The GAC Aion S breaks into the New Energy Top 5 for the first time. New Energy vehicles is a Chinese expression to describe EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrids. Retail sales of such vehicles tumble down -21.7% year-on-year in November to 108.955 units, ,leading to a year-to-date tally up…
WEY VV6 Now that we explored August China wholesales, it is time to focus on the all-new locally produced launches for the month so you are up-to-date on the fastest-evolving market in the world. Note these updates remain based on wholesales data. In August, the market posts a second consecutive year-on-year…
BYD Yuan * See the Top 55 brands and Top 108 models by clicking on the title * This is a new Chinese monthly update exclusive to BSCB, part of a China coverage we want as exhausting as possible. New Energy vehicles include electric, hydrogen, PHEV and hybrid models. Keep in mind…
The Zhi Dou D2 is the 2nd best-selling EV in China in May. * See the Top 55 brands and Top 108 models by clicking on the title * This is a new Chinese monthly update exclusive to BSCB, part of our ever-expanding China coverage. And this month we have added…
The VW Lavida is the best-selling vehicle in China for the 2nd month running. * See the Top 80 All China-made brands and Top 445 models by clicking on the title * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales of new light vehicles in China gain a solid…
The Lynk & Co brand has now launched in China. As is the tradition on BSCB, after covering December sales in detail, we now focus on the all-new locally produced launches so you can stay up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automobile market in the world. The December 2017 class has a…
Hyundai Sonata taxi and Baojun 560 in Guangzhou After detailing the Guangzhou Auto Show 2017 in 20 Highlights and 150 Pictures, it's now time to explore Guangzhou's car landscape, with a little excursion in Huangge, a southeastern suburb of Guangzhou, and count the differences with the first time we explored…
The Boyue is the first Geely nameplate to sell over 30.000 units in a single month. * See the Top 77 All China-made brands and Top 443 models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new vehicle market edges up 2% year-on-year in October to 2.704.000 but passenger cars…
Haval M6 As is the BSCB tradition, we put a laser focus on the new locally-produced launches in China, the world’s fastest-evolving market, so you can on the bleeding edge on the latest additions. After a shy July that saw only three introduction, the August 2017 class is rich with…
Soueast DX3 * See the December 2016 Top 75 China-made brands and Top 422 models here * As is the tradition each month, BSCB puts a laser focus on the new China-made nameplates that make their appearance in market so you are on the bleeding edge of knowledge as far as…
Zotye SR7: looks familiar? After exploring February sales figures in detail, the BSCB tradition is to study the all-new China-made nameplates making their first appearance in the sales charts this month. Occupied with the Lunar New Year falling at the start of the month this year, car manufacturers slow down their release schedule and…
Dongfeng ranks just outside the Top 10 this year. This is Part 2 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at Auto Shanghai 2015, you can see Part 1 (#35 to #21) here. Today we are going from #20 to #11, and the manufacturers are now getting pretty…