Under the tide of the "New Four Modernizations" era, the new energy vehicle industry is competing with a hundred schools of thought. With the continuous rise of independent brands, the current survival status of joint venture brands has attracted much attention from the outside world. How to win the breakthrough battle in the era of electrification has become a new issue for joint venture brands.
As one of the representatives of domestic joint venture car companies, SAIC General Motors continues to play a transformational combination punch, and its market performance is gradually improving. In October of this year, SAIC General Motors sold 58240 vehicles (including exports), with domestic terminal sales increasing by 12% compared to the previous month; The cumulative terminal sales from January to October were 533152 vehicles (including exports), of which 87046 were new energy vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 106%.
The reporter from China Business News noticed that multiple models under SAIC General Motors have high popularity in the market. Specifically, Cadillac's new XT5 model added 6387 new orders and delivered 3992 units in October, a year-on-year increase of 65% and a month on month increase of 78%.
In addition, Buick Enclave Plus sold 8154 units in October, a year-on-year increase of 52% and a month on month increase of 151%; Buick ELECTRA E5's terminal sales in October were 3952 units, a year-on-year increase of 376% and a month on month increase of 28%. At the same time, SAIC General Motors also stated, "Relying on the advantageous resources of both parent companies, SAIC General Motors is accelerating its transformation towards electrification and intelligent networking, continuously promoting the layout of new systems, new technologies, new products, and new business models, and creating a better future for consumers in smart electric travel
It is worth noting that SAIC General Motors is still accelerating the launch of new products. On October 30th, Buick announced that the Buick LaCrosse 2025 Platinum Edition was officially launched, offering two models: the 28T Platinum Edition and the Platinum Edition Avia, with a limited time fixed price starting at 159900 yuan.
In today's highly competitive automotive market, in order to lower the overall market price, we have launched a limited time fixed price. Regarding the consideration of the limited time fixed price for the Buick LaCrosse 2025 Platinum model, Xue Haitao, Vice General Manager of SAIC General Motors, explained.
For the above-mentioned new cars, SAIC General Motors stated, "As a leader in the mainstream B-class car market's' new cars', the Buick LaCrosse 2025 Platinum model brings users a high-quality off-road driving experience with its stylish and luxurious appearance, the only 'Four Heavenly Kings Seat' in its class, the strongest 'Double Top Ten' power system in its class, industry-leading intelligent cabin experience, and five-star comprehensive safety protection
Taking power performance as an example, the Buick LaCrosse 2025 Platinum model is equipped with the "Double Top Ten" flagship power system consisting of the eighth generation Ecotec 2.0T variable cylinder turbocharged engine and a 9-speed HYDRA-MATIC intelligent transmission. It can output a maximum power of 174kW and a peak torque of 350Nm, which not only brings the fastest 0-100km/h acceleration time of 7.2 seconds in the same class, but also provides smooth and stable power output.
Taking intelligent driving as an example, the Buick LaCrosse 2025 Platinum model is equipped with eCruise intelligent driving technology, which includes 14 L2 level intelligent driving assistance functions such as full speed adaptive cruise control, intelligent lane centering assistance, and APA automatic parking assistance. In high-frequency driving scenarios such as highway travel, urban rush hour, and narrow parking spaces, it can greatly reduce the driver's tension and fatigue caused by frequent operations.
Regarding the market prospects of this car, SAIC General Motors stated that as the flagship model of the Buick sedan family, the Buick LaCrosse has entered China with more than 50 innovative technologies since 2006. After four generations of product evolution, it has always adhered to the "leapfrog" concept to create products, establish a benchmark for segmented market product strength, and win the trust and support of over 1.2 million users. The arrival of the Buick LaCrosse 2025 Platinum model will redefine mid to high end cars with luxury technology, allowing consumers to enjoy a beautiful journey that is in sync with the times
It is worth mentioning that on the second day after the release of the Buick LaCrosse 2025 Platinum model, Buick's all-new GL8 Land Cruiser Luxury welcomed its launch, offering three seven seater models: the First Edition, Smart Edition, and Premium Edition, with prices ranging from 269900 yuan to 339900 yuan.
SAIC GM said that at present, the new GL8 Luzun has successively arrived at Buick 4S stores across the country. Consumers can go to the store to experience and buy cars, or place orders through Buick official website, iBuick App, Buick Buick applet, and Buick Tiktok studio.
The new car also brings users sincere purchasing rights, including a maximum exchange gift of 40000 yuan; 5000 yuan additional purchase subsidy gift; Low interest and low threshold financial gifts; The premium version also comes with a 15.6-inch rear cabin smart screen priced at 6000 yuan as an upgrade gift.
CL8 is one of the representative models in the domestic MPV field. It is reported that the all-new GL8 Land Cruiser has the most suitable golden body size for Chinese urban roads and city center scenes, with dimensions of 5219 × 1878 × 1807mm in length, width, and height, and a wheelbase of 3088mm. It not only has spacious and comfortable seating space and ample storage space, but also takes into account the convenience of narrow road traffic in urban areas and underground parking.
The reporter learned that in terms of smart travel, the all-new GL8 Land Cruiser is equipped with a new generation VCS intelligent cockpit, with the support of leading equipment in the same class such as EYEMAX 30 inch integrated curved 6K screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, and 5G communication technology, bringing users immersive sensory enjoyment and precise and smooth interactive operation experience. The new car has partnered with top domestic AI partners and is the only one in its class to introduce an AI large model voice assistant, which can quickly and accurately respond to user needs. It can wake up in 0.3 seconds, display the first character on the screen in 0.8 seconds, support up to 1.2 seconds of speaking pause, and can complete 10 instructions continuously within 25 seconds. It also realizes real-time generated content interaction such as painting, encyclopedia, and car consultant. With just one word, you can understand and answer questions, bringing a breakthrough in the AI era of in car voice interaction experience. In addition, the all-new GL8 Land Cruiser supports whole vehicle OTA upgrades and can be accompanied by multiple OTA push notifications from Buick every year.
Since its launch in 1999, GL8 has developed six generations of models with a total of 2 million users. The continuous feedback from 2 million users has created the market position of GL8, and many details and development ideas come from our users, "Xue Haitao introduced.
Regarding the newly launched GL8 Land Cruiser, SAIC General Motors stated that as the best-selling and most well-known model series in Buick MPV history, the GL8 Land Cruiser has always been a benchmark model in the luxury MPV segment that sets industry standards and leads development. The all-new GL8 Land Cruiser inherits the 'Eight Golden Rules' of MPV and will continue to solidify Buick MPV's market dominance