The Baojun 560 passes the symbolic 40.000 monthly sales milestone for the first time. * See the Top 67 All-brands and Top 370 All-models (China-made) by clicking on the title * The impact of last October's tax cut is weakening with Chinese new car sales up 8% in January to 2.5m units…
Over 320.000 Baojun 730 found a new Chinese home in 2015, 440.000 since launch. * Now updated with full analysis & Top 20 brands incl. imports and CV * * See the Top 73 best-selling local brands and Top 470 All-local models by clicking on the title * * See the…
The Haval H6 is above 40.000 monthly units for the very first time. * See the Top 380 All-local models and Top 70 brands by clicking on the title * Wobbly summer sales are a long lost memory in China, with new light vehicles gaining a whopping 24% year-on-year to…
Happy Audi fan at the Guangzhou Auto Show - November 2015. ** Click on any image to enlarge it ** An ever more precise coverage of the Chinese auto market goes hand-in-hand with BSCB's attendance at the local Auto Shows, a little off the beaten tracks. For the first time…
The GS4 accounts for 86% of all GAC Trumpchi brand sales. Picture rednet.cn * See the Top 375 All-local models and Top 70 brands by clicking on the title * After three consecutive months of decline - the firsts in six years - and a timid 3% gain in September, the…
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…
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…
The Haval H6 leaps to third place overall so far in 2015. * See the Top 391 All-local models by clicking on the title * * NOW UPDATED with the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercials * If over the period the Chinese new light vehicle market is still up by…
The Baojun 730 is the most successful new launch of 2014 worldwide... See the Top 1000 best-selling models in the world in 2014 here. Among the 95 all-new nameplates making their appearance in the worldwide sales charts in 2014, the most successful comes from China where it became the most successful…
Above: the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in the world in 2014. Below:1st gen Corolla with the three 11th gen Corolla variants (Japan/NA/World) * See the Top 1116 best-selling cars in the world by clicking on the title * The much awaited worldwide models ranking is finally here, and it…
The VW Lavida outsells the Wuling Hongguang to #1 for the first time in two years. * See the Top 368 All-local models by clicking on the title * Light vehicles sales are up just 1.2% year-on-year in May in China, with passenger cars up 3.8% to 1.57 million units…
The ChangAn CS75 is the third best-selling SUV in China in April. * See the Top 358 All-local models by clicking on the title * Long-term trends we have been witnessing for the past 12 months accentuate in April in China. The overall light vehicle market gains just 3.7% year-on-year…
VW Jetta taxi in Harbin After Mudanjiang, we are staying in the Heilongjiang province to travel to its capital, Harbin, the 8th most populous Chinese city and the most populous in Northeast China, home to a total of 10.6 million inhabitants as a sub-provincial city. The uniqueness of Harbin comes from…
Consistently loud: Foton This is Part 3 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at Auto Shanghai 2015. You can check out Part 1 (from #35 to #21) here and Part 2 (from #20 to #11) here. We are now entering the Top 10 most impressive brands, and by now most…
200.000 Baojun 730 have found a buyer in less than 9 months. * See the Top 377 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed Chinese sales figures for March we explore the First Quarter volumes in order to…