We throw a laser focus on the all-new locally produced models hitting the Chinese market so you are up-to-date with all the latest news. No less than 11 new nameplates made their first appearance in the Chinese sales charts in April. 1. Chevrolet Equinox: 5.693 sales Leading them all is the Chevrolet…
The Baojun 510 is an instant success but cannibalises the 560. Picture courtesy qq.com * See the Top 74 brands and Top 403 models by clicking on the title * New light vehicles sales in China are up by a slim 1.7% year-on-year in March to 2.1 million wholesale units.…
The arrival of the H2S lifts Haval H2 nameplate sales up 127% to #2 SUV below the Haval H6. * See the Top 72 brands and Top 385 models by clicking on the title * We're catching up on lost time for the largest car market in the world now with…
The Jeep Compass sees a 613% increase on its inaugural month last December to #200. * See the Top 70 All-brands and Top 365 All-models produced locally by clicking on the title * With a month delay we are able to cover the Chinese car market for January on BSCB. February will…
Haval sells a record 136.522 units in December. Only Volkswagen and Hyundai do better. * See the Top 75 China-made brands and Top 422 models by clicking on the title * If you thought all records that could possibly be broken already have in China this year, think again. Consumers take…
Geely sales are up 96% with 5 of its 6 best-sellers breaking an all-time volume record. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 400 models by clicking on the title * Nothing can stop a galloping Chinese car market boosted by the impending end of a 50% tax…
The Baojun 310 is one of nine new Chinese-made nameplates to enter the Chinese market. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 400 models by clicking here * In September the Chinese market was up a whopping 29% and this dynamism is partly due to the large amount - and success -…
First month above 50.000 units for the Haval H6. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 400 China-made models by clicking on the title * After gaining 26% in both July and August, the Chinese new light vehicle market gets another stunning boost in September at +29% to 2.27…
Toyota Tacoma in Servco Toyota Kaneohe, O'ahu Hawaii - March 2016 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * You can see the sales figures for each U.S. State here After Alaska, we now cover Full Year 2015 results for another isolated U.S. state: Hawaii, with…
The Ford Cortina sold 193,784 units in 1979, a volume record for the UK * Click on the title for the Top 25 best-selling nameplates and Top 30 foreign nameplates * We can share with you an updated ranking exclusive to BSCB: the best-selling nameplates in the country, ranked by their volume…
The Ford Escort is the best-selling Passenger Car in the US in 1987 and 1988. Thanks to an avid reader of BSCB, I have now added full models ranking for the USA for each year between 1985 and 1991, slowly but surely filling up the holes in US Historical Data on…
The Mazda Protege is inside the Canadian Top 5 both in 2001 and 2002. New light vehicle sales in Canada edge up 0.8% in 2001 to 1.562.460 units, believed to be a new record. Ford (-10.1%) struggles but remains the most popular brand at 15.5% share, distancing Chevrolet (-2.7%) which…
The Dodge Caravan is the best-selling vehicle in Canada for the first time. The Canadian new light vehicle market is up 2.9% year-on-year in 2000 to 1.550.605 units, its 2nd time above 1.5m since we started following this market annually in 1991, and what is believed to be a new…
The Honda Civic is the best-selling passenger car in Canada in 1998 and 1999. The Canadian new light vehicle market edges down -0.1% year-on-year in 1998 to 1.393.029. This year Ford (-14.5%) is in great difficulty and sees its share thaw from 20.1% to 17.2%, however Chevrolet (-8.7%) also loses…
175,750 new vehicles found a buyer in Venezuela in 1998, stable on the past year (+0.4%). Chevrolet leads the brands ranking with 25.5% share ahead of Ford at 16.6%, Toyota at 14% and the Chrysler Group at 11.4%. The Top 4 models all lose volume on the year prior. The…