Like this fennec fox, Chinese carmakers have been walking against the wind in Africa. And it's worked. With the Beijing Auto show approaching fast, I though it would be timely to publish an updated version of my 5 Part strategy study of how successful Chinese manufacturers are abroad. Part 1 is…
Buick Excelle GT * See the Top 323 All-models and Top 67 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After exploring in detail Chinese February sales figures it is now time to look at the year-to-date ranking to extract longer term trends. First observation is the podium is unchanged year-on-year, with…
VW Santana * NOW UPDATED with the Top 309 All-models and Top 66 All-brands rankings! * The Chinese market is up an insolent 18% year-on-year in February to 1.6 million units, brushing off all suggestions that it may slow down in 2014… Below the traditional Wuling Hongguang (65,129 sales), VW…
The Chery Tiggo FL is the best-selling all-new Chinese model in Russia this year. * See the Top 390 All-models Ranking Table here! Thanks Alexander * After December 2013 figures, I can now share with you for the first time on BSCB an All-models ranking including LCVs for the Full…
The Chevrolet Cobalt ranks #26 in Russia in December. * See the Top 350 All-models ranking table by clicking on the title! Thanks Alexander * Very exciting times today! For the very first time on BSCB I can share with you a monthly all-models ranking for Russia. This is particularly…
Honda Crider * See the Top 324 All-local models by clicking on the title! * * The Full Year 2013 Report is here! * Thanks to over 2 million vehicles sold in December, up 18% year-on-year, China confirms its status of biggest car market in the world and finishes 2013…
Never had a Japanese model sold as many monthly units in China as the Nissan Sylphy... * See the Top 319 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Sales of passenger cars in China gain a very robust 15% year-on-year in November to 1.63 million units, with the overall…
Geely Emgrand 7 * See the Top 135 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The troubled political situation in Egypt has taken its toll on new car sales in the country, down 15% year-on-year in October to 15,687 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total into negative at…
The Jade helped Honda pass Toyota in China this month. * See the Top 65 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * Quick update to share with you an All-brands ranking for China in October. Keep in mind this is for locally-produced models only and excludes LCVs. Volkswagen continues…
ZAZ Vida * See the Top 210 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * New car sales in Ukraine are down a painful 22% year-on-year to just 16,640 registrations, reducing the year-to-date gain to 1% on 2012 at 174,260 units. The ZAZ Sens reinforces its year-to-date leadership…
The VW Lavida is #1 in 2013 thanks to the Gran Lavida... * See the Top 339 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after looking at the October best-sellers in China, we delve into the year-to-date models ranking a little deeper to…
A record 21,222 Haval H6 found a buyer in China this month. * See the Top 314 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Euphoric days continue in China: the total market is up a whopping 20% year-on-year in October to 1.93 million units, the best monthly result since…
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…
Geely Emgrand 7 * See the Top 130 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * After a one month-hiatus due to the troubled situation in the country, Egypt is back on BSCB. September new car sales are just down 1% year-on-year to 18,420 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Hyundai i30 and Australian Toyota Corolla hatchback * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Now that we have explored in detail the July worldwide sales charts, it's time to go through the year-to-date rankings to extract longer-term trends. The fight for the title of…