In 2022, 131 new vehicles had been introduced or launched. The depend excludes rebadged fashions, facelifts, and ideas, however consists of all manufacturing vehicles introduced to the general public worldwide.
Essentially the most attention-grabbing factor about this stability is that new vehicles produced by Chinese language producers characterize 47 p.c of the full.
Calculations from January 1, 2022, point out that 62 new fashions have arrived from China, with a median of 5 new autos per thirty days. SAIC is the producer that has launched probably the most improvements available on the market, with 10 totally different new fashions. Following are Geely with eight fashions and Nice Wall with six debuts.
Toyota In The Lead
Toyota is the group that unveiled probably the most autos in 2022. The Japanese firm has the truth is launched 11 new fashions which embody 4 SUVs, three sedans, three MPVs, and one metropolis automotive. It’s the identical variety of new vehicles launched by Toyota in 2021, once more underneath the Toyota, Lexus, and Daihatsu manufacturers.
Second is SAIC with a complete of 10 new fashions divided between six SUVs, two sedans, one five-door hatchback, and an MPV. Basic Motors can also be at 10, because of the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC manufacturers. Subsequent up is Honda with eight new vehicles that embody, amongst others, the brand new generations of Accord, CR-V, and Pilot.
Stellantis is the European group with the very best variety of debuts. The Alfa Romeo Tonale, Citroen C4 X, Fiat Fastback, Jeep Avenger, Maserati Grecale, and Peugeot 408 are amongst them, however the brand new Maserati GranTurismo is excluded as a result of the interiors haven’t been revealed but. Volkswagen additionally totaled six debuts counting an Audi for China, the Skoda Enyaq Coupé, two VWs for China, the brand new Amarok, and ID.Buzz. Additional again we discover BMW and Mercedes-Benz with 4 new merchandise every after which Suzuki, Ford, and Hyundai with three.
67 Are SUVs
As anticipated, SUVs continued to dominate the debut listing, reaching a 51 p.c share of latest vehicles unveiled in 2022. Producers resembling SAIC, Geely, Honda, and Stellantis prevail on this rating.
Extra indifferent are the brand new sedans, the four-door sedans that survive above all because of the demand of the Chinese language market. In all, 23 sedans had been introduced in 2022 and 12 of those can be found solely in China.
A bit surprisingly, there have been 16 new MPVs in 2022 regardless of the decline in gross sales of minivans and MPVs in Europe and North America. As with sedans, half of those new fashions won’t go away the Chinese language market.
Rounding out the statistics are eight new metropolis vehicles, seven pickups, six sedans, and 4 sports activities vehicles which embody the brand new Ford Mustang, GAC Aion Hyper SSR, Pagani Utopia, and Rolls-Royce Spectre.
The writer of the article, Felipe Munoz, is an Automotive Business Specialist at JATO Dynamics.
