China is the one market for which the Lamborghini Urus was conceived in the first place. Chinese imports nudge up 3.1% year-on-year in December to 112.534 units. Both BMW (+4%) and Mercedes (+8%) are back above Lexus (+1%) with Porsche (+80%) posting a fantastic five-digit sales score in 4th place…
First pole position finish for the VW Lavida in China. Consult 40 years of Chinese Historical Data here. What a tumultuous year it has been in China. The bottom-line is that for the first time since 1990, Chinese new vehicle wholesales are down at -2.8% to 28.080.600 factory shipments, yet…
The Buick Velite 6 has landed in China. Now that we have explored wholesales in China for December, as is the tradition on BSCB it is time to study this month's new locally-made launches so you can stay up-to-the-minute on the fastest-evolving new car market in the world. Although annual…
MG sales soar 139% year-on-year thanks to the ZS smashing its monthly volume record by 58%. The Chinese new vehicle market continues on its downward spiral with December marking the 6th consecutive year-on-year decline and the second double-digit drop in a row at -13% to 2.661.500 wholesales deliveries (ex-factory shipments)…
The Neta N01 is one of an avalanche of new green cars landing in China this year. New Energy vehicles (EVs and PHEVs) are now the last engine of growth in China, with sales up 38% year-on-year this month to 169.000 units including 138.000 EVs and 31.000 PHEVs. This brings…
The Changan CS85 has landed in the Chinese retail charts. Our coverage of China wholesales for November 2018 - in other words factory shipments - showed the deepening of a crisis that started over summer with a 13.9% year-on-year drop, the largest since January 2012. At BSCB we strive to offer…
The Lexus ES flies above the competition in the imports ranking. All-brands and All-models January 2017-November 2018 monthly data available, contact us here. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for November, BSCB being the only media outside of China to report on these figures monthly. Under pressure from increased…
The Geely Binyue is above 10.000 sales for its first appearance in Chinese charts. After exploring November China wholesales, we now shed some light on all the new locally produced launches hitting dealerships for the month so you are up-to-date on the fastest-evolving market in the world. Note these updates remain…
First pole position and first month above 50.000 wholesales for the Nissan Sylphy. Now that the Chinese government has made it clear that it would not prop the market up by reducing the purchase tax as it did last time sales tilted into negative, new vehicle sales in China are…
The new generation lifts BAIC EU-Series sales up 825%. More than ever, with wholesales down 12% and retail sales down 14%, the last refuge of growth in China is now New Energy vehicles, a definition that that includes electric, hydrogen and PHEV models. Official CAAM data states New Energy Vehicles are up 51%…
The Wuling Hongguang S3 sells a record 27.048 retail units in October. April 2017 – October 2018 monthly All-models China Retail data also available, Contact us After exploring China wholesales for October 2018 meaning sales to dealerships, it is now time to study October Retail sales, meaning sales to end-customers, a new monthly update…
Hyundai La Festa After exploring October China wholesales, we now shed some light on all the new locally produced launches hitting dealerships for the month so you are up-to-date on the fastest-evolving market in the world. Note these updates remain based on wholesales data. October wholesales plunged Chinese sales into YTD…
The Lexus ES is back to #1 import in China both in October and YTD. All-brands and All-models January 2017-October 2018 monthly data available, contact us here. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for October, BSCB being the only media outside of China to report on these figures monthly…
Chinese consumers are now getting nervous about buying a new car. The VW Lavida is up 57% though. * See the Top 90 All China-made brands and Top 465 models by clicking on the title * The depression Chinese new vehicle sales have fallen into in the past few months…
Weltmeister EX5 * See the Top 60 brands and Top 105 models by clicking on the title * Just as the rest of the Chinese market seems to be caught in a downward spiral - wholesales down 11.5%, imports down 7% and retail sales down 16%, the last refuge of…