Shanghai (ZXZC)- For the first half of 2021 (H1 2021), the Wuling Honguang MINIEV, a mini-sized all-electric car of SAIC-GM-Wuling, was honored the best-selling locally-made new energy vehicle (NEV) model in China with an insurance registration volume of 157,218 units, according to the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC). It even outnumbered the total volume of the Model 3 and the Model Y, which were the runner-up and second runner-up by H1 registrations.

The popular BEV model recorded monthly registrations of over 25,000 units in five of the first six months of this year. The volume for the second quarter (Q2) amounted to 83,055 units, rising 12% compared to the first quarter.

Among the cities in Chinese Mainland, Shangqiu, a city in eastern Henan province, topped the others with 3,135 Hongguang MINIEVs registered in H1. The runner-up was also from Henan. Besides, among the top 20 cities by H1 registrations of the full-electric model, there were still three cities from the province in the central part of China, namely, Zhumadian, Zhengzhou, and Nanyang.

Wuling Hongguang MINIEV; photo credit: SGMW

Zhejiang province also had five cities among the top 20. Additionally, Guangdong and Shandong provinces, and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region all had two cities on the top 20 list. Notably, Guangxi's Liuzhou city, where the Hongguang MINIEVs are produced, ranked 7th.

There were 5 provincial capitals among the top 20, namely, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, and Guangzhou.

Shanghai and Guangzhou were the only two of the four cities usually seen as China's largest and most developed urban metropolises—the other two are Beijing and Shenzhen—appearing on the top 20 list, ranking 9th and 19th respectively.