Move it, Tesla, this is the Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV. According to a report released Tuesday through Reuters, this small square electric car, China’s best-selling electric vehicle in August, just one month after its launch. Hong Guang month have made the Tesla Model 3 the best-selling electric car in the country.
Wuling, a General Motors logo sold alone in China, sold 15,000 Hong Guang mini-electric cars in August after pronouncing the car last July. Reuters, bringing data from Chinese industry, said Tesla had sold only 11,800 Model 3 sedans in the same period. . Some of the good luck of the Hong Guang Mini EV is probably due to its price; Chinese buyers can buy the square EV for only $4200 at existing exchange rates. By comparison, the Model 3 starts at $42,691 locally.
Wuling showed recent sales knowledge with Roadshow.
To be fair, the specs slightly make the two rival cars direct. When the Hong Guang debuted, Wuling said the electric vehicle traveled about 105 miles at a bachelor’s rate and produced only 17 horsepower and 63 pound-feet of torque. All. And just to tell you how small the Hong Guang is, it’s 117 inches long, taking a tape measure on a Mini Cooper shows a duration of 151 inches, so yes, it’s a very fundamental small electric car for China.
But, clearly, it has an audience in the singles car market that exists in China. In the past, GM has said it plans in more luxury electric cars for the Cadillac logo locally, while other electric vehicle efforts on incredibly affordable models The Hong Guang Mini EV is proof that GM probably has a smart strategy in its hands.
This was originally published on Roadshow.
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