The 2024 Chengdu International Auto Show kicked off on August 30. Byd Seal 06GT(picture) officially unveiled, pre-sale price of 150-200,000 yuan, will be officially listed in September. Byd Ocean network sales division general manager Zhang Zhuo revealed: “Seal 06 not only has GT this a subdivision category, we are also exploring this level of station wagon.”
At present, the station wagon products on the market mainly include NiO ET5T, Nezha S hunting suit and the polar Krypton 007 travel version that will be listed next year, and Seal 06 if it launches a travel version, it will continue to enrich the station wagon market. But the specific timetable, Zhang Zhuo did not disclose.
In terms of new products, in addition to the upcoming Seal 06GT, Zhang Zhuo told the understanding car Emperor that the Song Pro level of the small “double Song” is also about to be released. However, the MPV market, Zhang Zhuo said: “At present, the ocean network has no MPV direction planning, the future will be determined according to the market concentration and demand growth.”
In terms of sales, BYD sold 373,083 new energy vehicles in August, an increase of 35.97%. From January to August this year, the cumulative sales volume has exceeded 2.32 million, a cumulative increase of 29.92%. According to the data of the Passenger Association, the retail volume of new energy vehicles in August is estimated to be 1.015 million, and the retail sales volume of passenger vehicles is estimated to be 1.91 million, and the market share of new energy exceeds 53%.
“The market share of new energy in August is still rising, and the history of fuel vehicles becoming a minority is irreversible.” In four or five years, the market share of new energy will reach 80 percent, and fuel vehicles will only be a small part, including ultra-luxury cars.” Zhang Zhuo said.
At the beginning of 2024, BYD played the slogan of “electricity is lower than oil”, and the price of Qin PLUS DM-i and Destroyer 05 DM-i fell to 79,800 yuan, bringing the price war in the car market to a heated stage.