Great Wall Haval H6 * See the Top 308 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After going through April sales in detail for China, as is the tradition on BSCB we are now exploring the year-to-date ranking to try and extract longer-term trends. The two best-sellers continue to…
VW Polo (Russian model shown) * See the Top 120 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * Ukrainian new car sales are flamboyantly back into positive territory in April, up a whopping 33% year-on-year to 25,884 registrations which brings the year-to-date…
Honda CR-V * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 64 All-brands by clicking on the title! * CAAM data indicates that sales of all automobiles in China are up 13% year-on-year to 1,841,700 units in April, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,266,200 units. As is the tradition I give…
The Chery E5 could be just what the Chinese needed after all... * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * It's no secret that apart from in the LCV segment, Chinese brands have been struggling at home for a while (see China February 2012: When will Chinese…
VW Lavida * NOW UPDATED with the Top 295 All-models and Top 65 All-brands! Click on title to see * In March the VW Lavida manages to top the Chinese models ranking for the third consecutive month thanks to 38,334 sales, up a massive 89% year-on-year, with the Ford Focus…
The BYD F3 is the best-selling Chinese Passenger Car in the world in 2012. * See the Top 60 best-selling Chinese cars by clicking on the title! * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 is here Chinese cars are starting to get themselves noticed on the world scene:…
Nissan Tiida * See the Top 50 best-selling Compact cars by clicking on the title! * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 500 is here. The most popular Compact cars in the world in 2012 are actually the most popular cars in the world, period. The Toyota Corolla, Ford…
VW Lavida * See the Top 296 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Now that we have explored the best-sellers in China in February in detail, it's time to bring back the monthly year-to-date summaries. Over the first two months of 2013 the Chinese new car market is…
VW Lavida * See the Top 292 All-locally produced models and Top 64 All-brands by clicking on the title! Disrupted by the Lunar New Year celebrations which encroached on February much more than in 2012, new car sales in China are down 14% year-on-year in February to 1,354,600 registrations, however thanks…
VW Lavida * See the Top 289 All-models and Top 64 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * Finally Chinese models data for January is in, and it's a whopper month indeed: up 46% on January 2012 now that Japanese carmakers are back in shape. The biggest event this month…
Kia Picanto * See the Top 12 models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * After taking off by 45% in 2011, new vehicle sales in Paraguay are down 2% year-on-year in 2012 to 28,887 registrations. The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular vehicle in the…
Hyundai Elantra * See the Top 185 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In spite of leading the monthly ranking for the third consecutive month in November, the Ford Focus still lags behind the Toyota Corolla year-to-date after 11 months in 2012 with 929,751 sales vs. 1,022,996. The…
Ford Focus * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Now that November figures are all in, I can share with you the Top 150 most popular cars around the planet. Please note these are November figures, not December yet which will be published…
Ford Focus * See the Top 304 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The Chinese new Passenger Vehicle market slows down its growth in 2012 to a still very respectable 6% year-on-year to 14,682,215 units. The models pole position changes hands for the third consecutive year: after the…
VW Jetta * See the Top 286 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * It is now a fact: the Ford Focus is the most popular Passenger Car in China, topping the monthly ranking by far for the 5th month in a…