The Jetour Dashing breaks into the Russian Top 10 for the first time in July. The Russian new car market slows down -11.4% year-on-year in July to 120,649 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.9% or more than 200,000 units to 651,029. Local behemoth Lada (-20.7%) reduces its footprint…
BYD is the most popular carmaker in Singapore. The Singaporean new car market is up another fantastic 22.9% year-on-year in June to 4,639 units, leading to a H1 tally up 29% to 23,957. BYD (+108.4%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to reach 18.1% share, albeit below its YTD level…
Now that June wholesales data has been studied, it’s time to detail the latest launches on the Chinese market. This month there are six models entering the charts, all Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all 188 active…
The Uni-S pushes Changan to a record 4th place in June. The Russian new car market continues to crater in June, enduring a 5th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall at -27.6% to 90,116 units. The H1 2025 tally stands at 530.385, off -26.3% over the same period a year ago. Strikingly,…
GAC sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in May. The Singaporean new car market surges 39.7% year-on-year in May to 4,455 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 30.5% to 19,318. BYD (+117.1%) confirms it is the new favourite of Singaporean car buyers with a dominant 18.5% share. It distances Toyota…
GAC breaks into the Singaporean Top 10 thanks to its Aion EV range. New car sales in Singapore advance 14.4% year-on-year in April to 3,949 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 28% to 14,863. BYD (+34.7%) posts its fourth consecutive monthly win and sports its 2nd best ever market…
BYD holds 20.7% of the Singaporean market in February. The Singaporean new car market surges 60.6% year-on-year in February to 3,878 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 41.4% to 6,581. Such growth in the country is usually explained by cheaper Certificates of Entitlement which are requested to own a vehicle…
Aion UT Let’s now examine the latest launches on the Chinese market, based on wholesales. This month is unusually quiet with only three new models hitting Chinese roads, all of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all…
The Honda HR-V ranks inside the Malaysian Top 10 in November. The Malaysian new car market amounts to 71,818 units in November, leading to a year-to-date tally at 771,863. We have very stable rankings both for brands and models. Perodua holds 44.3% market share, a smidge below its October level,…
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…