Toyota Spade * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 183 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales for the Hong Kong market, even though part of China, are handled separately by HKMTA, showing a 13% year-on-year drop to 4.662 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 41.678…
The Baojun 560 is now the #2 SUV and the brand's best-seller in the country. * See the Top 360 All-local models and Top 70 All-brands by clicking on the title * This month is very significant in BSCB's extensive coverage of the Chinese market. On top of an All-models ranking of…
The Toyota Alphard is the best-selling nameplate in Hong Kong in August. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 180 All-models by clicking on the title * Although part of China since 1997, Hong Kong car sales still follow an old pattern: they are reported by HKMTA separately from the mainland Chinese…
Wuling Mini Truck in Mohe, northeastern China. * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles are down a harsh 24% year-on-year in China to 256.721 units, pulling the year-to-date total down 26% or nearly 900.000 sales to 2.439.070 registrations…
Soueast DX7 As per the BSCB tradition, after August data we now explore in more detail the all-new locally produced models that enter the sales charts this month. Keep in mind we only cater for the models that have kick-started local production as imports data is still closely guarded when it comes to…
Hitting the Chinese market's soft spot: the Baojun 560. * See the Top 365 All-local models and Top 65 All-local brands by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market endures its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August at -3.4% to 1.44 million registrations, pulling the…
The Lexus ES is the best-selling luxury import in China in 2014. * See the Top 40 best-selling luxury imports by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you the most popular luxury imports in China, led by the Lexus ES and…
More stormy weather ahead for the Volkswagen brand in China? This third section concludes our Strategy coverage of Volkswagen's current woes in China. In Part 1 we studied how the lack of affordable SUV lineup was penalising the German carmaker, and in Part 2 we analysed how its over-reliance on…
Volkswagen suffers from an over-reliance on its sedan lineup. See also: Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 1/3) Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 3/3) In July the Volkswagen brand dropped 31% year-on-year in China to 152,300 sales (imports excluded). In Part 1 of this Strategy series we studied…
Chinese sales of Volkswagen-branded cars slumped 31% in July. See also: Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 2/3) Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 3/3) In July the Volkswagen brand dropped 31% year-on-year in China to 152,300 sales (imports excluded), with its year-to-date total down 10% to…
The Toyota Prado is the best-selling import in China in 2014 and 2015 so far. * See the Top 10 best-selling imports in China by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB, we can share with you a closely guarded secret: the best-selling imported models in…
The Wuling Mini Truck now rules the Chinese LCV market. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to LMC Automotive, we can study the Light Commercial Vehicle market in China, the segment hardest hit by the "readjustment" Chinese new vehicle sales are undergoing at…
As is the tradition on BSCB, we now go into the detail of the all-new models landing into the largest new vehicle market in the world: China. Even though Chinese light vehicle sales are down for the 2nd month running in July, the rhythm of new introductions in the market remains…
As expected, the Baojun 560 is an instant blockbuster. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 360 All-local models and Top 65 brands * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after dropping for the first time in 6 years in June, sales of new light vehicles in China decline…
Toyota Alphard * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 173 All-models by clicking on the title * Although part of China since 1997, Hong Kong car sales are reported by the HKMTA separately from the mainland Chinese market in which they are not included. In July, Hong Kong new car…