The Peugeot 301 is climbing up the Chinese sales charts fast. #71 after 7 months. * See the Top 356 All-local models and Top 66 All-brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring in detail Chinese July sales we now look at the year-to-date ranking…
Shanghai Englon SC7 in Ürürmqi, Xinjiang Uyghur - April 2014 This is Part 1 of my special Strategy series on Chinese manufacturers at home. You can also check out Part 2 (Medium & Large Buses, Small Buses and Light Trucks), Part 3 (Pick-ups, Mini Trucks and Minivans) and Part 4 (Commercial Vehicles summary…
Chana Star in Dongsi hutong The legendary Beijing hutongs are tiny, charming alleyways formed by lines of traditional courtyard residences. An endangered species, the real Beijing lives and breathes in hutongs where a warm sense of community and hospitality survives. I was lucky enough to spend some time visiting hutongs during…
Fighting for a golden Lianhua We continue on my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show, now going from disappointing to neutral to ok with the ranks #25 to #21. This is Part 3 of my Beijing Auto Show 2014 coverage, you can see Part 1- First…
Deceivingly good-looking: the Hawtai Shengdafei This is Part 2 of my Beijing Auto Show 2014 coverage, you can see Part 1- First impressions here. In order to report to you with as much precision as possible my experience at the Beijing Auto Show I will rank all 30-odd Chinese carmakers…
Remember when Auto Shows were fun and carmakers didn't take themselves too seriously? Today was the Press Day of Auto China 2014 in Beijing, the biggest annual Chinese Auto Show alternatively hosted in Shanghai and Beijing. My first striking impression is that even though China is now by far the…
Honda Crider * See the Top 324 All-local models by clicking on the title! * * The Full Year 2013 Report is here! * Thanks to over 2 million vehicles sold in December, up 18% year-on-year, China confirms its status of biggest car market in the world and finishes 2013…
Hyundai wants to sell 100,000 Mistra in 2014, and will. * See the Top 319 All-models by clicking on the title! Thanks CarnewsChina * As is now the tradition on BestSellingCarsBlog, after going through November data by models and brands and the year-to-date update, we now zoom in on the all-new locally produced models making their…
Never had a Japanese model sold as many monthly units in China as the Nissan Sylphy... * See the Top 319 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Sales of passenger cars in China gain a very robust 15% year-on-year in November to 1.63 million units, with the overall…
VW Touran * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 25 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After taking you through Beijing streets, on a visit of the Chaoyang car market in Beijing-East, and through a…
A record 21,222 Haval H6 found a buyer in China this month. * See the Top 314 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Euphoric days continue in China: the total market is up a whopping 20% year-on-year in October to 1.93 million units, the best monthly result since…
Baojun had its own dedicated (albeit small) dealership... * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 22 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After an introduction to the Beijing car landscape, I was lucky…
The Honda Jade lands directly at #79 this month. * See the Top 313 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * This month no less than 7 all-new nameplates make their appearance in the Chinese Passenger Car ranking, 6 of them Chinese. While the Honda Crider is currently 2013’s most…
The new generation Ford Mondeo lands directly at #119 this month. * See the Top 309 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * This is a new series on BSCB, focusing on the all-new models entering the Chinese ranking, and we are now kick starting its 4th instalment. After…
Sales of Zotye Z300 are up 908% so far in 2013. * See the Top 321 All-models Ranking by clicking on the title! * Contact me at matt@bestsellingcarsblog.com for a more in-depth analysis of this market. As is now the tradition, after going through the July models ranking in detail…