Audi imports are up 24.8% year-on-year in August. New car imports into China drop -8.5% year-on-year in August to 78.428 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.9% to 658.723. Although it slightly outpaces the market at -7.2%, pure importer Lexus remains by far the most successful this month, with…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is the best-selling vehicle in China in August. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales endure a 4th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August, accelerating their fall to -17.8% at 1.799.000 units. This includes 1.552.000 Passenger Vehicles (-11.7%)…
The Voyah Free has landed into the Chinese retail charts. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales (end-customer sales) for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new vehicle market in the world. Retail sales tend to…
Mini sales are up 71.5% year-on-year in China in July. Sales of imported cars in China edge up 2.8% year-on-year in July to 87.567, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.8% to 580.295. Lexus (+3.4%) remains by far the most popular importer in the country with over 22.700 sales. It…
The Toyota Wildlander is up 20.5% in July. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), it's a third consecutive month of year-on-year decline for Chinese wholesales, with July down a steep -11.9% to 1.864.000 units. However July 2021 volumes are actually up on pre-pandemic levels in…
Volkswagen's retail volumes hold up much better than wholesales in June. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales (end-customer sales) for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new vehicle market in the world. Retail sales tend…
The BMW 7 Series is inside the Top 10 imports in China in June. Chinese imports drop -3.1% year-on-year in June to 87.391 units, leading to a H1 2021 tally up 13.6% to 492.728. Lexus (-2.9%) almost exactly follows the market to remain in the lead of the imported brands…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in China for the first time in history. After declining for the first time in over a year in May (-3.1%), the Chinese wholesales market accelerates its fall in June at -12.4% year-on-year to 2.015.000 units according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).…
The WEY Mocha has landed in the Chinese wholesales charts. After detailing China wholesales for June, we now explore the all-new locally-produced launches for the month in our “new models” series. In June there are six newcomers, including four EVs and four SUVs, completely in line with long-term sales trends…
The Ford Ecuador makes its first appearance in the Chinese retail charts... Note: January, February, March and April data is also included in the tables below. After covering China wholesales for May, the retail update is back. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and…
Lexus NX sales are up 37.1% in May in China. Note: April data is also included in the tables below. Sales of imported cars in China drop -11.5% year-on-year in May to 79.295 units, leading two a year-to-date tally up 18% to 405.337. Lexus (-8.1%) resists better than the market…
After detailing China wholesales for May, it is now time to explore the all-new new locally-produced launches for the month in our "New Models" series. This month there are only two newcomers in the wholesales charts vs. 6 last month. Both are SUVs and none are New Energy vehicles, the…
New brand TANK sells over 6.000 units of its 300 SUV in May. New vehicle wholesales in China are down -3.1% year-on-year in May to 2.128.000 units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This puts an end to 13 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in the…
The GAC Aion Y launches this month in China. After exploring China wholesales for April, it is now time to go through the all-new new locally-produced launches for the month, as our "New Models" series returns. This time we have 6 new models hitting the wholesales charts, among them 3…
Honda UR-V sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in April. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales are up 8.6% year-on-year in April to 2.252.000 units, marking a 13th consecutive month of gains. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 51.8% to 8.748.000 units. Passenger Vehicles…