Great Wall Motor’s Sept. 2022 sales dip 6.38% YoY, but rise 6.14% MoM

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Great Wall Motor ("GWM") on Monday announced its monthly auto sales reached 93,642 units in Sept. 2022, sliding 6.38% from the previous year, while rising 6.14% from the previous month.

For the first three quarters of this year, GWM sold 802,313 vehicles in total, representing a 9.25% year-on-year decline.

Of the new vehicles sold in the Jan.-Sept. period, 14.56% were priced above 200,000 yuan ($27,870), rising 5 percentage points over the same span of 2021.

3rd generation Haval H6 DHT-PHEV; photo credit: Haval

Among GWM's brands, Haval sold 53,960 vehicles last month, indicating a 1.1% slight dip year-over-year. The third-generation Haval H6 DHT-PHEV hit the market on Sept. 28, a substantial move following the launch of Haval's new energy vehicle (NEV) strategy in August.

With 7,605 vehicles sold in Sept., ORA faced a 40.45% plunge year-over-year. Nevertheless, the year-to-date sales of the NEV-dedicated brand remained flat over the prior-year period.

TANK boasted a year-on-year growth of over 50% in both Sept. and Jan.-Sept. sales.

Both WEY and GWM Pickup failed to attain an upward movement in Sept. and year-to-date sales.  

GWM saw its monthly sales in overseas markets hit a new high of 18,837 units in Sept., which resulted in a Jan.-Sept. sales volume of 111,744 units (+14.09% YoY) for the markets outside China.