汽車行業快速增長之際躍居榜首,其宋家族車型經常成爲新的SUV銷量排名第一。
根據中國乘用車協會(CPCA)的數據,從1月到4月,比亞迪宋家族售出了174,422輛,較去年同期的98,809輛增長了76.5%,使其成爲同期中國最暢銷的SUV。
哈弗H6在1月至4月的銷量爲63,682輛,較去年同期的85,986輛下降了25.9%,在最暢銷的SUV零售銷量排名中排名第五。
長城汽車正試圖通過推出新車型來奪回在SUV市場失去的份額,使小龍系列的插電式混合動力SUV將於5月16日上市,提供哈弗小龍和哈弗小龍Max車型。
哈弗小龍是一款針對宋Pro dm-i系列的緊湊型SUV,而哈弗小龍Max是針對宋Plus dm-i系列的中型SUV。
今天晚些時候,比亞迪將在中國正式推出2023 Song Pro dm-i,預計這將使價格比之前推出的版本有所下降。
CPCA完整排名:4月中國最暢銷的車型和汽車製造商
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