The second edition of the "China Automotive Festival" was officially launched at the end of last year, and the models listed from November 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 were selected, including new, redesigned and replaced models including all passenger car brands such as independent, joint venture, import, and sole proprietorship. Just in March this year, the judges have preliminarily completed the selection. Among the many models, a total of 31 models stood out and were shortlisted for the second "China Automotive Awards".
Recently, auto network reviews have also published several issues of analysis and prediction articles on the shortlisted models of the "China Automotive Festival". In the previous issues, we analyzed Changan UNI-K, GAC Aion V Plus, Civic and other models for everyone, and interested friends looked at articles such as "China Auto Award Shortlisted Model Review: Changan UNI-K Safety Is most Promising", "China AutoMotive Award Shortlisted Model Review: AION V Plus Smart Connected Intelligent Driving Performance Is Better", "China Automotive Awards Finalist Model Review: Civic Rewards Tens of Millions of Fans with High Quality" and other articles. Coming to this issue, Xiaobian wants to discuss a car with you, I believe that everyone is more familiar with this car, it is BYD Qin PLUS DM-i.
In the shortlist, the number of cars is not much, a total of 8 models, accounting for about 1/4 of the total number of shortlisted models, including Qin PLUS DM-i, 11th generation Civic, Shadow Leopard, Dark Night Yixuan MAX, Si Haoyao, Axela, e-POWER and Versailles C5 X. In Xiaobian's view, the probability of Qin PLUS DM-i winning is very large, and Xiaobian believes that Qin PLUS DM-i is also likely to win the best car of the year. Why? Let's take it slow.
In the understanding of the editor, a car of the year should have this feature: to have excellent product power, to have heat, but also to go, but also to subvert. First of all, from the perspective of attention and product strength, qin PLUS DM-i's performance in two aspects does not need to be embellished with flowery rhetoric. After all, even if the average waiting time is about 3 months, consumers are willing to wait silently, which can confirm the popularity and product strength of Qin PLUS DM-i.
In fact, the product strength of Qin PLUS DM-i is also obvious. The starting price is less than 120,000, the purchase tax is free, the green card can be directly listed, the fuel consumption is ultra-low and the power is good, which can be described as cost-effective. Although many manufacturers are currently vigorously launching plug-in hybrid models, in the field of plug-in hybrid cars, the current position of Qin PLUS DM-i is still unshaked.
Second, from the perspective of volume. According to the data of the Association, BYD Qin PLUS New Energy sold 187,227 units in 2021, an increase of 256.3% year-on-year, surpassing the Civic of 166,127 units. Moreover, qin PLUS DM-i was launched in March last year, which means that Qin PLUS DM-i actually only had about 9 months to deliver vehicles last year.
Moreover, due to production capacity and chip problems, this car generally has to wait for more than 3 months, and its real mass delivery should be around July, so it is not easy for it to achieve this sales result. Of course, this also shows that consumers recognize this model.
In addition to popularity, product power and bestsellers, the most important reason is the subversive nature of Qin PLUS DM-i. If you tell you that the budget is only twelve or thirty thousand, can not accept pure trams, and there is no indicator of a big city, looking at the entire car market, in addition to qin PLUS DM-i, it is difficult to find another car that meets such requirements, unless you choose to buy energy-saving models, such as Corolla Dual Engine. But many people think that the power and intelligence of Qin PLUS DM-i will be better in comparison, that is, the cost performance is better, which is also one of the main reasons why it is popular.
It is true that in the past, almost no manufacturers would place plug-in hybrid models in the market range of 100,000-150,000 yuan, and consumers did not expect that the original 120,000 could also buy plug-in hybrid models, and this is subversion. Therefore, as soon as the BYD Qin PLUS DM-i appeared, it became a hit. With the improvement of production capacity, it is believed that the sales volume of Qin PLUS DM-i is still expected to further increase.
Auto Network Review: There is a good chance that it will be rated as the best car
From the perspective of the four dimensions of heat, sales, product strength and subversion, Xiaobian personally believes that Qin PLUS DM-i does perform well, and it can be said that Qin PLUS DM-i is a "dark horse". Signs of best-selling have proven the success of this car. Judging from the comprehensive strength of all aspects, Qin PLUS DM-i is likely to be rated as the best car of the year in the second "China Automotive Festival", for reasons that have been analyzed one by one above.
Of course, in addition to the best car of the year, Qin PLUS DM-i may also be awarded the Jury Award or the Jury Special Award, after all, no matter from which dimension, the strength of Qin PLUS DM-i should not be underestimated. So, do you think Qin PLUS DM-i will win the award? If so, which award do you think it would be appropriate for? Welcome to discuss together in the comments section. In addition, the auto network review will continue to analyze the shortlisted models of the second "China Automotive Festival", interested friends can pay attention to it.