Geely Automobile Holding has introduced that it sold 1,328,029 automobiles globally in 2021, a rise of roughly 1% over its 2020 performance. That determine is 13% shy of the group’s authentic 2021 forecast of 1,530,000 automobiles. No official clarification was supplied to account for the deficit at press time.

Sales have been fairly constant all year long. In December 2021, world gross sales stood at 158,765 models (3% enhance year-on-year, up 17% from November 2021), of which 18,813 models (or 12%; up 162% from the identical interval final 12 months) have been new vitality automobiles. Export quantity can be up 44% year-on-year to 17,125 models.

The hottest sort of automotive is SUVs, with 90,966 models sold in December alone. That’s 57% of its complete month-to-month sale, adopted by sedans with 66,303 models (42%). The remaining 1% of gross sales (1,496 models) got here from its MPV vary.

Looking at Lynk & Co (collectively established by Geely Auto and Volvo), it sold 220,516 models of automobiles by means of 2021, a rise of 26% from 2020. The 01 SUV discovered 11,602 new houses in Europe. In December, it welcomed 1,557 new subscription prospects for the SUV, and the subscription portfolio noticed a complete of 5,937 models delivered in 2021.

Geely’s newest firm Zeekr solely started delivering automobiles on the finish of October. Within 10 weeks, 6,007 models of the hotly-in-demand 001 have been delivered. The world’s first electrical capturing brake is at present solely sold in China, however Zeekr mentioned export plans are set to kick off in 2023.

Geely’s board has set a gross sales quantity goal of 1,650,000 models for 2022, an bold 24% enhance from its complete gross sales in 2021.