Comments on car company sales in the first half of 2022: BYD's "take off" joint venture loses momentum

Entering July, major car companies have successively announced their sales in the first half of the year, and the semi-annual car company sales rankings have also been released. Affected by the epidemic in the first quarter, the sales of many car companies in the first half of this year have experienced varying degrees of decline. Joint venture car companies have experienced a higher decline than self-owned car companies. Furthermore, the ranking of car companies has also undergone major changes. According to the wholesale sales data of the Passenger Federation, FAW-Volkswagen ranked first with 856,000 units, followed by BYD, Changan and Geely, with sales exceeding 600,000 units. Among them, BYD soared 1.6 times year-on-year, jumping to the second place. Great Wall Motor fell to the tenth place, and FAW Toyota fell out of the top ten.

Keywords: particle catcher

Comments: In the first half of this year, under the influence of factors such as factory shutdowns and supply shortages, FAW-Volkswagen, which had experienced a serious decline for a time, still maintained its No. 1 position in domestic sales. In the first half of this year, FAW-Volkswagen still has many product quality problems. In addition to the common failure of the DSG gearbox electronic control unit, the blockage of the particle catcher that broke out since last year has once again become a "nightmare" for car owners. Love-hate is still the main theme of FAW-Volkswagen.

Keywords: difficult to pick up the car

Comments: At a time when new energy vehicles are all the rage, BYD, which has been deeply involved in the "three power" technology for many years, has successfully released itself completely. In the first half of this year, BYD's sales increased significantly by 1.6 times, taking advantage of the trend to climb to the second place in the sales list. However, the surge in orders also brought "happy troubles" to BYD. Even though BYD has maximized its production capacity, it is still unable to meet the growing demand for orders. As a result, the difficulty of picking up the car once caused a large number of complaints from users.

Keywords: faulty

Comments: Despite being greatly affected by the epidemic in the first half of the year, Changan Automobile has basically maintained a stable momentum. Under the slight decline in the two pillars of Eado PLUS and Changan CS75 PLUS, Changan's newly launched UNI-V, waxy corn and other new vehicles filled the gap. Although it is favored by consumers, Changan Automobile still has many product quality problems in the first half of this year. There are many problems such as abnormal noise in the gearbox, battery loss, engine shaking/burning oil, rust on the body, and engine failure. At the same time as the performance improvement, Changan's product quality has more room for improvement.

Keywords: car machine

Comments: Although it ranks fourth, Geely Auto is the car company with the smallest decline in the top 10 sales volume, and it still outperforms the broader market in an unfavorable environment. Moreover, the sales volume of Geely's "China Star" series is increasing, and the sales of Raytheon Hi.X products are gradually increasing. It can be expected that Geely will have a better performance in the second half of the year. The fly in the ointment is that in the first half of this year, Geely was once again collectively complained about the problem of the car and the machine. The software problem has become a restrictive factor for Geely's development.

keyword: reduction

Comments: SAIC Volkswagen, which is in the midst of the epidemic, has become one of the car companies most affected by external factors in the first half of this year. However, due to the low base in the same period last year, SAIC Volkswagen still achieved an 8% increase in the first half of this year. While the sales of Lavida and Tiguan L declined, the momentum of Passat, Touran and the new ID. series drove the growth of SAIC Volkswagen. Although sales have not been completely restricted by the epidemic, SAIC Volkswagen has still suffered a lot. The sales reduction of Wang Langyi's car and machine caused the collective "popping beans" of car owners.

keyword: crack

Comments: In the first half of this year, SAIC-GM in Shanghai was affected by the epidemic and stopped production for several days, resulting in a 12.9% decline in final sales. For SAIC-GM, whose market competitiveness is declining day by day, the all-new Autoneng pure electric platform has become a life-saving straw. At the same time as sales decline, SAIC-GM's product quality problems are not uncommon, and the cracking of the instrument panels of many models has become the biggest problem.

tags: loud noise

Comments: In the first half of this year, GAC Toyota's sales increased by nearly 20% year-on-year, making it the joint venture with the highest growth rate. A number of new cars introduced since last year have become the driving force behind the scenes. Of course, while the new car brings increments, it also brings troubles to GAC Toyota. In recent months, the engine noise/body resonance problem of the new-generation Highlander has caused a large number of concentrated complaints from car owners. However, unlike the "normal phenomenon" of the oil increase problem, the Highlander's engine noise problem was caused by a design flaw in the machine foot, which has been recalled in North America, while GAC Toyota is still dragging.

Keywords: CVT

Comments: Although Sylphy has won the title of No. 1 bicycle sales, Dongfeng Nissan's sales in the first half of this year still fell by 12.6%. The unfavorable impact of the market environment has become a major reason, and Dongfeng Nissan's own lack of new car launch is also to blame. Fortunately, Dongfeng Nissan's product quality is relatively reliable, and there have been no large-scale centralized complaints in the first half of this year. The clichéd CVT gearbox squeak is one of the few problems. In the second half of this year, Dongfeng Nissan will launch a variety of new cars, and the market performance will also be improved.

Keywords: faulty

Comments: In the first half of this year, Chery Automobile handed over a rather dazzling answer sheet, with a year-on-year growth rate of 17.2%, second only to the "inflated" BYD and the stable GAC Toyota. Chery New Energy, led by QQ Ice Cream, has driven the growth of Chery Automobile. The slight deficiency is that in the first half of this year, Chery's product quality problems are still uneasy. There were a lot of complaints about the headlights, engine, transmission, body electrical.

Keywords: false advertising

Comments: In the first half of this year, Great Wall Motors fell sharply by 15.2%, becoming the car company with the largest decline in the top 10 car companies. The sharp decline of Haval H6 became the direct cause. Despite the decline in sales, the hot sales of Ora, Tank and other brands have greatly increased the profits of Great Wall Motors. Perhaps the slump in sales and massive complaints have become Great Wall Motor's only flaw. At the beginning of this year, the problem of the wrong version of the chip of the Ora Haomao and other models was once again subject to centralized complaints from car owners.