Brothers!Another big thunderbolt blew up in the automotive world this month.Chery exported 100,700 cars in a single month in May I was shocked when this data came out!
Seriously, a lot of people are still focusing on how hot BYD is selling domestically, but Chery has already made a fortune selling cars all over the world.This wave of operation is really something!
1.Is this Chery’s way to the top?The export figures are outrageous.
Well, I took a closer look at Chery’s export figures and was really shocked. 441,500 units were exported from January to May 2025, what’s that?Last year, it exported 1,144,300 units, up 325% year-on-year!
And guess what?Chery is now the leader of China’s automobile exports, and it’s the kind of car that leaves second place in the dust.That’s what we’re saying. Who can handle that kind of growth?
I’m not bragging. Chery has really been killing it overseas in the past few years.From South America to the Middle East from Southeast Asia to Russia, you can see Chery’s car running on the road everywhere.The Russian market has become Chery’s own territory, but the European and American brands have withdrawn, and Chery has taken over directly, and the timing is perfect!
I went to Russia on a business trip a while ago, and the streets were full of Chery Ruihu series, and the locals all said that they drove exceptionally solid, and that the price-performance ratio was excellent.The key is that the after-sales service also keep up This is very rare.
2. How is BYD “not a rival”?
Speaking of which, some of you must be asking: isn’t BYD selling quite well?How come it’s not a rival?
It all depends on how you compare.BYD is indeed bullish, with total sales of 4,272,100 units in 2024, properly the No. 1 in new energy in China.However!In the export sector, they only have 433,000 units, which is an increase of 71.8%, but the absolute number is still almost meaningless.
Let’s do some math: Chery exported 1.14 million units last year, BYD 430,000 units This gap is not a little bit.In the export of this track Chery really left BYD a few streets.
Why is it like this?Old Wang thinks there are two main reasons:
First, Chery started early in the export of traditional fuel vehicles, and the construction of overseas channels is relatively complete.BYD mainly focuses on new energy, but the export of new energy vehicles is still facing the problem of imperfect charging infrastructure.
Second, the price strategy is different.Chery’s overseas models are more affordable with prices ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 RMB, a price point that is more acceptable in many developing countries.BYD’s new energy vehicles still cost a bit on the high side.
3 . How fierce are China’s auto exports?
Brothers this wave of Chinese auto exports really Wuhu take off! 2024 annual export 5.859 million units for the second consecutive year the world’s first This report card bright blind right?
And it’s not just a blind rush . The export of 1.012 million new energy vehicles accounted for a significant portion of the total.It shows that we are not just cutting leeks in the low-end market, high-end technology products have also begun to go out.
What surprises me most is that the reputation of Chinese brands overseas is getting better and better.I have a friend who is doing trade in the Middle East, and he says that nowadays local people no longer buy Chinese cars because they are cheap, but because they feel that the quality has really come up.It’s a shift from “Made in China” to “Quality Made in China”.
But then again, let’s not get carried away.The countervailing duty in Europe and the US is still hanging over our heads, and trade barriers are indeed a challenge.But Wang thinks that as long as the product power is hard enough, these are not a problem.
4 . Who will have the last laugh in the future?
To be honest, the game of car exports has just begun.Chery is ahead right now but BYD’s dominance in new energy technology can’t be underestimated.
Chery’s advantage is mature channels, rich product lines and competitive prices.BYD’s advantage is technological leadership, especially in the battery and intelligent This is the general direction of the future.
My prediction: in the short term, Chery will continue to lead the export charts, but as global new-energyization accelerates, it’s only a matter of time before BYD catches up.When that happens, we’ll see who does a better job of localizing overseas.
The key thing is that we have to avoid a spiral.Now that the phenomenon of Chinese carmakers undercutting each other’s prices overseas has begun to emerge, it’s not good for the industry as a whole.
Brothers, the curtain has just risen on China’s auto industry.Whether it’s Chery’s “global strategy” or BYD’s “technological victory,” it’s all very exciting!
Article source: new automotive trends
