Changan Auto achieves 24.48% year-on-year leap in Nov. sales

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Auto) boasted a 24.5% year-on-year growth by selling 219,526 new vehicles last month. As of Nov., the automaker had achieved increase for the eight month in a row.

As for year-to-date performance, Changan Auto sold a total of 1,803,047 vehicles, posting a double-digit growth of 15.3%.

Changan Auto said the sales of its self-owned brands jumped 23.5% from a year ago to 166,458 units, of which 113,885 units were PVs, representing a substantial leap of 36.4%.

Except Hefei Changan, the other subsidiaries all recorded year-on-year increase in Nov. sales. Changan Ford was honored the fastest-growing one, and witnessed its year-to-date sales surge 33.78%. Changan Mazda also scored a 7.54% growth compared to the year-ago level.

CS55 PlUS; photo credit: Changan Auto

With respect to specific models, the sales of the Changan CS75, CS55 and CS35 SUVs reached 32,759 units, 14,295 units and 10,578 units in November. Notably, the CS55 saw its sales top 10,000 units for the third month in a row. The Eado sedan series had a sales volume of 21,148 units.

UNI-T; photo credit: Changan Auto

What's more, the sales of the UNI-T, the first production model of Changan's high-end product series UNI, stood at 10,061 units last month, surpassing 10,000 units for five consecutive months.

Named UNI-K, the second mass-produced one of the UNI family, made its debut at the Guangzhou Auto 2020. The five-seater mid-sized SUV is set to hit the market in the first quarter of 2021.

Changan Auto will join hands with Huawei and CATL, China's biggest EV battery maker, to launch an all-new upmarket car brand, and the first model under the brand will soon go into mass production, Zhu Huarong, chairman of Changan Auto, said on Nov. 14.

The yet-to-be-launched premium brand will encompass a world-leading, independent and controllable intelligent electric vehicle (EV) platform, a series of smart car-related products, and a smart lifestyle and energy ecosystem integrating human, car and home.