Gasgoo.com (Shanghai January 22) - Great Wall's financial review for 2012 was released today, National Business Daily reported. According to the review, Great Wall earned a net profit of 5.67 billion yuan ($905.13m) last year, a full 65.73 percent higher than what it earned in 2011.
Great Wall's business returns last year totaled 43.16 billion yuan ($6.88b), representing year-on-year growth of 43.44 percent. The manufacturer's stock is valued at 1.87 yuan ($0.2981) per share.
Worth mentioning is that Great Wall recorded a profit of 1.86 billion yuan ($297.45m) in the last quarter of 2012, marking a new quarterly record for the manufacturer. The manufacturer's net profits off the first three quarters of the year totaled 1.09 billion yuan ($173.31m), 1.26 billion yuan ($198.86m) and 1.48 billion yuan ($235.03), respectively.
According to statistics from BOC International, Great Wall sold a total of 624,602 vehicles last year, 34 percent higher than the amount it sold in 2011. The Haval H6 (pictured) and M4 SUVs were among the manufacturer's best selling models. Sales of Great Wall SUVs last year totaled 280,000 units, nearly double the amount sold in 2011, while sedan and pickup truck sales totaled 200,000 units and 137,000 units, respectively. The manufacturer's exports also increased 16.1 percent to a total of 96,465 units.
