Geely posts another euphoric score in August. CAAM data shows a Chinese wholesales market shooting up 16.4% year-on-year in August to 2,860,000 units, leading to a YTD tally up 12.6% to 21,130,000. New Energy sales soar 36.7% to 9,620,000 over the period. Looking a Passenger Vehicles only, they are up…
Geely Galaxy NEV sales soar 115.3% YoY According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales gain a formidable 14.7% year-on-year in July to 2,593,000 units. Among this, Passenger Vehicles are also up 14.7% to 2,287,000 and Commercial Vehicles up 14.1% to 306,000. Year-to-date, PV gain…
The Geely Xingyuan sells over 200,000 units in just 6 months. Over the First Half of 2025, Chinese passenger vehicle wholesales (= factory shipments) gain a splendid 12.2% year-on-year to 13,279,000 units. This is a new record at this stage of the year, eclipsing the previous mark hit in 2022,…
Leapmotor sells almost 45,000 units in China in June. According to data by local association CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market is up a fantastic 13.8% year-on-year in June to 2,904,000 units. Passenger Cars shipments are up an even more impressive 15.1% to 2,490,000 units. This includes 1,339,000 SUVs (+18.3%), 1,039,000…
The Geely Xingyuan is the best-selling vehicle in China in April and year-to-date. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesale market continues to perk up in April at +9.8% year-on-year to 2.59 million units (this figure includes exports). New Energy Vehicles climb 44.2% year-on-year to 1,226,000 equalling to 47.3%…
The Xiaomi SU7 sells over 29,000 units in a single month. According to data by CAAM and CPCA, new Passenger Vehicle wholesales in China shoot up 8.9% year-on-year in March to 2,412,000 units, a record for the month. This includes 1,257,000 SUVs (+9.2%), 1,046,000 cars (+8.7%) and 108,000 MPVs (+7.3%).…
The Geely Xingyuan BEV is the most popular vehicle in China both in February and YTD. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market surges 34.4% year-on-year in February to 2,129,000 units. This is mostly due to the fact that the Lunar New Year was earlier this year vs.…
The Geely Xingyue L is the best-selling vehicle in China in January. The cars included in this wholesales database add up to 1,794,856 units, a harsh -11.7% year-on-year drop. CAAM is yet to publish detailed wholesales data. There are a few reasons to this negative performance. January 2024 was a…
The BYD Seagull ends the year at #3. Discover almost 45 years of Chinese Historical Data here. Data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show new vehicle shipments up 4.5% year-on-year in 2024 top 31,436,000 units, a new record. This is helped by December figures up 10.5% to 3,489,000…
Leapmotor breaks its all-time monthly volume record for the 6th consecutive month. Now that trade-in incentives are in full force and promotional activity by local governments and manufacturers gears up towards for the end-of-year sales push, the Chinese wholesales market reaches unseen before heights in November. According to data by…
The BYD Seagull is the best-selling vehicle in China for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. In October, trade-in incentives have started to really be felt in the Chinese market with a noticeable effect on wholesales as manufacturers stock up in anticipation of improved demand. Promotional activity across…
The new Seal 06 helps push BYD to new heights in September. Data by the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) shows a wholesales market off -1.7% year-on-year in September to 2,809,000 units. This includes 2,525,000 Passenger Cars (+1.5%) and 284,000 Commercial Vehicles (-23.5%). Further stimulus enacted by the Chinese…
Jetour sales are up 109.1% year-on-year in August. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new wholesales in China drop -5.5% year-on-year in August to 2,453,000 units. This includes 2,181,000 Passenger Vehicles (-4%) and 272,000 Commercial Vehicles (-12.2%). The year-to-date tally is up 3% to 18,766,000…
The BYD Qin L surges to #5 overall in July. Based on data by the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market drops -5.2% year-on-year in July to 2,262,000 units. This includes 1,994,000 passenger cars (-5.1%) and 268,000 commercial vehicles (-6.6%). Likewise production is off -4.8% to…
The BYD Qin Plus is the best-selling vehicle in China over H1 2024. Data from the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows Chinese wholesales stepping up 6.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 14,047,000 units. Passenger Vehicles are up 6.3% to 11,979,000 while Commercial Vehicles climb 4.9% to…