Beijing Auto Show 2016: The most impressive Chinese carmakers (6/6)
Here we are! We have now come to the end of our ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at this year’s Beijing Auto Show. You can see Part 1 (#30 to #21) here, Part 2 (#20 to #11) here, Part 3 (#10 to #6) here, Part 4 (#5 to #3) here and Part 5 (#2) here.…
China 2016 Photo Reports: The cars of Beijing
You won't see many Hongqi H7 in the streets outside of Beijing and Shanghai... This article launches our new annual series of Photo Reports for China. In 2014 we travelled to the extreme West of the country to the Xinjiang Uyghur province all the way to the border with Pakistan. In 2015…
Beijing Auto Show 2016: The most impressive Chinese carmakers (5/6)
Dongfeng Aeolus A9 Drumroll.... This is the 2nd most impressive Chinese carmaker at this year's Beijing Auto Show. You can see Part 1 (#30 to #21) here, Part 2 (#20 to #11) here, Part 3 (#10 to #6) here and Part 4 (#5 to #3) here. All the justifications behind the ranking are below. 2.…
Beijing Auto Show 2016: The most impressive Chinese carmakers (4/6)
Cowin X3 We are now getting into the five most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show 2016, in other words the creme de la creme. These ultimate spots are full of surprises with two all-new entrants and a new overall leader. But for now we'll go from 5th…
Beijing Auto Show 2016: The most impressive Chinese carmakers (3/6)
FAW X4 Concept grille detail Our coverage of the 2016 Beijing Auto Show is back with Part 3 of our ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show: #10 to #6. You can see Part 1 (#30 to #21) here and Part 2 (#20 to #11) here. All the justifications…
Beijing Auto Show 2016: The most impressive Chinese carmakers (2/6)
A surprise lurks at #11... This is Part 2 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show 2016, you can see Part 1 (#30 to #21) here. We are progressively climbing up the ladder, now covering positions #20 to #11. Given how fast Chinese carmakers…
Beijing Auto Show 2016: The most impressive Chinese carmakers (1/6)
Gotta like orange... Foton Gratour ix7 The wait is over. As is now the tradition at BSCB, I give you the ranking of the Chinese carmakers that impressed me the most at this year's Auto China 2016 in Beijing. Now in its third iteration, this ranking is getting tuned each…
Beijing Auto Show 2016: The Ten Highlights
Dongfeng A9 at the Beijing Auto Show 2016 It's finally here! Auto China 2016, the largest Auto Show in the world, alternates between Shanghai and Beijing and this year it's the turn of the "Capital of the North" - as its name literally means in Mandarin - to host this gigantic event.…
Beijing Auto Show 2016: BSCB interviewed by Le Parisien / Aujourd’hui-en-France
My interview in French newspaper Le Parisien / Aujourd'hui-en-France This week I am in Beijing for the much anticipated Beijing Auto Show 2016. As it was the case for Shanghai last year and Beijing two years ago, I will publish a complete coverage of the Show including BSCB's now traditional ranking of…
Photo Report: The cars of Guangzhou, Guangdong province – China
Soueast V5 Plus and Guangzhou Opera House. * Click on any picture to enlarge * After covering the highlights of the Guangzhou Auto Show, we are now going in the streets of one of the largest cities in China. Guangzhou is located in the Guangdong province in southern China, only 174…
Guangzhou Auto Show 2015: The highlights
Happy Audi fan at the Guangzhou Auto Show - November 2015. ** Click on any image to enlarge it ** An ever more precise coverage of the Chinese auto market goes hand-in-hand with BSCB's attendance at the local Auto Shows, a little off the beaten tracks. For the first time…
U. S. North to South: Seattle WA and Portland OR, welcoming Bob
Bob will be my ride for the next three weeks. If you thought I got lost somewhere in southern Alaska, you thought wrong! After last stopping in Ketchikan Alaska, we are now hitting Seattle in Washington state and for the remaining part of this U.S. North to South series I…
Photo Report: The cars of Taipei, Taiwan
Toyota Corolla taxi and Taipei 101 tower in background. Today we interrupt the U.S. North to South series for a quick Photo Snapshot of Taipei in Taiwan, on my way to the Guangzhou Auto Show. At 423.829 registrations over the Full Year 2014, Taiwan is one of the smallest markets…
U.S. North to South 2015: Wrangell and Ketchikan, Alaska
Ford F-150 in Wrangell, Alaska Leaving Petersburg to continue on our way south requires a ferry as Petersburg’s road network only reaches 30 miles out of town and does not cross any water along the way. Next we visit Wrangell and Ketchikan before leaving Alaska for good. As well as analysing the car park…