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…
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…
VW's new Jetta low-cost brand has now officially landed in China. Chinese wholesales endure a ghastly 15th consecutive month of year-on-year fall in September but, somewhat encouragingly, a third straight single-digit drop at -5.2% to 2.271.000 units for the month. This is split into 1.931.000 passenger cars (-6.3%) and 340.000…
The Song Pro is up to over 12.700 wholesales for its 2nd month in market, but can't prevent BYD falling -13.4%. It’s a 14th consecutive market decline for Chinese wholesales in August at -6.9% year-on-year to 1.958.000 units with passenger cars down -7.7% to 1.653.000 and commercial vehicles down -2.8%…
The VW Tayron is the third best-selling SUV in China in July. Factory shipments to dealerships, or wholesales, continue to decline in China with July marking 13 consecutive negative months but at -4.3% to 1.808.000 units, this is the slimmest year-on-year drop since the Chinese market abruptly started to hit…
Honda manages to swim upstream in China, and the facelifted XR-V will continue the trend in H2. It's a Semester to forget for new light vehicle wholesales in China, down a ghastly -12.4% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 12.323.000 units. This cancels four years of growth, represents…
The new Aion S EV helps GAC sales up 28% in a market down -9.6%. The loop is looped: with a -9.6% year-on-year decline in June, the Chinese wholesales market has now been down for a full year or 12 consecutive months, something that hadn't happened in at least 30…
Honda sales are up 18.1% in a market down -16.4% Far from building up on the signs of recovery the market showed earlier in the year, Chinese wholesales fall even deeper into depression in May with their steepest year-on-year drop so far at a ghastly -16.4% to 1.912.600 units, marking…
Launched in March, the new Avalon sells 6.241 units in April, helping Toyota up 22.2% After showing signs of a reprive in March (-5.2%), new vehicles wholesales in China tumble down -14.6% in April to 1.980.500 units. Sedan sales match the market at -14.8% to 791.200 units but SUVs truly…
14 of the 17 best-selling nameplates in China in 2019 so far are sedans vs. just 9 a year ago. The Roewe i5 ranks #2 Chinese sedan. The year started pretty atrociously for wholesales in China but the market could now be on the mend: from January down -15.8% and…
Usually in freefall, Beijing Auto (+39.1%) signs the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 30 in March. Although China wholesales endure a 9th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in March - a stint unseen since 1990, the signs of recovery shown by our exclusive coverage of China retail sales up…
The Mercedes GLC is among the Top 10 best-selling SUVs in China in February. Just as January retail sales seemed to want to perk up, Chinese wholesales remain stuck in hell for now. Traditionally the weakest month of the year due to Lunar New Year celebrations and extended holidays, February…
The Camry (+70.3%) helps Toyota break its all-time volume record in China in January in a declining market. No recovery in sight just yet for the Chinese new vehicle market, January marking the 7th consecutive month of year-on-year decline and third double-digit drop in a row at 15.8% to 2.367.300…
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…
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)…