Great Wall Motor scores 29.79% YoY leap in July sales

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Great Wall Motor (GWM) said its July sales surged 29.79% year on year to 78,339 units and Jan.-Jul. sales total 473,436 units.

Thanks to the robust growth gained last month, the decrease in its year-to-date sales further shrank to 14.53%.

Haval, Great Wall Pickup and ORA all represented rising momentum in July sales. WEY sold 7,091 new vehicles, only 155 units fewer than that of the year-ago period.

(Tank 300, photo source: GWM's WeChat account）

GWM's data show that WEY, the SUV brand embodying GWM's ambition to move upscale, boasted a 25% blooming increase over the previous month. Notably, the sales of the VV7 soared up to 52% compared to June. The automaker offered the first glimpse of the all-new off-road SUV dubbed “Tank 300” at the Chengdu Motor Show 2020. This is the first model built on the “Tank·WEY” platform GWM launched on July 20.

(Third-generation Haval H6 , photo source: GWM's WeChat account）

Selling 47,517 new vehicles in July, Haval SUV brand logged a 10.79% growth from the prior-year period. The sales of the Haval H6 and the Haval F7 amounted to 23,723 units and 8,157 units respectively, and the volume of the Haval M6 was doubled over a year ago to 10,094 units.

The presale of the third-generation Haval H6 kicked off on July 24. Featuring GWM's self-developed 1.5GDIT engine, second-generation 7-speed dual clutch transmission and the all-new chassis based on the “Lemon” platform, the new Haval H6 is said to deliver stronger power, greater acceleration performance while consume less fuel.

(P Series pickup, photo source: GWM's WeChat account）

GWM witnessed its pickup sales precipitously rise 155.86% to 20,661 units. Great Wall Pickup was also GWM's only brand that achieved year-over-year growth in year-to-date sales.

The sales of the P Series pickup surpassed 12,000 units in July, topping 10,000 units for the third month in a row and once again honored the best-selling pickup model in China. Besides, the Wingle 7 and the Wingle 5 were also among the top 3 pickup models by July sales.

(ORA Heimao, photo source: GWM's WeChat account）

The BEV-focused ORA brand scored a 47.95% vigorous jump in July by selling 3,064 units. The sales of the “ORA Heimao” (meaning “Black Cat”), which was previously known as the ORA R1, shot up 65% year on year to 2,771 units.

GWM launched on July 20 three all-new technology brands, dubbed “Lemon”, “Tank” and “Coffee Intelligence”, demonstrating its ambition to drive the transition to being a global mobility technology and service provider from being a mere vehicle manufacturer.