VW Passat * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks DC * The Chinese models ranking is as volatile as ever, with last month's leader - the Honda Accord - down to 42nd place in January and this month's #1 up 19 spots on December:…
Great Wall Haval H5 Special Edition * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This month I have split China into 2 articles as there is too much to talk about! You can see the China Full Year 2011 article here. In December we have…
Buick Excelle * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This month I have split China into 2 articles as there is too much to talk about! You can see the China December 2011 article here. In 2011, 40 models sold over 100,000 units in…
Great Wall Haval H6 * See the Top 248 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For the first time since June but the 5th time this year the VW Lavida is the best-selling model in China with 23,921 sales. However this only 36 units better than the Buick…
Baojun 630 * See the Top 243 (all) best-selling models by clicking on this article's title or 'Read more'! * For the second month in a row, General Motors manages to place 3 models in the Top 4 in China! The Buick Excelle leads the way for the third consecutive…
Chevrolet Sail * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 243 (all) best-selling models: see 'Read more' * Things are starting to look very good indeed for General Motors in China, with the group placing 3 models in the Top 4 for the very first time. The Buick Excelle confirms it is…
Wuling Sunshine * See 'Read more' for the Top 5 best-selling models - LCVs and all vehicles! * Light Commercial Vehicles sales in China are still down year-on-year in September but by a smaller margin: -2% to 420,814 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 3,711,732 units at -6%. The Wuling…
VW Passat * See the Top 245 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Another upside down month for the Chinese models ranking... The Buick Excelle confirms its newly acquired year-to-date pole position by ranking #1 in August for the first time in 12 months…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The end of Toyota's earthquake-induced supply problems mixed with the poor performance of most Chinese brands mean a completely reshuffled models ranking this month in China. Catching up on a backlog…
Lifan X60 * Now updated with the Top 200 best-selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post! * A few models to notice beyond #100: the new BYD S6 SUV up 31 spots to #103, the new Zotye Z200 (a restyled Fiat Siena) landing directly at #146 with 1,617 sales and the…
VW Lavida * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * New car sales in China are starting to reflect purchase limits put in place in some cities (Beijing being one of them) to try and address traffic congestion. The…
FAW Xiali N5 * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Chinese car market continues to take a breather after the extravagant growth of 2010, up 5% in March at 1,828,500 vehicles and 8% over the first quarter…
Nissan Sunny This month is the biggest month ever for Chinese car sales: 1.894 million vehicles changed hands including 1.529 million passenger cars, up 14% on an already record-breaking January '10. This is also possibly the biggest single month ever in any country in the world. 47 models sold more…
BYD F3 *Thanks to DC at www.autoweek.nl for the Full Year 2010 Top 200! See 'Read more' below* This month, 3 Chinese models land in the Top 6, a feat rare enough to be noticed. The BYD F3, after months spent outside the podium, comes back to #1 to cap off…
VW Lavida The Chinese market grows by 25% in October, and 35% year-to-date: the 10 months 2010 figure (14.67 million) is already well superior to the full year 2009 number (13.64 million)! The models ranking is very volatile and the VW Lavida, built exclusively for China on a Golf IV…