The Chevrolet Menlo has landed in China. As a teaser to our upcoming February wholesales update, we can detail today the new locally-produced launches for the month, a very peculiar time in China when the entire automotive industry shut down. As such it's even surprising that we have two launches in…
The coronavirus outbreak has stopped the Chinese car market - and economy. This is a special update on China. If you read our recent China wholesales and retail January 2020 updates, this won't come as too much of a surprise to you. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA),…
Mercedes now produces the AMG A-Class in China. Since February 2018, BSCB has been the only non-Chinese media to analyse complete retail sales data - or registrations - for China, as an additional monthly update to our years-long coverage of wholesales data, or factory shipments. The latter can be inflated by…
BMW scores its first #1 imported brand ranking in exactly a year in China. Sales of imported cars in China freefall -24.8% year-on-year in January to 81.906 units. BMW (-18.6%) ends 11 consecutive months of Lexus domination to reclaim the brands top spot like in January 2019. Lexus (+3.2%) is…
The Geely Icon is the best-selling newcomer in China in January. After detailing Chinese January wholesales, as is the tradition we now detail all the new locally-produced launches for the month so you can keep up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. Carmakers have rushed their new models before…
Roewe RX5 wholesales are lifted up 21.6% by the new MAX model. Chinese wholesales (ex-factory shipments) drop for the 19th consecutve month in January at -18.4% to 1.932.700 units but unlike most articles you may have read on the subject, this is not (yet) because of the COVID-19 virus. The…
The Wuling Mini Truck sold 55.000 units in December alone, a new record. Wholesales of new Light Commercial Vehicles limit their fall to -2% in 2019 to 3.279.763 units, with Medium and Heavy Commercials down -1% to 1.455.325. Among LCVs, Wuling (-3%) remains the dominant brand with just above 680.000…
Honda registered 45.655 new Envix in 2019. Discover 30 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. Since February 2018, we at BSCB have been the only non-Chinese media to analyse retail sales data for China, or registrations, as an additional update to our years-long coverage of wholesales data, or factory…
The Lexus ES is the best-selling import in China in 2019. Discover 30 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. For the third 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…
Volkswagen (-0.9%) remains above 3m sales thanks to its new SUV lineup. Discover 30 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of decline for the Chinese wholesales market - factory shipments to dealerships, and only the second drop in the past 30 years. The coughing…
After detailing Chinese December wholesales, we are now exploring all the new locally-produced launches for the month so you can keep up-to-the-minute on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. After the recent Chengdu and Guangzhou Auto Shows gave a spectacular boost to the number of all-new models entering the Chinese…
The Changan CS75 breaks its volume record for the 2nd month in a row. The last month of the year is traditionally busier in China as manufacturers rush to register cars to meet annual emissions targets. This year is no exception, and even though they marks a 18th consecutive month…
Jetour retail sales soar 76.2% year-on-year in China in November. After studying Chinese wholesales (factory shipments to dealerships) for November, it's time to get into retail sales (registrations to end customers), our second complete monthly coverage of the Chinese market to "keep'em honest". Indeed wholesales can be artificially inflated by…
The GAC Aion S breaks into the New Energy Top 5 for the first time. New Energy vehicles is a Chinese expression to describe EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrids. Retail sales of such vehicles tumble down -21.7% year-on-year in November to 108.955 units, ,leading to a year-to-date tally up…
The Tesla Model 3 breaks its Chinese monthly volume record in November. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for November, BSCB being the only media outside of China to report on these figures monthly. The market stabilises once again in November at -0.8% to 99.667 units, in line with…