Shanghai (ZXZC)- Great Wall Motor (GWM), the Chinese biggest SUV and pickup manufacturer, boasted a 15.24% year-on-year growth with its annual auto sales reaching 1,280,993 units, the company announced on Thursday.

In December, GWM saw its new vehicle sales rise 8.17% over a year earlier to 162,369 units. The growth came after four consecutive months of year-on-year decrease in GWM's monthly sales.

Haval H6S; photo credit: Haval

In terms of the sales contribution by brands, Haval outsold the other brands, accounting for up to 60% of GWM's total annual sales. The BEV-dedicated ORA was the fastest-growing one with a 140% year-on-year hike in yearly sales. Moreover, WEY was the only one whose 2021 sales were lower than the year-ago period.

As for monthly performance, Haval was the only brand suffering year-over-year decrease in Dec. sales, while both Great Wall Pickup and ORA gained two-digit growth.

TANK 500; photo credit: TANK

TANK, which was launched as a standalone brand in April 2021, had a full-year sales volume of 84,588 units, 11,958 of which were sold last month.

GWM said its overseas sales amounted to 15,767 units in December, resulting in 142,793 units (+103.7% YoY) in the full-year volume.

What's more, the company's annual sales included 136,953 new energy vehicles (NEVs), 22,354 of which were sold in December.