Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen, resigned following the emissions scandal. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 279 models by clicking on the title * We are approaching the end of what is shaping up to be a historical year for new light vehicle sales in the U.S.…
The VW Jetta is #1 in six Chinese provinces in 2014, including Jilin (above). Today and for the first time on BSCB we are able to share with you the five best-selling nameplates for each and every one of China's 31 provinces. As detailed during my various travels across the…
Nissan NP300 Pickup. Picture autocosmos.com.mx * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 230 models by clicking on the title * Mexico is on track to deliver an incredible feat this year: hitting an all-time record volume each and every month. October indeed marks the 10th consecutive all-time record at 119.867…
The GS4 accounts for 86% of all GAC Trumpchi brand sales. Picture rednet.cn * See the Top 375 All-local models and Top 70 brands by clicking on the title * After three consecutive months of decline - the firsts in six years - and a timid 3% gain in September, the…
The Baojun 560 is now the #2 SUV and the brand's best-seller in the country. * See the Top 360 All-local models and Top 70 All-brands by clicking on the title * This month is very significant in BSCB's extensive coverage of the Chinese market. On top of an All-models ranking of…
Hitting the Chinese market's soft spot: the Baojun 560. * See the Top 365 All-local models and Top 65 All-local brands by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market endures its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August at -3.4% to 1.44 million registrations, pulling the…
Jeep hit an all-time record monthly volume in August. * See the Top 279 models, Top 20 groups and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * Even though U.S. sales fell into negative territory for the first time in 19 months in August at -0.6% to 1.577.179 units,…
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…
Discounted before the facelifted 2016 model arrives, the Chevy Silverado is up 34%... * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 276 All-models by clicking on the title * The U.S. light vehicle market starts the second semester in a very strong manner with sales up a solid…
VW Jetta * See the Top 20 best-selling German models by clicking on the title * See the Top 1000 best-selling models in the world in 2014 here. As far as German nameplates are concerned, Volkswagen unsurprisingly rules the roost in this ranking, placing six models inside the Top 7:…
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…
Ram Pickup Canadian sales are up 20% in June vs. -16% for the F-Series. * UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 34 brands and Top 258 All-models * The Canadian new car market is up 1% year-on-year in June to 177.857 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to an all-time high…
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…
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…
Geely GC9 As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the April Chinese ranking, we then go into the detail of the all-new models landing into the largest new vehicle market in the world. As always this only concerns the models that have kick-started local production as imports data is still very patchy for…