First, there is no suspense. The sales report for December and the whole year is coming.
[car home Information] With the release of sales in December and the whole year, the auto market in 2023 has come to an end.
The Federation pointed out that December entered the year-end sprint stage. In December, the new energy market hit a record high driven by the adjustment effect of vehicle purchase tax index and price promotion, which strongly supported the strong growth of the overall automobile market in 2023. Then quickly see how the performance of various car companies is!
The current-saving version is as follows:
■ China brand
The spring breeze of reform is blowing all over the place, and the brand of China really lives up to expectations! BYD beat overseas brands again to win the first place with the achievement of over 3 million vehicles in the whole year. China brands such as Changan, Chery, Geely and Great Wall have also achieved excellent results, which has taught overseas brands a lesson.
■ BYD
In 2023, BYD sold 3,024,417 vehicles and 3,012,906 passenger cars, up 61.8% year-on-year. Among them, 341,043 vehicles were sold in December, and 340,178 passenger cars were sold, up 45.0% year-on-year.
Specific to the brand, BYD Dynasty/Ocean Net sold a total of 321,570 vehicles in December, a year-on-year increase of 40.7%. Tengshi Automobile sold a total of 11,929 vehicles in December, a year-on-year increase of 98.8%. Looking up to the car brand, it sold 1,593 vehicles in December, an increase of 290.4% from the previous month. In terms of Equus, the cumulative sales in December was 5,086 vehicles, an increase of 712.5% from the previous month.
■ Chery Automobile
Chery Holding Group released its annual sales volume in 2023. With the monthly sales volume of 215,690 vehicles ending in December, Chery Group achieved a "12-year increase" in sales volume in 2023, and the cumulative sales volume reached a historic 1,881,316 vehicles, up 52.6% year-on-year. In addition, Chery Group’s operating performance has created "three historical highs": the group’s annual revenue exceeded 300 billion yuan for the first time, an increase of more than 50% year-on-year; The annual sales volume of automobiles was 1,881,316, a year-on-year increase of 52.6%; The Group exported 937,148 vehicles annually, up 101.1% year on year. So far, Chery Group has accumulated more than 13 million global automobile users, including 3.35 million overseas users.
The specific sales of the four major passenger car brands under the Group are as follows: Chery brand sold 1,341,261 vehicles in the whole year, up 47.6% year-on-year; The annual sales volume of Xingtu brand was 125,521 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 134.9%; Jietu brand sold 315,167 vehicles throughout the year, up 75% year-on-year. ICAR 03, the first product of ICAR brand, started the global pre-sale on December 18th, and has received 10,000+orders by December 31st.
■ Changan Automobile
Changan Automobile sold more than 2.55 million vehicles in 2023, including 230,000 overseas sales of independent brands and 470,000 new energy sales of independent brands, among which 136,912 vehicles were delivered by Deep Blue Automobile in 2023.
Changan Automobile plans to launch no less than 60 global products by 2030. Committed to building a "global classic model", by 2030, we will strive to build two products with global sales exceeding 500,000 units. Create at least two products with global sales exceeding 300,000 vehicles; Overseas layout has a production capacity of more than 500,000 vehicles. The production capacity of Thailand base is 100,000 units in the first phase and will increase to 200,000 units in the second phase. We will also arrange manufacturing bases in Europe, America and other places in due course to improve the capacity planning.
■ Geely Automobile
In 2023, the cumulative sales volume of Geely Automobile was 1,686,516 vehicles, an increase of about 18% year-on-year, exceeding the annual sales target and reaching a record high. Among them, the sales volume in December was 150,453 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of about 3%. At the same time, Geely’s cumulative sales of new energy in 2023 was 487,461 vehicles, exceeding 48% year-on-year, achieving positive year-on-year growth for 11 consecutive months, of which the sales of new energy in December was 60,447 vehicles, an increase of about 36%. It is worth mentioning that,In 2024, the sales target is 1,900,000 vehicles, and the sales of new energy will increase by over 66%..
Subdivided into brands, the cumulative sales volume of Geely brand in 2023 was 1,309,580 vehicles, exceeding 16% year-on-year. Among them, the cumulative sales volume of Geely Yinhe series in seven months was 83,497, of which the sales volume in December was 12,088. The cumulative sales volume of Geely Geometry Series in 2023 was 191,346 vehicles, exceeding 28% year-on-year, of which the sales volume in December was 17,827 vehicles.
In terms of the brand, the cumulative sales volume in 2023 was 220,250 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of over 22%. Among them, the EM-P family of Linke New Energy continued to expand, and the proportion of new energy in December exceeded 55%. At the same time, the monthly sales volume of Lectra 08 EM-P continued to exceed 10,000, of which the sales volume in December was 10,055, maintaining a positive growth from the previous month.
In terms of extreme brand, the cumulative delivery volume in 2023 was 118,685 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 65%. At the same time, by the end of December, the Extreme Krypton brand had delivered more than 190,000 vehicles, and Extreme Krypton X, Extreme Krypton 001 FR and Extreme Krypton 007 were listed one after another, further contributing to brand sales.
In terms of Ruilan Automobile, the cumulative sales volume in 2023 was 38,001 vehicles. In terms of overseas exports, the cumulative sales volume of overseas exports in 2023 was 274,101 vehicles, exceeding 38% year-on-year.
■ SAIC GM Wuling
SAIC-GM-Wuling announced that it sold 201,666 new cars in December 2023, an increase of 26% from the previous month; The annual sales volume reached 1,403,066, the annual sales volume of passenger cars was 500,232, and the annual sales volume of commercial vehicles was 639,681.
In terms of specific models, Wuling Starlight sold 16,864 units, Hongguang MINIEV sold 237,863 units, and Wuling Bingo sold 231,102 units. A total of 51,641 Baojun brand models were sold, and 211,512 sets were exported overseas, up 9% year-on-year. Set a new record high.
■ Great Wall Motor
In December 2023, Great Wall Motor sold 112,502 new cars, a year-on-year increase of 45.27%; Among them, the sales of new energy vehicles (including new energy commercial vehicles) were 29,858, a sharp increase of 168.97% year-on-year; 33,476 vehicles were sold overseas, up 64.94% year-on-year, and the monthly sales exceeded 30,000 vehicles for five consecutive months. Thanks to the adjustment of product structure, the terminal sales of Great Wall Motor continued to improve. In December 2023, the terminal delivery increased to 138,410 units, the highest monthly sales in 2023.
From January to December, 2023, Great Wall Motor sold 1,230,704 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 15.29%. Among them, overseas sales totaled 316,018 vehicles, up 82.48% year-on-year, a record high. With more global strategic vehicles successfully going to sea, up to now, Great Wall Motor has sold more than 1.4 million vehicles overseas. In 2023, Great Wall Motor’s new energy sales doubled, with a cumulative sales of 262,003 vehicles, up 98.74% year-on-year. From the perspective of brand upward, in 2023, Great Wall Motor sold 225,767 vehicles with a price of more than 200,000 yuan, accounting for 18.34%, an increase of 3.07 percentage points over the same period last year.
Specific to the brand, in 2023, the annual sales volume of Haval brand reached 715,188 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 16.00%; Among them, the annual sales volume of Haval New Energy reached 77,461 vehicles, a sharp increase of 648.56% year-on-year. In 2023, the cumulative global sales of Haval brand exceeded 9 million vehicles, becoming the first China SUV brand with global sales approaching 10 million. After 12 years, Haval H6, the "National God Car", has accumulated more than 4 million users worldwide.
In 2023, Wei brand sold a total of 41,602 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 14.35%. Wei Pai, with Gaoshan+Blue Mountain as its "Big Six/Seven Double Flagships", continued to consolidate the brand image of high-end intelligent new energy. The executive extended edition of Gaoshan Four-wheel Drive took the lead in carrying the "Hi4 Performance Edition" intelligent four-wheel drive hybrid technology of Great Wall, broadening the high-end development path of medium and large new energy vehicles.
Tank brand sold 17,312 vehicles in December 2023, and accumulated 162,539 vehicles in 2023, up 31.21% year-on-year, among which, the accumulated sales volume of tank Hi4-T model was 33,993 vehicles; The third anniversary of the listing of Tank 300 has accumulated 280,000 car owners. Up to now, the cumulative sales volume of tank brands has exceeded 370,000. In 2023, based on the "off-road+new energy" technical route and the off-road super hybrid architecture Hi4-T, the tank laid out the off-road new energy family matrix to expand the use scenarios of off-road users.
In December 2023, the brand sold 10,026 vehicles, which exceeded 10,000 vehicles for eight consecutive months, with an annual cumulative sales of 108,518 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 4.35%. In 2023, Euler announced the "ALL IN Women’s Track", deeply cultivated the value of brand differentiation, and comprehensively advanced the brand 2.0 era. As the only female new energy automobile brand in the automobile field, the Euler brand was established five years ago, and its global users reached 446,000. In 2024, Euler will usher in the product year, and plans to launch a number of new models such as A-class and C-class, so as to achieve comprehensive coverage of A0-class to C-class markets.
Great Wall pickup trucks sold 16,032 vehicles in December 2023, a year-on-year increase of 16.88%; In 2023, the cumulative sales volume was 202,330 vehicles, up 8.46% year-on-year. The sales volume of Great Wall pickup trucks was the first for 26 consecutive years, and the domestic terminal market accounted for nearly 50%. For every two pickup trucks sold in China, one was the Great Wall. As the first high-end pickup truck brand in China to break through 500,000 vehicles, Great Wall Gun has sold more than 10,000 vehicles in 40 months, ranking first in pickup truck sales in China.
In 2023, the annual overseas sales of Great Wall Motor exceeded 300,000 vehicles for the first time. In August 2023, Great Wall Motor’s overseas sales exceeded 30,000 vehicles for the first time, and then exceeded 30,000 vehicles for five consecutive months. In 2023, the brand strategy of "ONE GWM" was launched globally, and all five brands of Great Wall Motor went to sea. Haval H6 New Energy, Tank 500 New Energy, Euler Good Cat, Wei Mocha PHEV and other new energy products successfully went to sea, accelerating the layout. Wei brand Mocha PHEV(Coffee 01), Latte PHEV(Coffee 02) and Euler Good Cat have obtained five-star European E-NCAP certification.
■ Jiangqi Group
Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Jiangqi Group") issued "Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. December 2023 Production and Sales Express". The data shows that in December 2023, the sales volume of Jiangqi Group was 44,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 2.61%; The annual cumulative sales volume was 592,500 vehicles, up 18.40% year-on-year, of which 169,600 vehicles were exported, up 47.99% year-on-year. Up to now, Jiangqi Group has exported to 132 countries and regions around the world, with a cumulative export volume of nearly 1.4 million vehicles.
In the field of commercial vehicles, Jiangqi Group continues to accelerate the transformation of intelligent new energy. In 2023, the annual sales of Kang Ling Company, a subsidiary of Jiangqi Group, exceeded 20,000 vehicles, achieving a year-on-year increase of 35.79%, among which the sales of Yunduoduo brand exceeded 6,500 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 168.49%. The annual sales of Jianghuai heavy trucks increased by 35.4% year-on-year. Jianghuai pickup truck achieved annual sales of 55,000 vehicles, up 11.3% year-on-year.
In the field of passenger cars, Jiangqi Group builds MIS intelligent architecture, DI platform and MUSE to create smart electricity architecture around SUV, car and MPV respectively. Based on the intelligent platform, JAC QX PHEV, Yttrium 3 and other intelligent new products have been listed one after another, which has promoted the steady growth of annual sales.
At present, the strategic cooperation between Jiangqi Group and Volkswagen is deepening. In 2023, the smart logistics project of cooperation between the two parties was officially launched, and the third phase of Volkswagen Anhui R&D Center and the construction of parts industrial park were promoted as planned. In December, 2023, Volkswagen Anhui, a joint venture between Jiangjiang Automobile Group and Volkswagen, officially put into production the Cupra Tavascan, a pure electric vehicle exported to the European market. audi ag predicted that the brand’s annual sales target would exceed 70,000 vehicles.
In December 2023, Jiangqi Group and Huawei Terminal signed the Cooperation Agreement on Intelligent New Energy Vehicles. Based on Huawei’s smart car solutions, the two parties will fully cooperate in product development, manufacturing, sales, service and other fields to build a luxury intelligent networked electric vehicle.
■ GAC Ai ‘an/GAC Chuanqi
On December 31, Guangzhou Automobile Aian announced that the cumulative sales volume in 2023 exceeded 480,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 77%. At the same time, GAC Ai ‘an also achieved a cumulative production and sales of one million on December 28th, becoming not only the fastest pure electric brand and new energy brand in the world, but also the fastest automobile brand in the world.
In 2023, with the dual-brand matrix of "AION Aian +Hyper Haobo", the brand of GAC Aian was ready to go up in an all-round way. At present, Haobo, a high-end luxury brand, has launched three products, namely, Haobo GT, the first mass-produced super-running Haobo SSR and Haobo HT, which are helping Guangzhou Automobile Ai ‘an to continuously improve its profitability.
On December 28th, 2023, as Haobo HT vehicle slowly drove out from the assembly workshop of Guangzhou Automobile Ai ‘an Intelligent Ecological Factory, Guangzhou Automobile Ai ‘an officially ushered in 1 million off-line! In addition, in 2023, GAC Aeon introduced quark electric drive, 5C flash charging technology, the safest magazine battery 2.0, Spirit electronic and electrical architecture, ADiGO 5.0 intelligent driving interconnection ecosystem and other self-developed technologies. In the future, GAC AI ‘an will continue to evolve in the core technology of intelligent networking new energy, and leading technologies such as AI large-scale intelligent cockpit, solid-state battery and L4 intelligent driving will be mass-produced one after another.
At the same time, Guangzhou Automobile Group also announced that Guangzhou Automobile Chuanqi sold 406,500 units in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 12.12%.
■ Red flag
In 2023, the retail sales volume of Hongqi brand exceeded 370,000 units, up 29.5% year-on-year, with positive growth for six consecutive years, and its market share ranked first in China brand in the fuel vehicle market of over 150,000 yuan. Specifically, the retail sales of new energy exceeded 85,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 135%, and the penetration rate of new energy reached 23%, ranking first among traditional luxury brands. Red Flag H5 and HS5 sold 100,000 units in five years, up 40% year-on-year.
■ FAW Pentium
FAW Pentium announced the annual sales volume of 120,666 vehicles in 2023, up 59.4% year-on-year, reaching the highest level in eight years, with overseas and new energy sales reaching record highs.
On December 8, the new Pentium B70 was officially launched, and the new car was launched with two configuration models, with a price of 129,900-137,900 yuan. Since its birth in 2006, the Pentium B70 has witnessed great changes in China’s automobile market. I hope it can help Pentium sales take off in 2024.
■ Overseas brands
In terms of overseas brands, Volkswagen still maintains a leading edge; Japanese is not optimistic. According to FAW Toyota, it is the only positive growth among mainstream Japanese, which shows that other Japanese are declining.
Of course, the east wind of new energy also shines on overseas brands. Sales of new energy vehicles such as SAIC-Volkswagen, SAIC-GM and Japanese brands have all increased significantly. In 2024, overseas brands also stepped up their efforts to promote new energy vehicles, but China brands and new car-making forces also rolled up badly. Can overseas brands take over?
■ FAW-Volkswagen
FAW-Volkswagen announced the terminal sales data in 2023, with a cumulative sales volume of 1,910,205 vehicles (including Audi imported cars), up 4.8% year-on-year.
Among them, the sales volume of Volkswagen brand terminals was 1,050,017 vehicles, up 0.9% year-on-year, achieving growth for two consecutive years. Audi brand terminals sold 698,188 vehicles (including imported cars), up 9.8% year-on-year. Jetta brand terminals sold 162,000 vehicles, up 10.3% year-on-year.
■ FAW Toyota
FAW Toyota officially announced its annual production data in 2023, which was 802,666 units, of which hybrid vehicles increased by 27% and new energy vehicles increased by 187%. The annual retail sales data was 800,018 units, up by 4.1% year-on-year, among which 284,983 units of electric vehicles were sold, accounting for 35.6%. High-end models sold 398,075 units, accounting for 49.8%.
In September this year, FAW Toyota was formally established for 20 years, with a total production and sales of 10.5 million vehicles, operating income exceeding 1.6 trillion yuan and taxes paid of 290 billion yuan. In addition, FAW Toyota has three production bases, with more than 5,000 suppliers in North China, East China, South China, Northeast China and Southwest China, and more than 750 dealers in more than 300 cities across the country. The entire industrial chain has provided over 800,000 jobs.
In the future, FAW Toyota will launch a smart crossover electric vehicle and promote the return of the "New Crown Car". Earlier, it was reported that a new generation of Prado will also be introduced into domestic production in 2024, and will be pre-sold and opened on February 29, 2024. On April 25, the Beijing Auto Show will be launched and opened, and it will be officially listed on July 16, with a price of around 470,000. In addition, FAW Toyota will continue to promote the construction of brand intelligence, and will develop a user-specific service ecological networking system and a car networking mall.
■ Honda China (Guangqi Honda/Dongfeng Honda)
Honda China announced that the terminal car sales in December 2023 was 165,798 vehicles, up 19.7% year-on-year. The cumulative sales volume from January to December was 1,234,181 vehicles. Among them, Guangqi Honda’s annual cumulative sales volume was 620,469; Dongfeng Honda 613712 vehicles.
Among them, CR-V, Accord, Civic, Haoying, Style and other models performed well, and the annual cumulative sales reached 213,515, 178,812, 177,721, 128,115 and 119,174 respectively.
■ Dongfeng Nissan
Dongfeng Nissan officially announced its sales results in December 2023, with a cumulative sales volume of 95,204 units, a year-on-year increase of 42.8%. At the same time, during the New Year’s Day in 2024, a total of 12,006 orders were obtained.
Not long ago, Dongfeng Nissan officially released a new strategy, and Nissan and Qichen will make further efforts in the field of new energy. Among them, Dongfeng Co., Ltd. recently released the "DNA+ Plus" plan. Based on the vehicle R&D strength of the joint venture for 20 years, Dongfeng Co., Ltd. will launch 10 locally developed new energy vehicles to the China market in the next three years. These include four self-designed Nissan models, and the first self-developed Nissan brand new energy vehicle will be put on the market in the second half of 2024. At the same time, six Qichen models will be launched.
In terms of Nissan brand, a number of new energy products are being developed in parallel. The first one to meet us is the pure electric car launched in the fourth quarter of 2024 (expected in October); There will be plug-in models in early 2025. Around the end of 2025, two more models will be launched. On the whole, they cover two SUVs and two cars, and there are hybrid and pure electric options.
In addition, as a pioneer of innovative electric drive technology, Nissan brand will accelerate the research and development of all-solid-state battery technology, start a pilot factory in 2024, and go on the market in mass production in 2028. In the future, Dongfeng Nissan will also start exporting from 2025, with an initial target of 100,000 vehicles/year.
■ Volvo Cars
Recently, Volvo Cars released global sales data in 2023, with a total sales of 708,700 new cars, up 15% year-on-year; In December, 76,000 new cars were sold worldwide, a year-on-year increase of 5%. In 2023, Volvo sold a total of 170,000 new cars in China, up by 5% year-on-year, among which the sales of new energy vehicles increased by 26% year-on-year.
Volvo XC60』
From the perspective of the global market, in 2023, Volvo’s car sales in Europe reached 294,700, a year-on-year increase of 19%; Among them, new energy vehicles account for 59% of all car sales in Europe. In 2023, Volvo sold 128,700 vehicles in the United States, up 26% year-on-year, and new energy vehicles accounted for 28% of the sales in the US market.
Volvo XC40』
Volvo XC90』
In terms of models, Volvo XC60 became Volvo’s best-selling model, with global sales of 228,600 vehicles in 2023, up 17.05% year-on-year; Followed by XC40, the global sales volume in 2023 was 200,600 units, an increase of 18.59% year-on-year; The third is XC90, with a global sales volume of 107,500 vehicles in 2023, up 10.73% year-on-year.
■ SAIC Volkswagen New Energy
A few days ago, SAIC Volkswagen New Energy announced its sales data for December, of which 20,528 vehicles were sold in December, up 88.8% year-on-year. In 2023, the cumulative sales volume of new energy vehicles was 130,363, a year-on-year increase of 44.7%.
ID. The sales volume of the family exceeded 19,000 vehicles in December, and the cumulative sales volume for the whole year was 109,700 vehicles, and the cumulative sales volume exceeded 220,000 vehicles. Among them, the cumulative sales volume of ID.3 has exceeded 100,000+vehicles since its listing, achieving a month-on-month growth for five consecutive months, and the annual sales volume increased by 215% year-on-year.
■ SAIC GM New Energy
SAIC-GM announced that the sales volume of its new energy vehicles in December was 18,911 vehicles, up 312.4% year-on-year. In 2023, the sales volume of new energy vehicles reached 100,000 vehicles for the first time, up 125.2% year-on-year, a record high.
In terms of specific models, the cumulative sales volume of Buick E5 reached 35,129 vehicles, the cumulative sales volume of Micro Blue 6 reached 45,538 vehicles, and the cumulative sales volume of Buick IQ Ruige reached 5,400 vehicles. This year and next, eight new energy vehicles will be launched one after another, including the Otneng pure electric vehicle and the new-generation PHEV smart electric plug-in hybrid vehicle.
The construction of SAIC-GM Dongyue Autoenergy Super Factory was started, and it was officially put into mass production in the first half of 2025. In addition, in 2023, SAIC-GM completed 54 self-built charging stations, 4 Autoenergy Airport charging service centers and 580,000 third-party cooperative charging terminals, covering nearly 100% of the prefecture-level cities nationwide, and started interconnection and cooperation with Tesla China charging network.
■ new forces in building cars
At the end of 2023, the new forces of building cars can not be underestimated. Ideality, Weilai, etc. focus on high-end, strive for the upper reaches, and successfully hit the market of BBA, Volkswagen and other brands. The enterprises represented by Nezha and Zero Run take the cost-effective route, which has also gained market recognition. In addition, the "cross-border players" represented by Huawei obviously have their own unique skills. It is really "the eagle hits the sky, the fish is shallow, and all kinds of frost compete for freedom."
■ LI
LI released the delivery data in December 2023. In December, 2023, LI delivered 50,353 new cars, up by 137.1% year-on-year, and successfully achieved the goal of delivering 50,000 cars a month. In the fourth quarter of 2023, a total of 131,805 vehicles were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 184.6%. In 2023, a total of 376,030 vehicles were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 182.2%. As of December 31st, 2023, LI has delivered more than 600,000 vehicles, making it the highest delivery vehicle enterprise of China New Power.
"In the past December, we successfully achieved the goal of delivering 50,000 vehicles a month, and delivered 376,000 new vehicles throughout the year. This is the first time that China New Force automobile enterprises have passed the annual delivery mark of 300,000 vehicles. Since June this year, LI has surpassed BBA in SUV sales, becoming the luxury car brand with the highest SUV sales in China market. With the support and recognition of more than 600,000 users, LI has continuously promoted in-depth research and development in products, platforms and systems. Since its delivery, Ideal L Series has completed more than 20 OTA upgrades, especially OTA 5.0 officially launched in December, adding 145 functions, optimizing 100 experiences, and realizing the comprehensive evolution of intelligent driving and smart space. Looking forward to 2024, we will continue to challenge the limits of growth and strive to become the number one luxury brand in the China market. " LI Chairman and CEO Li Xiang said.
『Ideality MEGA』
As of December 31, 2023, LI has 467 retail centers nationwide, covering 140 cities; There are 360 after-sales maintenance centers and authorized car body panel spraying centers, covering 209 cities.
■ Weilai Automobile
Weilai Automobile announced the delivery results in December. In December 2023, Weilai delivered 18,012 new cars, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%; In the fourth quarter of 2023, Weilai delivered a total of 50,045 new cars, a year-on-year increase of 25.0%, and the quarterly delivery exceeded the delivery guidelines; In 2023, Weilai delivered a total of 160,038 new cars, a year-on-year increase of 30.7%; As of December 31, 2023, Weilai has delivered 449,594 new cars, which continues to lead the high-end pure electric market.
All products have completed intergenerational switching. In 2023, brand-new models EC7, brand-new ES6, ET5T, brand-new ES8 and brand-new EC6 were delivered successively, making it the first smart electric vehicle brand in the world to complete vertical switching of technology platforms. The three intelligent systems of Aspen, Alder and Banyan continued to iterate, and 26 versions were released, bringing 439 new experiences and optimizations; The global pilot assisted NOP+ to start pioneer pilot, with a total mileage of nearly 320,000 kilometers, distributed in 208 cities.
On NIO IN 2023 Weilai Innovation and Technology Day, Weilai released 12 full-stack technology layouts of smart electric vehicles, and officially released SkyOS· Tian Shu, the first vehicle global operating system of automobile enterprises, and Weilai’s first self-developed chip product —— lidar master chip "Yang Jian" and NIO Link Panoramic Interconnection, and announced ADAM CCC, a cross-domain convergence supercomputer cluster that has been mass-produced, and Weilai’s first flagship mobile phone NIO Phone was listed. On Weilai Day in 2023, Weilai officially released four core technologies: Shenji NX9031, self-developed global 900V high-voltage architecture, SkyRide· Tianxing intelligent chassis system and flagship safety standard; Weilai Intelligent Electric Executive Flagship ET9 was officially unveiled. ET9 is the crystallization of Weilai’s full-stack technology layout and the world’s leading technology, including 17 world-first technologies and 52 leading technologies at the same level, and has applied for 525 patents.
1,035 new power exchange stations have been built in the world, and 2,350 power exchange stations have been built in total, including 747 expressway power exchange stations, and the layout of "7 vertical, 6 horizontal and 11 big cities" high-speed power exchange network has been completed in China; Accumulatively provided users with over 35 million power exchange services; Accumulated layout of 3,608 charging stations and 21,091 charging piles; Accumulated access to 1,460,000+ third-party charging piles; A total of 71 Power Journeys routes were opened.
There are 47 new Weilai centers, 123 Weilai spaces, 84 service centers and 22 delivery centers in the world; A total of 145 Weilai centers, 335 Weilai spaces, 310 service centers and 62 delivery centers have been built. It is worth mentioning that, in 2023, Weilai, Changan Automobile and Geely Holding announced the cooperation in battery replacement, and will carry out comprehensive cooperation in various fields such as battery replacement standards, battery replacement technology, battery replacement service network construction and operation, and battery replacement vehicle research and development.
■ Zero run car
Zero-running cars announced the delivery volume in December, with a total of 18,618 units delivered, an increase of 119% year-on-year; In 2023, a total of 144,155 units were delivered, a year-on-year increase of over 29%. Since the establishment of the brand, the cumulative delivery has exceeded 300,000 units.
Zero Run C10, a brand-new medium-sized SUV—— owned by Zero Run, will be pre-sold on January 10th, 2024. The car has two power forms: extended range and pure electric, and is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip. In terms of power, it will be equipped with a driving motor with model TZ220XY002 produced by Jinhua Lingsheng Power Technology Co., Ltd., with a maximum power of 170 kW. At the same time, according to different vehicle configurations, panoramic canopy, rear privacy glass and aurora radar on the roof will also be provided. I believe it will help the sales of zero-running cars in the new year.
■ Xpeng Motors
We learned from Xpeng Motors officials that it delivered 20,115 units in December, a year-on-year increase of 78%. In 2023, the delivery volume was 141,601 units, a year-on-year increase of 17%.
On January 1st, Tucki X9 was listed, and four models were launched, with the price range of 359,800-419,800 yuan. The car is positioned as a medium and large MPV and is officially called a "new species". As the flagship model of the roll-up structure, Tucki X9 will undertake the core technologies of the roll-up structure, such as global 800V, front and rear integrated aluminum die-casting, XNGP, etc. It is also the first model in China equipped with the front and rear integrated aluminum die-casting body in mass production, and it has become the only MPV model with rear wheel steering as standard in the world, which deserves attention.
■ Nezha Auto
In 2023, Nezha delivered a total of 127,496 vehicles, ranking firmly in the first camp of the new force of car manufacturing. Among them, overseas sales exceeded 20,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 567%.
Review the year of Nezha Auto. By the end of December 2023, Nezha had delivered nearly 400,000 vehicles. In May 2023, the 300,000th production car of Nezha Automobile officially rolled off the assembly line, opening a new pattern of scale; In May, Nezha Auto’s global headquarters in Shanghai was officially opened, and its development entered a new journey; In August, Nezha Automobile began to build its Hong Kong International Headquarters to realize the joint drive of the two headquarters.
In 2023, Nezha Auto also set up a spare parts company-Haozhi Technology Smart Factory, so as to make the core parts self-developed and self-made, and make the top-notch technology quickly fall into the spot of technology. In September, Haozhi range extender, Haozhi thermal control, PDCS, and motor have been mass-produced off the assembly line. In December, Nezha Automobile developed the world’s largest 20,000+ton die-casting equipment, which will realize integrated die-casting in larger-sized fields such as B-class car chassis manufacturing.
■ AITO car
On January 1st, AITO released the sales data. In December 2023, AITO delivered 24,468 new cars, an increase of 29.96% from the previous month. In 2023, AITO delivered a total of 94,380 cars.
In the seven days since its listing, the accumulative total number of vehicles for the M9 has exceeded 30,000, and the new M7 delivered 20,611 new vehicles in December, with a cumulative delivery of 48,552 vehicles. The accumulative total number of vehicles for the new M7 has exceeded 120,000. The monthly delivery capacity is expected to exceed 30,000 vehicles from 2024. In addition, the new car M9, which was launched on December 26th, has arrived in 252 stores in 89 cities across the country.
■ Lantu Automobile
Lantu Automobile announced the delivery data in December 2023, with a total delivery of 10,017 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 479%. In 2023, the annual sales volume was 50,552 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 160%.
On December 25th, a Lantu Dreamer drove off the production line, which represented an important milestone for Lantu Automobile to officially roll off the 50,000th vehicle. Looking back briefly, there are 18 models on sale at present, and the price range is 339,900-689,900 yuan. It uses a luxurious front face with a slender body, and the shape of the whole car is very atmospheric. In detail, the car has many straight waterfall nets, and the details are also very rich. The daytime running lights in the headlights extend to the center and converge to the vicinity of the logo, forming a penetrating style. The length, width and height of this car are 5315/1985/1800mm respectively, and the wheelbase reaches 3200 mm. The side lines are straight and powerful, and the chrome trim near the window and side skirt creates a strong sense of luxury.
In the car, Lantu Dreamer has a triple-screen design with a built-in Qualcomm 8155 car chip. The car will be equipped with 5G car entertainment and office system, L2 driver assistance, automatic parking, remote parking, four-tone voice interaction, gesture recognition interaction and other functions, and support the OTA of the whole car. The 2024 model adds 9 functions, including front seat massage function, suede-like soft bag in the ceiling and upper column area, two-row seat electric slide rail, three-row ISOFIX interface/backrest angle adjustment, sound insulation glass on both sides of side sliding door, silent tire, memory function of passenger/second row seat, various cockpit scene modes and various welcome effects. In addition, the official said that the car’s battery life, energy consumption, interior luxury, NVH level, mobile phone wireless charging power (increased to 50W) and vehicle seats have also been improved.
In terms of power, the car offers plug-in hybrid and pure electric power options. The plug-in hybrid vehicle uses a 1.5T engine+motor combination. The total power of the system is 420kW/571 HP (the engine is 110kW, and the front and rear motors are 150kW and 160kW respectively). The peak torque of the system is 840 Nm, the cruising range in pure electric mode (CLTC standard) is 236km, and the comprehensive cruising range (CLTC standard) is 1231km. Pure electric vehicles provide 475km, 510km, 605km and 650km endurance versions for consumers to choose from.
■ Zhiji Automobile
We learned from the official of Zhiji brand that its sales volume in December was 10,412 units. It is worth mentioning that, on December 25th, 2023, Zhiji LS7 launched "National Limited Benefits for High-speed Elevated NOA", and users can enjoy the double benefits of "cash reduction+luxury allocation" with a limited equity price of RMB249,800. From now until January 31, 2024, 2000 vehicles will be limited.
As an intelligent flagship product, Zhiji LS7 is equipped with NVIDIA OrinX ultra-high computing power chip, two high-beam laser radars and other top-shelf hardware. In December, NOA of IM AD Expressway was completed nationwide, radiating 333-city expressway sections (except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) and covering 59-city elevated sections, with a total of 389,000 kilometers of applicable roads. Next month, the "one-click Ai driving" function, which has attracted much attention among young users, including one-click extrication, one-click tracking, one-click pasting, etc., will push LS7 users to make driving easier.
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To set a key word for the auto market in 2023, it is estimated that many friends think of "volume". This year, car companies were crazy about involution, so we saw the excitement of price war and witnessed the overtaking of China brand in corners; I saw the rapid development of technologies such as autonomous driving and intelligent cockpit, and also witnessed the increasing penetration rate of new energy vehicles.
2024 will only roll up. Whether it’s a China brand, a new car-making force or an overseas brand, everyone has a unique skill. Although overseas brands have declined, it is obvious that they don’t want to admit defeat by looking at the inventory in the hands of SAIC Volkswagen. Xiaomi automobile is in full swing and hot search, and it is bound to make efforts in 2024. Head autopilot players such as Huawei, Ideality, Tucki and Weilai are also full of ambitions, hoping to make new breakthroughs in 2024.
2023 has passed, let’s look forward to 2024. Car home will also continue to bring you fresh, fast and professional car content, so remember to pay attention. (Text/car home Xing Yueyang/Wang Jingbo)
