The Lexus ES is the best-selling luxury import in China in 2014. * See the Top 40 best-selling luxury imports by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you the most popular luxury imports in China, led by the Lexus ES and…
The Toyota Prado is the best-selling import in China in 2014 and 2015 so far. * See the Top 10 best-selling imports in China by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB, we can share with you a closely guarded secret: the best-selling imported models in…
The Wuling Mini Truck now rules the Chinese LCV market. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to LMC Automotive, we can study the Light Commercial Vehicle market in China, the segment hardest hit by the "readjustment" Chinese new vehicle sales are undergoing at…
As is the tradition on BSCB, we now go into the detail of the all-new models landing into the largest new vehicle market in the world: China. Even though Chinese light vehicle sales are down for the 2nd month running in July, the rhythm of new introductions in the market remains…
As expected, the Baojun 560 is an instant blockbuster. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 360 All-local models and Top 65 brands * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after dropping for the first time in 6 years in June, sales of new light vehicles in China decline…
The Haval H6 leaps to third place overall so far in 2015. * See the Top 391 All-local models by clicking on the title * * NOW UPDATED with the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercials * If over the period the Chinese new light vehicle market is still up by…
The Wuling Mini Truck is the best-selling LCV in China in June. * See the Top 10 best-selling LCV by clicking on the title * The June LCV rankings in China confirm once again a trend we described in detail in April: the move away from bargain basement microvans towards…
The GAC Trumpchi GS4 sells 10.723 units for its second month in market. * See the Top 366 All-local models by clicking on eh title * This is it. I have been correcting numerous analysts describing a "slowing down" of the Chinese market over the first half of 2015, saying…
Foton Forland is the best-selling commercial in China in May. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data published by LMC Automotive, 319.089 new light commercials found a buyer in China in May, adding up to 1.632.250 year-to-date. The Foton Light Truck…
The GAC Trumpchi GS4 starts with a bang at #80 in China. It's now time to go into the detail of the all-new models landing into the largest new vehicle market in the world: China. As always this only concerns the models that have kick-started local production as imports data is still very patchy…
The VW Lavida outsells the Wuling Hongguang to #1 for the first time in two years. * See the Top 368 All-local models by clicking on the title * Light vehicles sales are up just 1.2% year-on-year in May in China, with passenger cars up 3.8% to 1.57 million units…
Let's play guess the logo. After going through 35 different Chinese carmakers (backwards) in my 'most impressive' ranking, our heads are all spinning and there's nothing better than a good old table to make them stop and summarise everything. You're welcome. (Click on the brand to see the full article) Auto…
The Wuling Hongguang V is the best-selling LCV in China this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling LCV by clicking on the title * A change in classification has LMC Automotive publish 346.867 LCV sales in China in April and a total of 1.313.161 for the first 4 months…
Dongfeng dealership in Mohe After Harbin, we head North to Mohe, still in the Heilongjiang province. This is the northernmost city in the whole of China, completely rebuilt in 1985 after a devastating fire in striking Russian imperial-era style with colourful facades, spired domes and pillared entrances. A further 60km north…
Haval Concept R This is Part 5 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show. You can check out Part 1 (from #35 to #21) here, Part 2 (from #20 to #11) here, Part 3 (from #10 to #6) here and Part 4 (from #5 to #2) here. Like in…