Only three months after launching, Omoda is among Kazakhstan's Top 10 brands. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan surge 69.4% year-on-year in October to 18,187 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 59.9% to 156,288. Chevrolet (+21.8%) overtakes Hyundai (+60%) to snap the top spot in the brands ranking with 21%…
Moskvich 3 The Russian new car market is up 113% year-on-year in November to 109,706 units, however this is down -12.6% on November 2021. The year-to-date tally is up 64.9% to 939,254 but down -34.7% on the first 11 months of 2021. Note our source for Russian car sales has…
The DFSK Glory is the best-selling SUV in Peru in 2022. For the first time in 3 years we can share with you today annual sales data for Peru. This market edges up 1.7% year-on-year in 2022 to 159,814 units. Toyota (+6.4%) outpaces the market to a dominant 20.6% share.…
The BYD Seagull misses out on the pole position for just 66 sales. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after a record-breaking September nicknamed the "Golden September" peak season, the Chinese wholesales market continues to impress during October, earning it the "Silver October" season moniker. Wholesales…
The Geely Monjaro is up to #9 in Russia in October. Our source for Russian car sales has changed this month to PPK JSC, which explains some inconsistencies with previous posts and data. Brands with previously unavailable monthly data such as Chery, Exeed, Changan, Omoda and Geely are now available.…
The LI Auto L8 reaches an all time high in September. Retail sales of the models included in this report gain 3.5% year-on-year in September to 1,868,297 units, This leads to a year-to-date up 3% to 14,620,934. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales…
First Kazakh Top 10 finish for the Haval M6 Full August 2023 data is also included in the data section of this article. The Kazakh new vehicle market lifts by a spectacular 48.7% year-on-year in September to 17,825 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 58.9% to 138,199. The Top…
BYD reaches an all-time high volume in September. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market is up by another 9.5% year-on-year in September, reaching a new record for the month at 2,858,000 units. Production is up 6.6% to 2,850,000. The national government's…
The Tiggo 7 Pro helps Chery to 2nd place overall in Russia. Sales of brands still opting to communicate monthly data total 64,429 units in August, a 38% year-on-year gain but -46.1% on two years ago (119,485 in September 2021). This is according to AEB, alternative figures from PPC JSC…
The Aion Y smashes its monthly volume record in August. Retail sales of the models included in this report edge up just 1.1% year-on-year in August to 1,841,198 units, This a much softer result than wholesales this month (+8.4%) and leads to a year-to-date up 2.9% to 12,749,353. BSCB is…
The VW Santana was the best-selling vehicle in China up until 1999. Check out Full China Historical Data from 1980 to 2022 here. BSCB has now been updated with complete brands and models rankings from 1991 to 2006. That's 16 new articles! The data includes Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles and…
The BYD Seagull climbs on the podium for only its 4th month in market. Boosted by both national government consumption incentives and promotions by carmakers, the Chinese wholesales market manages a 8.4% year-on-year gain to 2,582,000 units according to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This is…
The Hyundai Bayon lodges its first podium finish in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new vehicle market continues on its euphoric run with sales up a whopping 61.7% year-on-year in July to 18,818. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 61.1% to 102,069. Both are all-time high by far. For perspective, this…
NIO smashes its all-time volume record in July. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in July. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most…
As expected, the BYD Seagull is an instant blockbuster in China. According to data by the CAAM (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers), wholesales in China endure their first year-on-year drop since January, edging down -1.4% to 2,387,000 units. As this shows a slumping market, it is worth remembering that July…