Among this month's launches, the Venucia T70 has the biggest potential. * See the Top 353 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * The BSCB tradition is to first explore monthly Chinese ranking, then detail the all-new models that make their entrance in the biggest car market in the world, in other…
King Long Minivan in Old Bagan, Myanmar - December 2014 If Chinese manufacturers have been one of the fastest off the starting blocks at establishing a new car showroom presence in Yangon, this has not translated (yet) onto the car landscape. A recent articles in the Myanmar Times estimated the…
The Wuling Hongguang launched this month in India as the Chevrolet Enjoy. * This is Part 4 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 3 (Eastern Europe) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * In the first 3 parts of this series we observed that…
Brazilian Chery QQ * This is Part 2 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 3 (Eastern Europe), Part 4 (Asia) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * If Chinese carmakers have started exporting to Africa in the early 00′s, they set foot in Latin America even earlier, with JAC starting…
The S80 is one of 20 models Chinese manufacturer FAW sells in Uruguay. * See the Top 54 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Renato * In 2013, Uruguayan new car sales reach an all-time record for the 4th consecutive year, up 8% on 2012 to 57,333 registrations.…
Baojun had its own dedicated (albeit small) dealership... * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 22 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After an introduction to the Beijing car landscape, I was lucky…
FAW V2. FAW is now among the Top 10 most popular brands in Uruguay. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * While writing my summary article about how Chinese carmakers are setting themselves up for success in Latin America, I realised I hadn't updated…
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…
Audi Q7 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After Brazil it is now the turn of Iceland to have first 2013 sales figures available. Over the first half of January, 288 new vehicles found a buyer in the country and the Toyota Yaris…
Hyundai Verna * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * In March 17,213 new vehicles were registered in Egypt, a 41% year-on-year progression on March 2011 data influenced by the Spring revolution. The year-to-date total stands at 42,347 units, up 33%…
Will the ChangAn Eado be the Chinese model to crack Western Europe? * See the full article by clicking on the title! * We have covered how Chinese models were struggling to rule their own market, but how do their fare outside of China? Based on all the data I…
Changhe Freedom in Dushanbe, Tajikistan * See street videos of Dushanbe, Tajikistan by clicking on the title! * Tajikistan is at a crossroads of various civilisations and its car market reflects this, with Chinese, Russian, Iranian, Kazak and Uzbek influences. Up to mid-2010, almost half of the cars in circulation…
Hyundai Accent RB * See the Top 85 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * 13,950 new vehicles found a buyer in Egypt in February and for the first time since last October the Chevrolet TFR pick-up is the best-selling model in the country, by far,…
The VW Jetta is the best-selling Passenger Car in China in 2002. Exceptional year for new vehicle sales in China: up a whopping 40.7% year-on-year to 2,954,986 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (+43.5%) even outraces the market to almost 475,000 sales, distancing Changan (+29.8%) and FAW (+60.8%), the latter up three…
Chery makes its entrance in the charts with a Seat Toledo produced under license. For the first time in Chinese history, new vehicle sales top 2 million in 2001 at 2,100,233 units, up 12.4% year-on-year. Volkswagen (+4%) once again can't keep up with the market growth but comfortably stays in…