Brand new Toyota Vios in Hotan, China - May 2014 (Click on any photo to enlarge) After exploring the Karakoram Highway - see the updated Photo Report with a full study of the car landscape here - and travelling on the South Silk Road like a Boss, we now arrive…
Urumqi street scene (Click on any image to enlarge) After Beijing and Chongqing, we now travel to Ürümqi in the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region at the extreme West of China. As described in my previous article The cars of Chongqing - Central China, the Chinese hinterland is going to absorb most…
Dongfeng Number 1 Concept This is it: the top of the crop, the utmost impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show. It doesn’t get better than this. Would you have guessed them? This is Part 8 of my Beijing Auto Show coverage, check out also Part 1- First impressions, Part 2 – Most…
Brazilian Chery QQ * This is Part 2 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 3 (Eastern Europe), Part 4 (Asia) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * If Chinese carmakers have started exporting to Africa in the early 00′s, they set foot in Latin America even earlier, with JAC starting…
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…
The S80 is one of 20 models Chinese manufacturer FAW sells in Uruguay. * See the Top 54 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Renato * In 2013, Uruguayan new car sales reach an all-time record for the 4th consecutive year, up 8% on 2012 to 57,333 registrations.…
Mitsubishi Lancer sales are up 23% in Venezuela in 2013. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * It was a very tough year for the Venezuelan new car market, down a harsh 24% on 2012 to 98,878 registrations, not helped…
Chery Tiggo 5 * See the Top 324 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks CarnewsChina * As is now the tradition on BestSellingCarsBlog, after going through December data by models and brands, we now zoom in on the all-new locally produced models making their first appearance in the Chinese ranking this month. This way you…
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…
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…
Great Wall Haval H6 * See the Top 309 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * * See the Top 53 All-brands ranking (in Chinese) here * The new Passenger Car market gains a very healthy 11% year-on-year in August to 1.35 million units, according to the China Association of…
FAW V2. FAW is now among the Top 10 most popular brands in Uruguay. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * While writing my summary article about how Chinese carmakers are setting themselves up for success in Latin America, I realised I hadn't updated…
The Ford Fiesta on sale in Venezuela is still the previous generation. * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Venezuela are still not feeling too good, down another 21% year-on-year in March to 12,039 registrations which brings the year-to-date total…
DongFeng S30 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Venezuelan new car market put the breaks on in February: down a painful 31% year-on-year to 8,058 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 13,600 units, down 24% on 2012. Leader in 2012, the…
Kia Cerato * See the Top 144 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * Egyptian new car sales start the year up a very healthy 43% year-on-year in January to 17,463 registrations. The Hyundai Verna reclaims the pole position with 1,827 sales and 10.5% and…