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…
The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV reportedly sold 15.000 units in its first 20 days in market. The -4.2% drop over the first 20 days of the month by Chinese carmakers was a false alarm: according to preliminary data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales in…
Great Wall sales surge 155.9% year-on-year in July. The Light Commercial Vehicle market continues to strive in China as local government intends to get the economy back on track post-pandemic by propping up infrastructure projects and making it easier for small “street businesses” to operate in city centres, as well as…
Clouds on the horizon for the Chinese market? Picture: the new generation Haval H6, launched in August. Figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) could indicate the end of the much-admired post-pandemic rebound in China. After April (+4.4%), May (+14.5%), June (+11.6%) and July (+16.4%) all showed gravity-defying surges, wholesales of…
Wuling retail sales are up 41.6% even before the introduction of the Hongguang MINI EV. Pictured: Hongguang Plus. Data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) shows July retail sales of Passenger Vehicles in China up a sturdy 7.9% year-on-year to 1.625.000 units, the largest increase in over two years:…
The Audi Q8 breaks into the Top 20 imports for the first time in July. After a logical slump last month due to unusually high year-ago volumes, the Chinese imports market bounces back up 8.4% year-on-year in July to 85.215 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.7% to 518.954.…
After detailing Chinese July wholesales, it is now time for our monthly review of the new locally-produced launches. This way you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest in the world's largest car market. After two months with an avalanche of novelties, July marks a pause with just 3 new launches. But…
The Toyota RAV4 breaks a six year-old monthly volume record in July. After surging +14.5% in May, and +11.6% in June, Chinese wholesales accelerate their post-Covid rebound in July at a superb +16.4% year-on-year to 2.112.000 units according to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). As it was…
After the launch of Dongfeng's new high-end EV brand Voyah a few weeks ago, a new important milestone in the Chinese automotive industry occurred last week. This warrants a new update and confirms the largest new car market in the world isn't slowing down despite the global Covid-19 crisis. Keep…
A new generation of Haval H6, the country's #1 SUV, has just launched in China. Preliminary figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show continued momentum for new vehicle wholesales in China in July: up an estimated 14.9% year-on-year to 2.08 million. Commercial Vehicles are expected to…
Great Wall pickup sales soar 272.3% in a market up 64.3%. According to data released by LMC Automotive, sales of Light Commercial Vehicles in China continue to surge in June at +64.3% to 379.661 units, a new record for the month tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +0.7% to…
11 manufacturers including Chery Automobile have shared Chinese wholesales volumes for the first three weeks of July. According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales of new vehicles in China surge by a spectacular 36.5% year-on-year to 942.000 units over the first 20 days of…
On July 17, Dongfeng became the first among China's three centrally-administered automakers - and longest-running pillars of the local industry, the other two being FAW Group and Changan, to launch a dedicated high-end EV brand: Voyah. The fruit of two years of secret development, Voyah, in mandarin Lantu (岚图) meaning…
Audi posts the best performance of any Top 25 carmaker. 29/07 update: Now with Top 285 All New Energy models. Hit first by the coronavirus crisis in February (-78.5%) and March (-40.4%), retail sales of Chinese passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs and MPVs) end the First Half of 2020 at -22.5%…
First appearance in the Chinese charts of the Enovate ME7. 29/07 update: Now with Top 190 All New Energy models. It's a predicted hiccup for the recovery of Chinese retail sales of passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs and MPVs) in June at -6.2% year-on-year to 1.65 million units according to data…