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According to the data statistics released by the Defective Product Management Center of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, 9 recalls were issued for domestic passenger cars in January 2020, and 125565 vehicles of 8 brands were recalled accumulatively, with a year-on-year decline of 80.52%.

According to the recall situation of automobile enterprises of various brands, the legal system and the American series are the two major vehicle series with the largest number of recalls in January, among which 89898 vehicles were recalled by the legal system, accounting for 71.59%, and 26382 vehicles were recalled by the American series, accounting for 21.01%. In addition, 7967 vehicles, 1285 vehicles and 33 vehicles of independent brands, German and British were recalled respectively, accounting for 6.34%, 1.02% and 0.03%.

From the recalled models, Shenlong Automobile became the brand with the largest number of domestic passenger car recalls in January. Due to the potential safety hazard of wet oil-immersed timing belt of 1.2T engine, DPCA will recall Dongfeng Peugeot 2008, 308S, New 308, New 408 and Dongfeng Citroen C3-XR, C4L and C4 Sega vehicles partially equipped with 1.2T engine from February 15, totaling 89898 vehicles.

As we all know, the share of legal system brand in domestic passenger car market is decreasing continuously. As a legal system, DPCA has many problems in automobile quality and service, and the brand is gradually marginalized by the market. According to sales data, the cumulative sales volume of Shenlong Automobile in 2019 was 113579 vehicles, down 55% year-on-year, and the sales volume was cut again.

Due to the risk of fire in the engine compartment, GAC Fick decided to recall some of the 2019 models equipped with 1.3T engines from February 3, including 24404 for the south guide and 1978 for the free man, totaling 26382 for the two models.

GAC Fick's reputation in the industry is not good. Due to the problems of automobile quality and low product strength, the sales volume of Fick brand in China, as an American brand, declines sharply, and the brand continues to be marginalized. According to the data of GAC Group, the accumulated sales volume in 2019 was 73907 vehicles, down-40.96% year-on-year.

Beijing Mercedes-Benz recalled 545 GLB SUVs in January 2020. It is worth noting that Mercedes-Benz GLB SUVs were officially launched at the end of November 2019, and it took only more than a month from launch to recall. As a German Mercedes-Benz car, it is a frequent visitor to the recall of domestic passenger cars, with a cumulative recall of more than 1 million vehicles in 2019. However, the recall does not seem to affect its development in the Chinese market. According to the data, the cumulative sales volume in the Chinese market reached 693443 vehicles in 2019, an increase of 6.2% year-on-year.

Automobile recall not only reflects the problems of automobile products, but also reflects the protection of automobile brands for consumers 'life safety and property safety. According to the recall situation, the recalled automobile brands are mainly joint venture brands, especially German brands and Japanese brands. With the development of automobile market economy, while the self-owned brand automobile enterprises continue to grow, the recall of automobile products also presents a growing state.

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