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…
Lexus sales gain 6.9% year-on-year in a market down -37%. On face value, the -37% year-on-year collapse of imported retail sales in China at 90.180 units looks like we are back to pandemic declines, but in fact the year-ago basis was exceptionally high, with June 2019 volumes boosted up 73.3%…
The GAC Aion V has hit the Chinese market. Now that we have analysed Chinese June wholesales, it is time for our monthly review of the new locally-produced launches for the month. For a second month in a row, a whopping 11 new models make their entrance in the monthly…
The new RAV4 (+10.5%) helps Toyota limit its fall to -3.6% over H1. The Covid-19 crisis stifles the Chinese wholesales market down a harsh -16.9% year-on-year over the First Half 2020 to just 10.257.000 units, the lowest H1 volume in 8 years: since the 9.62 million of 2012... However unlike the…
Thanks partly to all-time high record sales of the new Breeze, Honda breaks its all-time wholesales volume record in June. Chinese wholesales confirm their spectacular resurgence in June at +11.6% to 2.3 million units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), an all-time record for…
China wholesales December 2019 - June 2020. Source CAAM via China Automotive Review. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) expects Chinese wholesales to post a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in June at +11% to roughly 2.28 million units after surging 14.5% in May. As a reminder May ended 21…
Great Wall sales soar 177.7% year-on-year in May. The last Chinese May update is here and shows Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) up a whopping 41.7% year-on-year to 355.343 units according to data released by LMC Automotive, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -10% to 1.238.158. Brand leader Wuling (+56.5%)…
The spectacular Haima 7X makes its first appearance in the Chinese charts. According to data from the China Passenger Car Association, retail sales of cars, SUVs and MPVs edge up 1.9% year-on-year in May to 1.64 million units, the first gain since June 2019 when deliveries were boosted by generous…
Mercedes GLE imports are up 184% year-on-year thanks to a new model. After dropping by just -3.3% in April, sales of imported new cars in China go against the general rebound trend in China with a steep -9.9% decline in May to 89.577 units, which brings the year-to-date tally down…
The Xpeng P7 has landed in China, and is aiming squarely at the Tesla Model 3. After analysing May wholesales in China, it's time to detail the new locally-produced launches for the month. We are now truly back to pre-pandemic launch rhythms with no less than 11 new models making their entrance…
Hongqi (+133.7%) symbolises the recovery of the Chinese market and its SUV segment, with both the brand (15.103) and the HS5 (9.117) breaking all-time records. Doing even better than the +11.7% anticipated, Chinese wholesales soar +14.5% year-on-year to 2.194.000 units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile…
It turns out the "Why Renault failed in China" analysis we published on here on April 25 after a first version appeared on Autoactu.com on April 17 resonated quite strongly in the industry. We received feedback from inside Renault France that the article was being shared internally, but also strong positive…
The Hongqi H9 is part of an avalanche of new local models hitting the Chinese market as it recovers from the coronavirus... According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), May wholesales in China are expected to surge 11.7% year-on-year to 2.14 million units according to preliminary estimates. This…