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According to the latest report released by the Federation of passengers on Sept. 8, retail sales of narrow passenger cars in August 2021 were 1.453 million, down 14.7% from a year earlier, and the cumulative retail volume from January to August in 2021 was 12.9 million, up 17.1% from a year earlier. Judging from the data, domestic narrow passenger cars have declined for four consecutive months compared with the same period last year, although the cumulative retail volume is still growing compared with the same period last year, but showing a state of contraction.

Judging from the retail sales data of narrow passenger car manufacturers released by the Federation of passengers, sales of most car companies in the top 15 rankings have dropped sharply, especially mainstream automakers such as FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC-Volkswagen, SAIC General Motors, Guangzhou Auto Toyota, and so on.

Judging from the list, the top four car companies are FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC-Volkswagen, Dongfeng Nissan and SAIC-GM, with Dongfeng Nissan in the top three, while SAIC-GM fell from second to fourth. According to the data, the retail volume of the four car companies in August was 118000, 112000, 96000 and 85000 respectively, all of which showed year-on-year declines, with FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC-GM plummeting 38.9% and 35.2% respectively, while SAIC-Volkswagen dropped by 22.5%. Dongfeng Nissan, by contrast, fell the smallest, at 9.1%.

FAW-Volkswagen has plummeted for two months in a row, both by nearly 40%. From the market point of view, the decline in FAW-Volkswagen sales is expected, after all, the current global car companies are affected by the shortage of chips, but FAW-Volkswagen decline so big, or some incredible. In fact, in addition to chip supply problems lead to a decline in sales, and FAW-Volkswagen's own product quality also has a certain relationship. In the complaint platform, FAW-Volkswagen Tan Yue, Mai Teng, Suiteng complaint volume is in the forefront, exhaust failure, high fuel consumption, engine start and stop system failure are the main problems of complaint. Taking the blockage failure of the particle trap as an example, many owners of mountain exploration cars reported that driving at low speed led to insufficient combustion of gasoline, a decline in power and a sharp increase in fuel consumption. In view of this problem, FAW-Volkswagen manufacturers have not given effective measures to solve the problem, the problem has not been solved, and the number of complaints continues to rise.

Let's take a look at independent car companies. The brightest brand this month should belong to BYD. According to the list, Geely, Changan, SAIC GM Wuling and BYD all made it into the top 10, with Geely and Changan falling 23.3% and 11.0% respectively, while SAIC GM Wuling increased 7.7% year-on-year and BYD soared 88.1%.

BYD did very well in august, with 88.1% year-on-year growth well ahead of other automakers and making it into the top 10. According to the data released by BYD, BYD's car sales mainly come from new energy vehicles, especially models based on DM-i super hybrids. Qin Plus DM-i, Song Plus DM-i and Tang DM-i models continue to sell well. In the long run, BYD will pay more attention to the development of new energy vehicles in the future, and the launch of more new energy products and product series will promote the growth of BYD car sales. Based on this, the future BYD car sales will have a lot of room for development, and even is expected to surpass Changan, Geely.

As for Japanese car companies, in addition to Dongfeng Nissan, which ranks third, Guangzhou Auto Toyota and FAW Toyota also appeared on the list, with sales of 65000 vehicles and 57000 vehicles respectively, down 8.5% and 19.4% respectively. Like other joint ventures, Toyota's sales decline is also due to a shortage of chips, severely limited production capacity and difficulties in picking up cars in the end market. This problem is evident in Honda, where both Dongfeng Honda and Guangzhou Auto Honda made it into the top 10 in August. According to Honda China data, GAC Honda terminal sales fell 26.27 per cent year-on-year to 52000 vehicles, while Dongfeng Honda fell 49.36 per cent to 39000 vehicles.

Judging from the current situation of the automobile industry, September and October are known as the "Golden Nine Silver Ten". As the name implies, it is the peak season for car sales, especially the upcoming National Day in September. Most car companies will launch new models or launch new car lines before the National Day, which are conducive to the growth of car sales. However, due to the uncertainty in the global supply of auto parts, car production and sales have a serious impact, which is not conducive to steady sales growth. As a result, based on the problems facing the global car market, the car market is expected to rebound in September, but it is expected to be difficult to return to the same period last year.

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