Founder: Xiaomi Air Conditioning Online Sales Surpass Gree in July, with Xiaomi Market Share at 16.71% and Gree at 15.22%! Gree Appliance Market General Manager Zhou Lei Denies: Still Leading
Sina Tech News on August 18 evening, Gree Electric (000651) Market General Manager Zhou Lei responded to Xiaomi Air Conditioning's online sales surpassing Gree in July on Weibo, stating that according to the same search conditions, Gree is still leading in the online market.
Earlier, some bloggers quoted Ovi Cloud data showing that Xiaomi Air Conditioning's online sales surpassed Gree in July, with Xiaomi market share at 16.71%, higher than Gree's 15.22%. Xiaomi Group Public Relations Manager Wang Hua forwarded the data and added, "I didn't expect this to happen so quickly in the new era."
Zhou Lei posted that recently he saw some netizens forwarding a few screenshots about air conditioner sales, which triggered the topic #Xiaomi Air Conditioning Online Sales Surpass Gree# and people are discussing it very enthusiastically. He thanked everyone for their attention to the industry and also checked Ovi Cloud data, finding that the publicly available data and those screenshots were not the same. According to the same search conditions, Gree is still leading in the online market.
He emphasized that market success comes from every consumer's recognition, with Gree Air Conditioner having been rated first for customer satisfaction by China Standardization Research Institute for 16 consecutive years, ranking first in five dimensions including brand image, price-performance ratio, satisfaction level, product reliability, and service quality. "Healthy competition is good for the industry and users alike. We are also happy to see our peers continuously investing and driving the industry forward together. Gree will continue to take things step by step, prioritize quality and services, and win people's trust with genuine value."
