Among the products sold between Jan. and Feb., 6,421 units were new energy and electrified vehicles (hereby referring to BEVs, HEVs, MHEVs and PHEVs). Besides, the year-to-date exports slumped 59% over the prior-year period to 4,847. In the domestic market, 128,159 new vehicles were sold so far this year, a year-over-year slide of 44%.

For the month of February, the automaker sold 21,168 vehicles, facing a substantial decrease of 75% from a year ago. Of those, the volume of cars, SUVs and MPVs reached 8,321 units, 11,934 units and 913 units respectively.

The Lynk & Co brand posted a sales volume of 2,066 units in February.

It shouldn't be an unforeseen result as most of automakers in China have been hit by sales drop of over 70% in the month that witnessed a fierce combat against novel coronavirus. Shortly before Geely’s announcement, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) stated that the country’s locally-produced PV wholesale volume plummeted 82.1% year on year to 219,930 units in Feb. 

The association's data also showed Geely Auto was honored the runner-up by Feb. homegrown PV wholesale volume, following FAW-Volkswagen.

Given the epidemic prevention and control, the Geely ICON, Geely Auto's second BMA (B-segment Modular Architecture)-based SUV, officially hit the market on Feb. 24 through a live-streaming platform. The entire model series comes standard with the automotive-grade “CN95” air-conditioning filter that can effectively absorb harmful gases and filter out irritating odor and harmful pollutants once they are detected by the automatic system.