Great Wall Motor Jan.-Nov. sales edge down 1.59%, 79.25% of annual sales goal fulfilled

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Great Wall Motor (GWM) saw its sales in November edge up 1.09% over a year ago to 132,489 units, which made its year-to-date (YTD) sales reached 919,245 units, a year-on-year (YoY) drop of 1.59%. Up until now, the automaker has completed 79.25% of its 1.16 million-unit annual sales goal.

SUVs, the product sector GWM relies on most, had a sales volume of 117,769 units last month with a slight YoY growth of 0.08%. To be specific, the Nov. sales of Haval and WEY SUVs amounted to 106,390 units and 11,379 units, climbing 9.44% and plunging 44.38% respectively from the previous year. However, as to YTD sales, WEY gained a remarkable YoY jump of 96.31%.

This was the fourth month in a row for WEY brand to see sales exceeding 10,000 units this year. The sales of the WEY VV6 constantly climbed month over month since the model hit the market on August 27. The WEY P8 plug-in hybrid SUV had sales totaling 3,072 units seven months after it went on sale.

It is worth mentioning that the Haval F Series obtained an impressive sales performance last month. The sales of the Haval F5, which was available for sale from September 26, evidently grew 12.77% compared with the previous month to 7,065 units. The Haval F7 gained a sales volume of 6,067 units within three weeks after hitting the market.

GWM's pickup sales had surpassed 10,000 units for 4 consecutive months. The Wingle 7 boasting ICV features formally entered the market on November 7.

The NEV brand ORA witnessed the sales of its first model—the ORA iQ sedan leap 46.9% from a month ago to 1,043 units. At the Auto Guangzhou 2018, an ORA iQ's new version hit the market with its battery range growing to 401km from 360km. Meanwhile, the ORA R1—the NEV brand's second model has been available for presale from November 1.