Fiat Strada * See the Top 46 All-brands by clicking on the title! * 4,623 new light vehicles found a buyer in Uruguay in June, adding up to 26,050 year-to-date. Shock in pole position: in a market dominated by Chevrolet for years, Fiat becomes the most popular manufacturer in the…
The Audi Q3 is up 63% year-on-year in June in China. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 318 models and Top 64 brands! Click on title to see * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, light vehicle sales in China are up a sturdy 11% year-on-year both in June…
Chevrolet Optra * NOW UPDATED with the Top 15 brands and Top 150 All-models! Thanks Ldman * The Egyptian new car market is up a cool 22% year-on-year in May to 23,566 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 108,806 units, up 26% on 2013. The Hyundai Verna edges back past…
The Suzuki Alto 800 is on sale in Uruguay, imported from India * See the Top 47 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Leandro * New car sales in Uruguay are down 10% year-on-year to 4,635 registrations in May, bringing the year-to-date total into negative at 21,427 units,…
Wuling Hongguang in Beijing * See the Top 348 All-models and Top 66 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the May sales figures in detail and focusing on the all-new models launched this month, we go through the year-to-date rankings to…
SsangYong Korando * See the Top 390 All-models and Top 56 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * * You can now check out a full Top 479 All-models ranking for the Full Year 2014 here! * After a few months hiatus, the Ukrainian models ranking returns to…
Yutong School Buses This is part 2 of my special Strategy series about how Chinese carmakers can achieve a better market share in their home market. You can check out Part 1 (introduction and Medium & Heavy Trucks) here, Part 3 (Pick-ups, Mini Trucks and Minivans) here and Part 4 (Commercial Vehicles summary…
VW Santana in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur - May 2014 * See the Top 339 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring detailed sales for April and focusing on the all-new models for the month, we now go into the year-to-date charts…
Haval H6 Sport * NOW UPDATED with the Top 65 brands & Top 312 models! Click on title to see * Passenger vehicle sales in China are up 13% year-on-year in April to 1.5 million as consumers brought forward purchases in anticipation more cities will implement ownership restrictions to fight pollution…
The Chevrolet Onix has taken a clear advantage on the Hyundai HB20 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands! * The Brazilian new car market is still in the red: down another 12% in April to 279,759 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total after 4…
We are in China. I promise. (Click on any photo to enlarge) This is Part 9 of my China 2014 Photo Report series, you can see all previous Reports here. We are now heading 840km North-East from Hotan to Kuqa, still in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China. This…
Nissan Almera * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 58 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After seeming to plateau in March at just -0.4%, Russian new car sales are back in hell in April, potentially handicapped by the economic sanctions imposed on the country: down 8%…
BYD markets the L3 as the 'New F3' in Uruguay. * See the Top 44 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Leandro * New car sales in Uruguay may have plateaued for a bit: they are down 2% year-on-year in April to 4,281 registrations, however the year-to-date total…
Kashgari man and Jonway UFO A380 After exploring the extraordinary pick-up landscape in Kashgar, some 3.400km away from Beijing in South-Western China, we now go into its overall car landscape. In Chinese classification, we have gone from first-tier city (Beijing), 2nd-tier (Chongqing), 3rd-tier (Ürümqi) and now with Kashgar we are at…
Hyundai Verna in Ürümqi (click on any picture to enlarge) This is Part 2 of my Ürümqi Photo Report, you can check out Part 1 about the surprising strength of budget Chinese brands here. Yesterday I reported on how the Shanghai Englon SC7, SC3 and SC6, Dongfeng Fengshen S30 and H30 Cross…