On November 14, the ceremony was held in Wuhan for the first time to celebrate China’s annual production of NEVs of more than 10 million units, also marking the first country to reach this milestone. The 10 millionth NEV was Dongfeng’s Voyah Courage SUV.
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2013 was the first year that China’s NEV production and sales were included in the statistical system, and according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), production that year was only 18,000 vehicles. Subsequently, China’s annual NEV production volume reached one million units in 2018, before rising to more than 6.5 million units in 2022, to more than 9 million vehicles in 2023, and then to more than 10 million vehicles for the first time in 2024. China 27 years to produce the first NEV to the 10 millionth.
As of 2015, China’s NEV production and sales have ranked first in the world for nine years in a row. According to CAAM data, Chinese NEVs accounted for more than 60% of the global share in 2023, with annual production and sales of more than 9 million vehicles. At the same time, China’s auto retail sales increased from about 2.4 trillion yuan (331.9 billion USD) to 4.86 trillion yuan (672.2 billion USD) between 2012 and 2023, accounting for about 10% of total retail sales of consumer goods.
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About Voyah courage
The length, width and height of the Voyah Courage are 4725/1900/1636 (1653; with luggage rack) mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2900 mm, built on ESSA’s intelligent electrical architecture, positioned as a mid-size SUV.
The Voyah Courage is available in two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions. Among them, the maximum power of the rear electric motor of the two-wheel drive is 215 kW (288 hp) or 230 kW (308 hp), equipped with a lithium iron phosphate battery or a ternary lithium battery pack, and the cruising range options are 625 km, 650 km and 901 km. The maximum power of the front/rear electric motor of the all-wheel drive is 160 kW (215 hp), the combined maximum power is 320 kW (429 hp) and the driving range is 570 km.
Source: CN News, East Money