Geely Auto's Aug. sales grow 12% year on year

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (called "Geely Auto" for short) and its subsidiaries sold a total of 113,443 new vehicles in August, an increase of roughly 12% from the year ago and up around 8% from July 2020, the company announced on Sept. 7.

Among the vehicles sold last month, 6,609 units were new energy and electrified vehicles (NEEVs), including the Geometry As, the Emgrand EVs and the Engrand GSes, a month-on-month growth of 3%.

(Geometry C, photo source: Geely Holding's WeChat account)

On August 7, the Geometry C, the second mass-produced and the first SUV model of Geometry, hit the market with five variants offered at one go. Priced between 129,800 yuan ($19,004) and 182,800 yuan ($26,764) after subsidiaries, the vehicle is available for two NEDC-rated ranges—400km and 550km.

Geely Auto said the group (Geely Auto and its subsidiaries)'s exports volume surged 97% year on year to 6,322 units in August, while its domestic sales reached 107,121 units, an increase of around 9% over the previous year.

(Geely Haoyue, photo source: Geely Holding's WeChat account)

In August, Geely Auto sold 38,475 sedans and 71,565 SUVs. To be specific, the sales of the Emgrand sedan series amounted to 20,129 units, and the combined sales of the Boyue and the Boyue PRO SUVs reached 20,685 units. Since hitting the market in late June, the cumulative sales of Haoyue SUV totaled 11,904 units, of which the Aug. volume was doubled over the previous month to 6,505 units.

(Lynk & Co 06, photo source: Lynk & Co)

During the same month, the sales volume of Lynk & Co-branded vehicles was 17,098 units, soaring around 56% year on year and hitting the brand's record high level in single-month sales.

For the first eight months of the year, the group sold 749,107 vehicles, posting a decrease of roughly 11% from the year-ago period and fulfilling 57% of its revised annual sales target of 1.32 million units.