8月16日下午，吉利正式发布上半年财报。报告显示，集团2017上半年达到营业额394.2亿元，同比增长118%；可分配利润达43.4亿元，同比增长128%；上半年毛利增长19.2%，基本每股收益47.68分，同比增长120%。今年前6个月，吉利汽车累计总销量为530627辆，较去年同期增长约89%，平均每辆车价格73077元，同比增长16%。报告称，尽管报告期内中国乘用车市场竞争极为激烈，但集团的轿车及运动型多功能车型在国内市场销售表现强劲。吉利博越、帝豪GS、远景SUV总销量达233482辆。其中，博越上半年销量达到116932辆。吉利旗下主力轿车总销量为292314辆。吉利称，其保持了轿车和SUV均衡发展的良好势头，在中国市场的占有率分别达到了5%。吉利首款新能源车型帝豪电动车也成为国内最畅销车型，上半年销量为7982辆。吉利已于7月宣布上调2017年全年销量目标至110万辆，比先前的目标增加10%。吉利下半年将推出多款车型，包括新款SUV。此外，领克首款车型也将于四季度上市。
Geely’s half-year profit doubled to $649 million
Geely Automobile Holding Holdings Ltd released its interim performance report on Aug.16th. According to the data released, the company’s operation revenue reached 39.42 billion yuan (about $5.88 billion) with a significant increase of 118%; the net profit came to 4.34 billion yuan ($648.96 million), up 128% year on year.
In the first half year of 2017, Geely achieved a gross margin of 19.2% and its diluted earnings per share were 47.68 fen (0.4768 yuan), with a growth of 120%. Sales of the first six months jumped 89% to 530,627 units and the average price per vehicle increased 16 percent to 73,077 yuan.
During the first half year in 2017, many Geely models have repeatedly achieved higher growth against an declining market. In the sport utility vehicle segment, the combined sales of Emgrand GS, Geely Boyue and Yuanjing SUV reached up to 233,482 units. The sales of Boyue in the first six months of this year raised 509% to 116,932 units. Besides, Geely sold 292,314 sedans in the first half year. The company said it succeeded to maintain a balanced development trend between sedan segment and SUV segment, which has the same market shares (5%) in China.
As to the new energy vehicle segment, Geely’s first NEV model, Emgrand EV, has become one of the top-sellers in China with the first half-year sales of 7,982 units.
Last month, Geely raised its 2017 sales target to 1.1 million vehicles, 10% higher than the earlier target. In the second half year, it will launch several models, including a new SUV model. Besides, the first model of its third brand Lynk & Co will go on sale in the last quarter.