The BYD Song Plus hits an all-time high volume in July... This article includes a Top 65 New Energy models. New retail car sales in China are up 9.7% year-on-year in July for the selection of vehicles included in this update to 1,721,481 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -8.7%…
The Porsche Cayenne is up 68.3% year-on-year in China. 76,279 new imports found a buyer in China in July, that's a -12.9% year-on-year fall bringing the year-to-date tally off -24.1% to 440,583 units. Lexus (-15.6%) easily retains the brands top spot with over 19,000 sales, followed by Mercedes (-10.4%). Porsche…
Wuling is back to the #1 brands spot in June. According to data published by LMC Automotive, the Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle market is down another -20% year-on-year in June to 235,391 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -26% to 1,384,735 sales. Wuling (+4%) braves the negative market conditions…
Geometry E After exploring June 2022 Chinese wholesales, it is now time to review the all-new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have six new models hitting…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in China in June. 29/07 update: Now with Top 70 New Energy models. New retail car sales in China soar 15.9% year-on-year in June for the selection of vehicles included in this update to 1,873,594 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.6%…
The Nissan Sylphy remains the best-selling vehicle in China so far in 2022. According to data released by the China Association of Automotive Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales edge down -6.6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2022 to 12,057,000 units but have recovered in June (+23.8%). Passenger Vehicles are up…
The ET7 helps NIO to a new monthly volume record in June. After diving -47.6% in April and -12.6% in May due to Covid lockdowns, the Chinese new wholesales market bounces back up 23.8% year-on-year in June to 2,502,000 units according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This is due…
The Porsche Panamera sees its sales soar 88.7% year-on-year in June. Just as exports keep expanding, Chinese imports keep imploding at -18.9% year-on-year in June to 70,866 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -25.5% or over 125,000 units to just 367,304 sales. Lexus (-22.6%) falls faster than the market…
Great Wall is down just -17% in a market off -41% New Light Commercial Vehicle sales sink -41% year-on-year in May to 196,767 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27% to 1,149,344. Foton (-31%) climbs up to the brands pole position, dislodging a freefalling Wuling (-56%). Changan (-22%) and…
The BYD Qin PLUS is up 5-fold year-on-year in May. The retail market in China is down -21.9% year-on-year in May to 1,268,074 units for the selection of vehicles included in this report, a much better hold than in April (-38.5%) but trailing wholesales (-12.6%). This is because factories became active…
Jeep Wrangler sales double year-on-year in a market down -31.8% 54,080 new car imports hit Chinese roads in May, that's a hefty -31.8% year-on-year decline bringing the year-to-date volume down -27.6% to 293,438. Adding to the current lockdowns and parts shortage is the progressive transition of some strong selling import…
COS Z6 After detailing May 2022 Chinese wholesales, it is now time to review the all-new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have four new models hitting Chinese…
The BYD Han smashes its monthly volume record by over 10,000 units in May. As lockdowns begin to wind down in China, wholesales are down a more restrained -12.6% year-on-year in May to 1,862,000 units compared to -47.6% in April. That's according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).…
In a devastated market, Great Wall fares best among the Top 10 manufacturers. The Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle market is off -52% year-on-year in April to 178,122 units, faring worse than the Passenger Car market (-47.6%). The year-to-date volume is now -23% to 952,577 registrations. In the brands ranking, Wuling…
The BYD Dolphin is the best-selling recent launch in China this month. New retail sales in China accelerate their fall in April to a dismal -38.5% to 966,350 registrations for the selection of vehicles included in this report vs. -47.6% for wholesales. The year-to-date volume is now down -15.7% to…