Xpeng already breaks into the Singaporean Top 20 for its 2nd month in market. The Singaporean new car market surges 55.4% year-on-year in August to 3,949 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 45.7% to 26,442. Toyota (-3.1%) massively underperforms but stays in the brands lead with 14.3% share. BYD…
Hyper SSR It's now time to go through the noticeable Chinese brands at home, the Beijing Auto Show. These are classified in alphabetical order, so no particular preferences here. The 3 most impressive Chinese brands at the show will be revealed in a separate article. The main takeaway is that…
The Tiggo 7 Pro helps Chery to 2nd place overall in Russia. Sales of brands still opting to communicate monthly data total 64,429 units in August, a 38% year-on-year gain but -46.1% on two years ago (119,485 in September 2021). This is according to AEB, alternative figures from PPC JSC…
The Aion Y smashes its monthly volume record in August. Retail sales of the models included in this report edge up just 1.1% year-on-year in August to 1,841,198 units, This a much softer result than wholesales this month (+8.4%) and leads to a year-to-date up 2.9% to 12,749,353. BSCB is…
The BYD Seagull climbs on the podium for only its 4th month in market. Boosted by both national government consumption incentives and promotions by carmakers, the Chinese wholesales market manages a 8.4% year-on-year gain to 2,582,000 units according to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This is…
The Chinese continue to add new brands to an already long list, with 8 additional marques bringing the total up to 199. Notice most of the brands launched this time belong to well known, large manufacturers. This time, additions are Aion - not a subbrand of GAC anymore, Cao Cao…
NIO smashes its all-time volume record in July. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in July. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most…
As expected, the BYD Seagull is an instant blockbuster in China. According to data by the CAAM (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers), wholesales in China endure their first year-on-year drop since January, edging down -1.4% to 2,387,000 units. As this shows a slumping market, it is worth remembering that July…
LI Auto breaks its volume record for the third month in a row. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in June. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so…
The BYD Yuan Plus is sold as the Atto 3 in export markets. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market is up 9.8% over H1 2023 to 13,239,000 units including 11,268,000 Passenger Vehicles (+8.8%) and 1,971,000 Commercial Vehicles (+15.8%). Production is up…
The GAC Aion Y breaks its volume record in May. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in May. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get…
The BYD Qin Plus is now the best-selling model in China over 5 months. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales in China climb 27.9% year-on-year in May to 2,382,000 units. This is partly due to low year-ago volumes which were down -12.6% on the…
Volkswagen sales are up 75.5% year-on-year in April. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture…
Buick Electra E5 After detailing April 2023 Chinese wholesales, it’s now time to explore the new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have 6 new models hitting Chinese…
BYD is #1 in China for the third consecutive month. Based on data shared by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese wholesales market is up 82.7% year-on-year to 2,159,000 units, but under this spectacular gain hides a paltry year-ago result (-47.6%) that was impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and…