Toyota sales are up 7.6% in 2020, partly thanks to the new RAV4. We're catching up on lost time today with full monthly September to December 2020 China retail sales data available as well as Full Year 2020. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments)…
The Changan CS75 is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time. One year ago in February 2020 most of China was under Covid-19 lockdown with factories and dealerships closed, and the market tumbled down -79.1%. Logically this month wholesales (ex-factory deliveries) of China-made vehicles soar 364.8% year-on-year to 1.455.000…
The Changan CS75 smashes its record volume by almost 10.000 units. With some delay due to Chinese New Year holidays, we can share with you today China wholesales data (ex-factory shipments) for January. The market surges 30% to over 2.5 million units, the best February since 2018, as year-ago volumes…
The Wuling Mini Truck sold over 500.000 units in China in 2020. Wholesales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China soar 11.2% year-on-year in 2020 to 3.647.832 units, with Medium and Heavy Commercials up an even more impressive 29.3% to 1.882.011 units. Among LCVs, Wuling (+11.6%) almost matches the market to…
Lexus remains by far the best-selling importer in China. Discover 30 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. For the fourth consecutive year we can share worth you complete China imports data for the Full Year, this is exclusive to BSCB as no media outside of China is reporting on…
The Nissan Sylphy signs its first ever annual win in China. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle sales in China drop just -1.9% year-on-year to 25.311.000 units. This is an outstanding hold, and an improvement on the -8.2% of 2019, as China was…
The Wuling Victory has landed in the Chinese wholesales charts. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales gain another 12.6% year-on-year in November to 2.77 million units, marking an 8th consecutive month of gains and 7th straight double-digit uptick. Passenger vehicles are up 11.6% to…
Download Lynk & Co aligns a 4th consecutive all-time monthly volume record. With a bit of delay we can share with you October wholesales data for China. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market sports a 7th straight month of year-on-year gains and 6th…
Maxus LCV sales are up 87.6% year-on-year in September in China. It's another fantastic result for sales of Light Commercial Vehicles in China in September at +25.5% year-on-year to 337.888. This lifts the year-to-date tally up 11.5% over the same period in 2019 - an outstanding feat given the Coronavirus…
The new P7 sedan lifts Xpeng wholesales to record heights. It's a spectacular 5th consecutive month of double-digit gains for the Chinese wholesales market with September volumes up another 12.8% year-on-year to 2.565.000 units, making it by far the largest month of 2020 so far and the 2nd largest September…
The new Pao helps lift Great Wall sales up 80% in August. Light Commercial Vehicle sales in China continue to surge in August at +31.5% to 314.765 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.7% to 2.256.422. Wuling (+27.3%) once again dominates the brands ranking head and shoulders with almost…
Haval has introduced its largest SUV to-date, called Big Dog (no joke). According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), retail sales of locally-made Passenger Vehicles in China shoot up 8.8% year-on-year in August to 1.728.000 units, posting the largest increase since May 2018 for the second month in a row…
The new Land Rover Defender has landed in China. Sales of imported new vehicles in China edge up 4% year-on-year in August to 85.631 units, marking the second consecutive month of gains after enduring a full 12 months of declines. The year-to-date tally is now down -19.8% to 604.585. Lexus (+25.6%)…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV has landed in China and is an instant blockbuster. Now that we have analysed Chinese August wholesales, it is time for our monthly review of the new locally-produced launches, so you can be sure to stay up-to-date on what's the latest in the world’s largest car…
Hongqi soars 109.9% to a 15th volume record in the past 18 months. As we announced at the start of the month, new vehicle wholesales in China continue on their unabated post-pandemic rebound with August up 11.6% to 2.186.000 units according to final data by the China Association of Automobile…