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According to the latest retail sales statistics of the Federation of passengers, sales in the domestic narrow passenger car market in January 2022 were 2.079 million, down 5.0 per cent from the same period last year. Of this total, car sales were 1.001 million, down 6.2 per cent from the same period last year. 101000 MPVs and 976000 SUVs were down 10.5 per cent, and 3.0 per cent lower than the same period last year.

Judging from the car list, Nissan Xuanyi has no doubt to win the monthly car sales, and it is also the highest-selling model in the domestic passenger car market, with cumulative sales of 49982 vehicles in the first month. The second and third places all come from Volkswagen brands, including 45288 SAIC-Volkswagen Lanya and 27735 FAW-Volkswagen Quateng. In addition to the above joint venture models, there are 24950 Camry from Guangzhou Auto Toyota, 22907 from Guangzhou Automobile Honda Accord and 22036 from FAW Volkswagen Bora. In addition, Yinglang, Buick's best-selling model, also made it into the top 10, with 21431.

The Hongguang MINIEV fell sharply, selling 50561 vehicles in December 2021 and halved month-on-month in January, although it rose 3.5 per cent to 26682 from a year earlier, possibly due to the decline in new energy subsidies. Among the new energy vehicles, Changan Mercedes-Benz E-Star, Chery QQ Ice Cream and BYD Dolphin all perform better, mainly because these models have just started and are relatively limited affected by the decline of new energy subsidies.

In the top 10, the BMW 3-Series and BMW 5-Series performed well, each selling 20, 000 vehicles in the first month, with 24396 vehicles in the former and 22608 in the latter, ahead of the same category. For comparison, Audi A4L and Audi A6L are 16839 and 12766 respectively, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Mercedes-Benz E-Class are 10173 and 18449 respectively.

Finally, let's look at some of the hotter models on the market. Dongfeng Honda Elite also gained some popularity after the medium-term change, selling 10173 cars in January, ranking 34th on the car list. The Guangzhou Auto Honda model was officially launched on December 16, 2021, and January was its first full month of sales, with 6285 vehicles, ranking 54th on the car list. The Dongfeng Citroen Versailles C5X did not live up to expectations, selling 3188 vehicles in January, ranking 76th on the car list.

In terms of independent brand models, in addition to Hongguang MINI, there are more than 10,000 independent models, including Changan Yiyou, BYD Qin / Han, Geely Dihao / Xingrui, Red Flag H5, Mingjue 5, etc., especially BYD Qin, the sales source is mainly Qin PLUS DM-i and Qin EV, with a cumulative sales volume of 25000 vehicles, which may be squeezed into the top three in the future depending on the continuous outbreak of the new energy market and high cost performance.

Let's take a look at the SUV model list. the top three are Harvard H6, Changan CS75 series and Changan CS55 series, with sales of 33318, 32122 and 29851 respectively. Although Harvard H6 once again became the top seller of SUV, sales fell 27.3% compared with the same period last year, while Changan CS75 won the second place, down 22.8% from the same period last year. Due to the imminent launch of the second generation Changan CS75 PLUS, it may affect the performance of cash models in the short term. In addition to these four, the Auchan X5 and Red Flag HS5 also performed well, although they did not make it into the top 10, but both models set new sales highs since their launch. In addition, Mercedes-Benz GLCs, BMW X3 and Audi Q5L also achieved the best results in history, with the first two models in the top 10 of the SUV list, with sales of 22331, 17811 and 15003 respectively.

As for the joint venture model, which may have been affected by the chip, CR-V fell to ninth place, selling 16653 vehicles in January, while Dongfeng Honda has declined year-on-year for eight consecutive months. In addition, Nissan has 20486 free passengers and Volkswagen Tuyue has 18927, while Toyota-branded models are not in the top 10.

In addition to the above models, Tesla's second domestic model, Model Y, was also one of the dark horses, up 896.8% from the same period last year, mainly because Model Y just went on sale in January 2021, while it fell by 59.6% month-on-month, mainly because most models were supplied to overseas markets, with wholesale sales of 33297 Model Y and domestic retail sales of 16358.

Also take a look at the sales of some popular models, including the Harvard Beast, which went on sale on December 20, 2021, and January was also its first full sales month, with sales of 10085 vehicles. After the upgrade, the novelty Jun with a three-cylinder engine once again failed to live up to expectations, selling 3250 vehicles in January, ranking 79th on the list. FAW Toyota Crown Lufang, a sister car of Guangzhou Auto Toyota's Hanlanda, sold 2751 vehicles in January, ranking 91st on the SUV list.

Compared with the small share of the MPV market, from the monthly sales list is also a lot of interesting points. According to the monthly list, the Buick GL8 is the only model with more than 10,000 vehicles, with 16057. Among the high-profile models in the market, Odyssey and Ericsson sold 4852 and 2291 vehicles after replacement, while Sina squeezed into the top five, with 4329. Kia Jiahua's sales were mediocre, with sales of no more than 1,000 since its launch. January sales were 383.

In addition, the auto industry has also made statistics on the sales list of new energy models. Judging from the list, Hongguang MINIEV, a minicar, once again won the first place, but its market has also been gradually eroded, such as Chery QQ ice cream, Mercedes-Benz E-Star, Chery Little Ant and so on. In the top 10 list, the best performer is BYD. Qin PLUS DM-i, Song PLUS DM-i, Dolphin and Han EV all squeezed into the list, and all of them exceeded 10,000. In addition, the ideal ONE sells 16358 vehicles a month, making it the highest-selling model among the new power brands, with 6707 Xiaopeng P7, 6482 Naxi V and 6007 zero-run T03.

Overall, due to the epidemic, chip shortage and the impact of the Spring Festival holiday, the overall market performance in January was not very optimistic, with many joint venture brands declining. For example, FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC-Volkswagen, SAIC General Motors, Dongfeng Nissan and Dongfeng Honda all fell by more than double digits. Of course, compared with traditional fuel vehicles, the market performance of new energy vehicles is relatively good. Under the influence of the state's strong support for the development of new energy vehicles and urban license restrictions, consumers begin to pay attention to new energy vehicle products. In the short term, the decline of new energy subsidies may affect the sales of new energy vehicles, but the future development is promising. After all, there will be no new energy subsidies after 2022, and consumers may catch up with the last bus.

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