Shanghai (ZXZC)- For the first half of 2021, JAC Group saw its new vehicle sales jump 36.12% year on year to 284,986 units, 41,111 units of which were sold last month, according to the company's announcement.

The Hefei-based automaker sold 19,709 passenger vehicles (PVs) in June, representing a 49.65% leap year over year. The robust growth should entirely owe to the 117.9% growth in SUV sales. However, sedan and MPV sales in June fell 69.6% and 5.81% from a year earlier respectively.

The year-to-date PV sales reached 119,434 units, surging 78.81% from the previous year.

With 21,402 vehicles sold, JAC's commercial vehicle (CV) business posted a 24.19% decrease over a year ago last month. The medium-duty bus sales climbed 8.86%, while the other segments all posted downward movement.

Nevertheless, the first-half CV sales still jumped 16.11% to 165,552 units, 75% of which were light-duty trucks.

Sihao QX; photo credit: JAC Group

The roll-out of new products contributed to the company's Jan.-Jun. sales growth. On June 26, the Sihao QX, the first model based on JAC's “MIS Haoxue” architecture, hit the market with eight variants offered. The new SUV adopts many intelligent technologies from iFlytek, Horizon Robotics, Huawei, and Tencent.

Sihao E10X "Blue Friend" version; photo credit: JAC Group

At the 2021 Auto Shanghai, Sihao New Energy showcased the Sihao E40X all-electric SUV, which features Level 2 advanced driver assistance functions, and put it onto the market on May 15. Besides, the automaker has so far received over 10,000 orders of the Sihao E10X after the full-electric model went on sale on March 28.

During the 14th five-year plan period (2021-2025), Sihao New Energy plans to roll out over 10 NEV models, complete the building of a new platform dedicated to small-sized cars, and start developing a platform for full-sized vehicles.