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According to the latest retail sales statistics of the Federation of passengers, sales in the domestic narrow passenger car market reached 1.575 million in June, down 5.1 per cent from a year earlier and 3.1 per cent from a month earlier. Of these, car sales were 767000, down 4.2% from the same period last year, 3.5% from the previous month, up 2.0% from the same period last year, and down 4.1% from the previous month. 718000 SUV sales were down 6.8% from the same period last year and 2.5% from the previous year.

From the sedan / SUV/MPV retail sales list released by the Federation, most models are still showing growth, but there are also many models that have fallen sharply. Judging from the major lists, the ranking of models has changed relatively greatly.

Judging from the June car TOP15, Nissan Xuanyi, Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen New Bora, Buick New Yinglong, Volkswagen Suiteng and Changan Escape all fell sharply, of which Volkswagen Suiteng fell 33.4%. The decline in sales of these popular models is likely to be related to a shortage of chips, as automakers try to minimize the impact or mass-produce higher-margin models. For example, sales of new Bora and Suiteng fell 25.1% and 33.4% respectively, of which June was the worst for the year. By contrast, the Audi A6L grew 4.2 per cent year-on-year to 17879 vehicles. The same is true for SAIC-Volkswagen, where Xinlangyi fell 2.8 per cent year-on-year to 36309, while Santana rose 1.4 per cent to 15641.

The autonomous model Changan Yitou may also have fallen sharply because of the shortage of chips. Changan Yichi increased by 23.5% in May compared with the same period last year, but suddenly dropped by 25.1% in June, considering that Changan Yitou, as an entry-level car of Changan Automobile, its contribution to profit space is relatively limited. Another independent model, Hongguang MINIEV, maintained a good market performance this month, with sales of 29143 vehicles, which is the best performance of new energy vehicles. As for the Model 3, it made it into the top 10 this month, up 10.4 per cent from a year earlier to 16515.

The same is true of the SUV market, with Honda CR-V, Volkswagen Touguan and Nissan Qijun all showing big declines. Honda's CR-V sales plunged 22.8% to 14935 vehicles, while Honda's XR-V surged 26.5%, the second month of sharp growth in the Honda XR-V. As for why Dongfeng Honda put enough chips to let the XR-V continue to rush forward, the reason behind is unknown. In addition to Honda XR-V, Honda Haoying and Honda colorful also achieved significant growth, up 17.1 per cent and 15.5 per cent respectively from a year earlier.

In terms of autonomous models, the Harvard H6 is still the top seller in the SUV market, with an increase of 17.4% to 26771 vehicles compared with the same period last year. Changan CS75 declined like Changan Escape, but it was not as serious as Changan Escape, falling only 3.5% to 19849 vehicles compared with the same period last year. Geely's total sales fell 12.2%, but Geely Boyue still rose slightly by 1.4%, and its ranking rebounded to fourth place again. As for BYD Song, which is down 15.0% from the same period last year, on the one hand, BYD may supply more chips to BYD Han and BYD Qin PLUS DM-i, on the other hand, compared with the fuel version, BYD Song DM-i is also the model that consumers have been waiting for.

In terms of Japanese models, FAW Toyota Corolla fell 14.0% from the same period last year, but Toyota RAV4 increased by 3.2% year-on-year, and Guangzhou Automobile Toyota Weilanda increased by 46.7%, which is the first time it has entered the SUV retail sales list since its launch. As for Nissan Qijun's sharp decline this month, it may have a lot to do with its impending replacement. According to previous reports, the new Nissan Qijun, with a pre-price of 199900 yuan and 219900 yuan respectively, will be officially launched on July 30, with a 1.5T three-cylinder engine.

Tesla Model Y squeezed into the list with a score of 11623. The standard continued version of Model Y was officially released on July 7, with a subsidised price of 276000 yuan. Delivery of the new car will begin in August, and Tesla's sales are expected to hit a new high again in August.

Let's take a look at MPV. Wuling Hongguang and Buick GL8 sold more than 10,000 models in June, of which Wuling Hongguang once again topped the list, but fell 13.4% compared with the same period last year. Buick GL8 is far less than Wuling Hongguang, but its sales are stable at more than 10,000 vehicles, up 32.6% from the same period last year to 16418. Chuanqi M8 and Chuanqi M6 were 6574 and 5694 respectively, Ericsson and Odyssey were 5158 and 3707 respectively, and Wuling Capgemini was 4328, showing a large decline.

From June, the decline in sales of most models or due to a shortage of chips may also have something to do with the imminent replacement of new cars and brand development strategy. From the perspective of sales volume in half a year, it was basically able to achieve growth, mainly due to the low base caused by the impact of last year's epidemic.

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