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…
The T99 is the third Bestune nameplate to be launched in one year. After exploring Chinese November wholesales, we can now follow the tradition of detailing the all-new locally-produced launches for the month. This way you can keep up-to-the-minute on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. The recent Chengdu and…
The VW Tayron hits a 6th consecutive all-time record volume in November. New China wholesales endure an excruciating 17th straight month of year-on-year decline but for the 2nd month in a row the dip is the smallest since the market started falling in July 2018 at just -3.6% to 2.457.000 units. This means…
Changan LCV sales shoot up 32% year-on-year in October. Light Commercial Vehicle wholesales soar 5.5% year-on-year in October to 278.589 units for a second straight year-on-year gain, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -4% to 2.605.296. Market leader Wuling (-6%) is the only Top 6 brand in negative…
Jetta is selling all the VS5 it is producing so far. Chinese registrations (or retail sales) of locally-produced vehicles are back into the double-digit drops for the third time in the past 4 months in October at -10.5% to 1.620.585 units according to our exclusive figures. Note BSCB is the only…
The Honda Elysion Hybrid breaks into the New Energy Top 10. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China, including EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrid, are back into frank negative in October at -8.7% to 82.774 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 50.3% to 1.042.607. Toyota (+30.9%) and Honda…
Porsche Macan sales soar 133% year-on-year in China this month. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for October, BSCB being the only non-Chinese media to report on these figures monthly. After slowing down its fall to just -4.3% in September, the import market is back in freefall in October…
The RC-3 is the third new Baojun to hit the Chinese market in two months. After detailing Chinese October wholesales, we now explore the all-new locally-produced launches for the month as is our tradition, so you can keep up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. After plunging to…
Toyota Corolla China sales are up 41.2% year-on-year in October. The Chinese wholesales market is down for the 16th consecutive month in October but, in a potential sign of improvement, its drop is the lowest since the market started skidding down in July 2018. Wholesales dip -4% year-on-year to 2.284.000…
Maxus wholesales soar 33% year-on-year in China in September. Up 1% year-on-year to 269.159 units, Light Commercial Vehicles wholesales gain ground for the first time since last April but remain in negative year-to-date at -5% to 2.326.707. Wuling (-2%) is once again ultra dominant with over 56.000 units, distancing Foton (+1%)…
The Jetta brand achieves a strong 56% wholesales-retail conversion rate for its first month on the Chinese market. Retail sales in China, or end-customer registrations, are still feeling the effect of pulled forward sales in June ahead of the Stage 6 emissions standards implementation on July 1. After freefalling -20.4% in…
The Beijing EU-Series defies the EV slump and ranks #1 New Energy vehicle YTD. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China stabilise in September at +0.9% to 85.088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 61.2% to 959.200. This is stark contrast with the -34% endured by wholesales of…
The Tesla Model 3 reaches a best-ever 2nd place in the Chinese Imports charts. After two consecutive months of double-digit declines, import sales in China drastically slow down their fall in September at -4.3% to 96.836 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1% to 850.373. The Top 5…