Changan Automobile's auto sales jump 14.42% YoY in Sept. 2022

Beijing (Gasgoo)- In September, Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Automobile) saw its year-to-date overseas sales volume of its wholly-owned auto brands surge 48.06% year over year.

In the past month, Changan Automobile sold 215,411 vehicles, representing a year-on-year increase of 14.42%. In the Jan.-Sept. period, the group’s cumulative sales volume amounted to 1,680,740 vehicles, notching down 2.97% year on year. 

In the first nine months of the year, the automaker's wholly-owned vehicle brands sold 1,323,045 vehicles worldwide, representing a 2.01% decline from the earlier year. Among which, 951,470 units were passenger vehicles, up 2.46% compared to a year ago.

SL03; photo credit: Changan Automobile

In September, Changan Automobile sold 30,046 new energy vehicles (NEVs) under its wholly-owned brands, indicating a 163.15% year-on-year hike. By the end of September, the company’s year-to-date sales volume of wholly-owned NEVs amounted to 156,348 units, more than doubling from the previous year with a 117.85% increase. 

In the first nine months of the year, Changan Automobile moved a total of 139,406 wholly-owned brands’ vehicles abroad, representing a robust growth of 48.06% from the same span last year.

As to the company’s joint-venture brands, Changan Ford and Changan Mazda sold 30,448 vehicles and 7,087 vehicles respectively in the past month, which slipped down 5.12% and 59.17% compared to the previous year. In the Jan.-Sept. period, Changan Ford and Changan Mazda sold a respective 191,216 vehicles and 84,060 vehicles cumulatively, indicating a subsequent 8.62% and 9.76% dip year-on-year.