The GAC Aion Y launches this month in China. After exploring China wholesales for April, it is now time to go through the all-new new locally-produced launches for the month, as our "New Models" series returns. This time we have 6 new models hitting the wholesales charts, among them 3…
The Changan CS75 breaks its volume record for the 2nd month in a row. The last month of the year is traditionally busier in China as manufacturers rush to register cars to meet annual emissions targets. This year is no exception, and even though they marks a 18th consecutive month…
The GAC Aion S breaks into the New Energy Top 5 for the first time. New Energy vehicles is a Chinese expression to describe EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrids. Retail sales of such vehicles tumble down -21.7% year-on-year in November to 108.955 units, ,leading to a year-to-date tally up…
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…
Jetta is selling all the VS5 it is producing so far. Chinese registrations (or retail sales) of locally-produced vehicles are back into the double-digit drops for the third time in the past 4 months in October at -10.5% to 1.620.585 units according to our exclusive figures. Note BSCB is the only…
The Honda Elysion Hybrid breaks into the New Energy Top 10. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China, including EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrid, are back into frank negative in October at -8.7% to 82.774 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 50.3% to 1.042.607. Toyota (+30.9%) and Honda…
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…
The Beijing EU-Series defies the EV slump and ranks #1 New Energy vehicle YTD. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China stabilise in September at +0.9% to 85.088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 61.2% to 959.200. This is stark contrast with the -34% endured by wholesales of…
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…
After exploring the Chinese wholesales market for July, it is now time to focus on the all-new locally-produced launches for the month, so you know you are up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. Note these updates are based on wholesales figures, and sometimes new nameplates appear first in…
This is the Badain Jaran desert in Inner Mongolia. This is Part 7 of our 2018 China exploration. You can check out Part 1: The cars of Beijing and using the Didi app here, Part 2: Renting a car in China here, Part 3: The cars of Yinchuan, Ningxia province here, Part 4:…
Welcome to our Exclusive Guide to all 189 active Chinese brands. 132 brands have been added since its original publication in January 2018. This guide is the result of years of research and multiple investigating trips to China. It includes car, electric vehicle, pickup, bus and truck manufacturers. For now we…
Changan Benben EV and luxury fare in Beijing This article launches our traditional and annual series of Photo Reports for China. You can check out the 30 Chinese cities and regions we have explored over the past five years here. After the Beijing Auto Show, we will be exploring one…
The JAC Refine S3 outsells all foreign SUVs in China this month. * See the Top 343 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title * New light vehicles sales are up 5% year-on-year in China to 1.775.300 units in November, and once again the entire market is single-handedly lifted by…
The Baojun 730 is the 6th most popular light vehicle in China this month. * See the Top 325 All-local models and Top 10 manufacturers by clicking on the title! * Sales of new passenger cars in China confirm their cooling off, up 'just' 6.6% year-on-year in October to 1.708.900…