The Results of the Half-yearly Exam are Released; Get to Know the Excellent “Curve Wrecker”
July 4, 2018
The annual schooling season comes. Football and high-scoring curve wreckers throughout the country are eye-catching in this summer. These “students with high marks” in the eyes of their peers and “others’ children” as parents say did well in nine lessons and ranked first in each grade exam. Now, they apply to study in Tsinghua University and Peking University, and in the future, they will never stop on the road of pursuing excellence. They’re courting envy!
In the just-concluded “half-yearly exam” of the automobile industry, SAIC Maxus handed over the “curve wrecker” transcript that sold a total of 43,460 vehicles from January to June in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 55%. Moreover, its products have received very good results. SAIC Maxus “Guobin Car”, as the official designated car of the SCO Qingdao Summit in 2018, provided car services for political figures and guests of various countries during the summit.
The Model of “Made in China” Magnetizes Many New Fans in Developed Countries
SAIC Maxus focuses on the domestic market while actively expanding its overseas business. From January to June in 2018, it sold 7,197 vehicles overseas, achieving a year-on-year growth of 119%, with sales in Australia and New Zealand increasing by 189% year-on-year, sales in South America by 142%, and sales in Europe by 1547%. Among them, 4,638 T60 were sold overseas, a year-on-year increase of 837%, and the performance was quite impressive. At present, SAIC Maxus has formed five key core markets in Australia and New Zealand, Europe (UK, Ireland, etc.), ASEAN, South America and the Middle East, covering 44 countries and regions. The breakthroughs and key markets are high-end developed markets. It has become the top Chinese automobile brand with the highest sales volume and market share in Australia and New Zealand.
SUV D90 Tailored for You: Innovation Promotes Performance
In the first half of 2018, as the world’s first automotive product with user-driven business and users’ participation in decision-making, the accumulated sales of SAIC Maxus D90 reached 3,917, 70% of which were online sales. This Internet SUV boasts SAIC Maxus’s elements of “intelligent choice”, “intelligent networking” and “intelligent travel” and has the advantages of all-terrain capability, large space, easy driving, power, and leading ESP system, bringing extraordinary experience to users. For this reason, many group customers purchased SAIC Maxus D90. On April 18, 2018, 100 D90 officially became police vehicles in Qingdao, escorting the Qingdao police. On June 22, 200 D90 won the bid for the off-road production vehicle of China Southern Power Grid to serve the users with excellent quality. In addition, the SCO summit favored SAIC Maxus. 250 vehicles, including 20 D90, 200 G10 and 30 V80, became the official designated vehicles of the SCO Qingdao Summit in 2018.
China’s High-end MPV Business Card G10: National Quality All the Way
In the high-end MPV market of more than 200,000 yuan, with a stylish appearance, spacious space, strong power, and high-tech configuration, G10 achieved 13,640 sales from January to June, a year-on-year increase of 10%, of which domestic sales increased by 53% in June. In March of this year, SAIC Maxus G10 became the media report vehicle during the NPC and the CPPCC, once again enhancing the influence of Chinese automobile brands in the international market. It is worth mentioning that from 2015 to 2018, SAIC Maxus G10 has been serving as the commuter service vehicle during the NPC and the CPPCC for four consecutive years. Prior to this, G10 appeared at the APEC, G20 Summit, the BRICS Summit, the Youth Olympic Games, the Boao Forum for Asia and other international high-profile conferences. It has created the image of “Guobin Car” in China and established the image of the world automobile brand in the world.
Marvelous V80 Opens the 2.0 Era of Spacious and Light Vehicles
In the light vehicle market, 14,259 SAIC Maxus V80 were sold in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 18%. With the excellent product quality and vehicle performance, 200 SAIC Maxus V80, divided into school buses, police cars and ambulances, were delivered to the Fiji government and won the praise of the Prime Minister of Fiji. Based on the five qualities of “smart control, high efficiency, low energy, spacious space, reliability and durability, total safety”, the 2018 V80 is the first spacious and light vehicle to apply automatic configuration, introduce the national V technology and use new energy technology, bringing V80 into the 2.0 era of spacious and light vehicles, and accelerating the corporate strategy of SAIC Maxus’s intelligentization.
Beautiful, Useful and Epoch-making Pickup Truck T60 Scored Sixth in the Domestic Pickup Truck Sales List
As a globally developed and internationally competitive pickup truck product, SAIC Maxus T60 is based on the benchmark that “SAIC Maxus makes products with international standards and quality”, and has won wide favor from consumers with its unique product advantages. From January to June, SAIC Maxus T60 achieved sales of 11,644, a year-on-year increase of 226%, of which domestic sales increased by 128% year-on-year. In only one year after listing, it has already been scored sixth in the domestic pickup truck sales list. On June 22, SAIC Maxus received purchase orders from China Southern Power Grid, including 200 T60 that won the bid for the pickup trucks of China Southern Power Grid.
One-stop Service RV: Breaking the Barriers of Urban Life and Outdoor Travel
In the context of consumption upgrades, more and more self-driving enthusiasts have their first caravan trip by SAIC Maxus RV. From January to June, SAIC Maxus delivered 896 RVs to customers, bringing consumers a new and beautiful RV experience. SAIC Maxus has formed a more comprehensive layout of RV products, and its Internet platform, RV Home app has been launched, with more than 1.7 million WeChat, Weibo fans and APP users; In July, it will also launch domestic and overseas car rental sectors to open a new posture for the RV life at your fingertips. SAIC Maxus RV also cooperates with Lvmama, Baosteel Group Shanghai International Travel Service and Yintai Tourism Group to jointly build the RV industry ecology and promote the development of RV tourism.
