Coolray leads Geely PH's 342% sales growth in H1

MANILA: Sojitz G Auto Philippines (SGAP), the official distributor of Geely vehicles in the country, has registered total sales of 2,246 units in the first half of 2021. This reflects a 342% growth versus the same period last year, based on the reports of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors, Inc. (AVID). Geely also took the ninth spot in total industry sales.

The Geely Coolray led the brand’s sales performance with a total of 1,312 units sold, which is 153% higher than the 518 units sold in the same period in 2020. The Coolray has also remained the best-selling subcompact 4x2 sports utility vehicle (SUV) in the country for six consecutive months.

In a statement, SGAP President and Chief Executive Officer Yosuke Nishi said, “This year has its own challenges. Just as the industry was starting to recover from the pandemic, safeguard duty was imposed on imported vehicles and the re-implementation of stricter quarantine restrictions in the second quarter. We had to be flexible with our strategies to keep up with the volatile situation.”

The company is currently concentrating on further growing the sales of Coolray, Azkarra, and Okavango. It also continues to rapidly expand its dealer network.

Nishi added, “It is important to us that we are able to reach our growing number of customers especially now that more people are beginning to notice Geely all over the country.”

Photo from Geely Philippines

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