Changan says auto sales in Jan. fall 4.6% YoY

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd (Changan) announced it sold 134,578 new vehicles in January, a year-on-year downward movement of 4.6%, versus the estimated 18% decrease for overall auto industry.

Among the vehicles sold last month, 103,899 units belong to Changan's indigenous brands, the group reported via its WeChat account. Of those, the sales of Changan-branded PVs amounted to 79,708 units.

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There were three SUV models whose Jan. sales exceeded 10,000 units. The CS75 boasted a year-on-year surge of 56% with 25,773 units sold, only 641 units less than that of the best-seller Haval H6. The remarkable growth owes much to the blooming sales of the CS75 Plus, which accounted for 69% of total CS75 sales. The well-received “Plus” model just hit the market in last September.

Besides, the sales of the CS55 and the CS35 reached 10,952 units and 10,253 units respectively. Notably, the volume of the CS55 Plus amounted to 10,615 units.

The automaker plans to put its fourth “Plus” model, the EADO Plus, on sale this year. The sales volume of the EADO sedans totaled 6,560 units in Jan.

Changan also sold 13,007 Oushang X7 SUVs, a double-digit growth of 17.4% from the previous month.

As for the performance of subsidiaries, Heifei Changan gained a splendid increase of 312.2%. It is noteworthy that the joint venture Changan Ford saw its sales climb 4.2% over a year ago, maintaining the upward trend from Dec. 2019.

In overseas markets, Changan sold a total of 5,007 new vehicles, 11.4% more than that of the prior-year period.