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…
The ChangAn CS75 is the third best-selling SUV in China in April. * See the Top 358 All-local models by clicking on the title * Long-term trends we have been witnessing for the past 12 months accentuate in April in China. The overall light vehicle market gains just 3.7% year-on-year…
200.000 Baojun 730 have found a buyer in less than 9 months. * See the Top 377 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed Chinese sales figures for March we explore the First Quarter volumes in order to…
Suzuki Lingyang taxi in Mudanjiang After Yanji in the Korean Autonomous Prefecture, we are now leaving the Jilin province, headed north to cross over to Mudanjiang in the Heilongjiang province, home to just under 1 million inhabitants. Mudanjiang does have an airport but it doesn’t have direct flights to either…
Hyundai Elantra taxis in Yanji After Changchun, we hop on a short 45 mins flight to Yanji, capital of the little-known Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, next to the North Korean border. Yanbian was created in 1955 as a reward for Koreans who fought on the side of the communists in the…
Shanghai Pudong street scenes After going through the highlights of Auto Shanghai 2015 and before I give you my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show, it’s time to go wandering in the streets of Shanghai so I can share with you what the most popular cars…
The Ford Escort is now among China's Top 10 most popular nameplates. * See the Top 356 All-local models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new light vehicle market is up 9% year-on-year in March to 1.87 million units, once again boosted by surges in the SUV (+54%) and…
Emperor of China: the Wuling Hongguang clocked up a record 750,000 sales in 2014. * See the Top 402 locally produced models, Top 10 LCVs and Top 66 brands * One of the main news items in the 2014 automotive world is the cooling down of the Chinese new vehicle market's…
Third consecutive all-time record year for the Ford F-Series in Canada. * UPDATED - Discover the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 280 All-models * Never before had Canada purchased that many new light vehicles in a single year: up a further 6% on a record 2013 to reach 1,853,001…
The Chinese Chevrolet Cruze now looks very different to the rest of the world. * See the Top 362 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Surprise surge of new car sales in China in December: up 12% to 2.41 million units, a new monthly volume record in China.…
Chevrolet sales are up 20% in December, with the Colorado back inside the Top 100. * See the Top 275 All-models, Top 40 brands & 15 groups by clicking on the title * An improving economy, fuel prices at 6 year-lows and very advantageous year-end deals: all conditions were reunited…
The Haval H1 is the most successful new entrant in China this month. * See the Top 343 best-selling local models by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the monthly Chinese ranking, we feature in detail the all-new models making their first appearance in…