Shanghai (ZXZC)- Great Wall Motor (GWM) announced on Tuesday it sold 517,547 new vehicles during the first five months of 2021, recording a year-on-year surge of 65.32%. The sales for the month of May reached 86,965 units, rising 6.18% from a year ago.

A total of 53,849 Haval-branded SUVs were sold last month, resulting in a year-to-date volume of 331,595 units (+54.07% YoY). The sales of the hotter-selling SUV Haval H6 reached 26,059 units in May, up 14.8% from the previous year. Besides, the Haval Big Dog, which went on sales in late September, had a sales volume of 7,051 units in May, representing a month-on-month increase of 15.5%.

Haval Chitu; photo credit: GWM

The automaker announced on May 20 the all-new Haval-branded compact SUV “Chitu” (Chinese name for “red hare”) officially hit the market as the fourth L.E.M.O.N platform-based model following the third-generation Haval H6, the Big Dog, and the Jolion.

POER pickup; photo credit: GWM

GWM sold 100,006 pickups through May, a year-over-year hike of 44.57%. Of those, 20,418 units were sold last month. With a sales volume of 10,045 units, the POER was still honored the China's best-selling pickup model in May.

WEY saw its monthly sales tumble 40% from the previous year to 3,011 units in May. Its Jan.-May sales also fell 13% to 18,277 units.

ORA Black Cat; photo credit: GWM

For the first five months, the BEV-focused brand ORA boasted a year-on-year hike of 513.97% by selling 41,756 new cars. The automaker said the key to ORA's blooming growth is the precision position that hits women's demands.

TANK 300; photo credit: GWM

At the Auto Shanghai 2021, GWM announced the advent of TANK brand, the fifth standalone marque of the automaker. The sales of the TANK 300, the only TANK-branded model currently for sale, reached 6,090 units in May, a month-on-month growth of 10.7%, and totaled 25,913 units for the Jan.-May period.