China’s auto player, Chery Holding, started the year 2022 with great momentum, with its January sales volume hitting a record high in all segments, especially in new energy vehicle sales and export volume, the automaker announced on February 11th.

QQ Ice-cream; photo credit: Chery Auto

In the first month of 2022, Chery Holding sold a total of 107,710 vehicles, increasing 20% year on year. In the meantime, its wholesale volume grew 11.8% from a year ago to 87,040 vehicles.  

Moreover, Chery Holding scored two other new records in monthly export volume and new energy vehicle sales volume. To be specific, the company’s export volume amounted to 26,900 vehicles in January, surging 60.9% compared to the earlier year. With 20,635 vehicles sold, Chery Holding’s new energy vehicle department managed a 179.6% year-on-year jump in the month.

In January, Chery Auto sold 67,486 vehicles, representing a 34.3% increase compared to a year ago. Its popular model, the Tiggo 8 series, sold 16,686 vehicles worldwide, up 12.3% year on year.

Driven by the Chery EQ1 Little Ant) and the QQ Ice-cream models, Chery Holdings’ new energy passenger vehicle sector sold 19,431 vehicles, soaring 189.8% from a year ago.

Notably, the Chery QQ Ice-cream sold 9,984 vehicles in January, indicating a 19% increase from December 2021, when the model first hit the Chinese market. The automaker has received over 70,000 vehicles orders since the model's sales started.