Da Zhong Ri Bao·2025-11-12 02:51Core Insights - Great Wall Motors reported a revenue of 153.58 billion yuan for the first three quarters of 2025, marking a year-on-year growth of 7.96%, while net profit decreased by 16.97% to 8.635 billion yuan, indicating a "revenue growth without profit increase" scenario [1][3][4] - The company is focusing on balancing sales growth with profit levels, as the increase in revenue has not translated into higher profits, raising concerns about cost control and profitability logic [1][4] Financial Performance - In Q1 2025, Great Wall Motors experienced a revenue decline of 6.63% to 40.02 billion yuan, with net profit dropping 45.6% to 1.751 billion yuan [4] - Q2 2025 showed improvement with revenue of 52.32 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.72%, and net profit rising 19.42% to 4.586 billion yuan [4] - Q3 2025 revenue reached 61.25 billion yuan, up 20.51% year-on-year, but net profit fell 31.23% to 2.298 billion yuan [4][5] Marketing and R&D Investments - Marketing expenses for the first three quarters reached 7.948 billion yuan, significantly up from 5.110 billion yuan in the previous year, contributing to a decline in gross margin to 18.40% [3][5] - R&D investment for the same period was 6.636 billion yuan, still lower than BYD's 43.748 billion yuan [5] Product and Sales Performance - The average selling price of vehicles exceeded 180,000 yuan, with sales of models priced above 200,000 yuan surpassing 100,000 units, reflecting a 40.83% year-on-year increase [5] - New energy vehicle sales reached 278,500 units, a year-on-year growth of 31.67%, but the company's market share in the overall new energy vehicle market was only 2.48% [8][9] Market Strategy and Brand Positioning - Great Wall Motors aims to embrace the younger market, launching the new Tank 400 model, which is positioned as a "trendy off-road SUV" targeting urban and outdoor users [11][14] - The company is shifting focus from sheer sales volume to sustainable growth, as indicated by Chairman Wei Jianjun's comments on prioritizing healthy development over high sales figures [6][7] International Sales Growth - Overseas sales for the first three quarters reached 334,200 units, a year-on-year increase of 3.06%, accounting for 36.19% of total sales [10]