China Auto Trending Hashtag| Dongfeng Renault’s new VP

1、Wei Wenqing served as executive vice president of Dongfeng Renault

On July 7, IIA learned from the Dongfeng Renault official: From now on, Wei Wenqing will serve as the director and executive vice president of Dongfeng Renault Automobile Co., Ltd. Wei Wenqing will work with Dr. Ge Shuwen to promote the overall development and overall progress of Dongfeng Renault's various businesses. Wei Wenqing's outstanding experience and leadership will help Dongfeng Renault develop steadily.

2、BYD sold more than 228,000 units in the first half of the year, and new energy vehicles accounted for more than 60% of sales.

The IIA has learned from BYD that the company sold 228,072 new cars from January to June, a year-on-year increase of 1.59%. Among them, sales of new energy vehicles were 145,653 units, accounting for more than 60%; sales of fuel vehicles were 82,419 units.

3、FAW Group sold nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the first half of the year. Hongqi sales increased by 255% year-on-year.

At present, more than half of it has been in 2019, and major auto companies have announced sales results in the first half of the year. A few days ago, IIA learned from the official FAW Group that the company produced 1,598,970 vehicles in the first half of the year, with a cumulative sales volume of 1,594,464 units. Among them, the sales of Hongqi in June exceeded 8,000 units, an increase of 167% year-on-year, setting a new record for single-month sales; the cumulative sales of the whole vehicle in the first half of the year was 33,200 units, which exceeded the annual sales volume of 2018, an increase of 255%.