The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 is #1 in Angola in 2019. Exclusive Angola registrations data is now available for both the Full Year 2018 and 2019, note these figures are very different (much higher) to our last updates due to a change of sources to much more reliable figures. Previous…
The Huanghai N3-Series makes its first appearance in the Chinese sales charts. * See the Top 48 best-selling models by clicking on the title * China LCV data is available for January 2018 thanks to our partnership with Chinese consultancy outlet Cedars. Total light commercial vehicle sales are down 6% year-on-year this…
The Wuling Mini Truck is the best-selling LCV in China for the third straight year. * See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 70 models by clicking on the title * Consult 35 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here After the Full Year 2017 Report for Passenger Cars, thanks…
The Toyota C-HR ranks #9 import in Iran in July. * See the Top 10 best-selling imports for July and YTD by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with CE Auto newsletter we can share with you today exclusive imported sales figures for Iran. Sales of imported vehicles are down…
The Suzuki Super Carry is back atop the Myanmar sales charts for just one unit. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Myanmar new car market continues to open up with 2.167 registrations over the first quarter of 2016,…
You won't see many Hongqi H7 in the streets outside of Beijing and Shanghai... This article launches our new annual series of Photo Reports for China. In 2014 we travelled to the extreme West of the country to the Xinjiang Uyghur province all the way to the border with Pakistan. In 2015…
As expected, the Suzuki Super Carry leads the Myanmar sales charts in 2015. * See the Top 23 All-brands and Top 100 All-models by clicking on eth title * For the first time in the history of BSCB we can share with you complete annual sales data for Myanmar. Very…
The Suzuki Super Carry and Toyota Hilux are among Myanmar’s best-sellers. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * For only the second time ever on BSCB we are able to share with you official sales data for Myanmar, adding up to 4.726…
Shanghai Pudong street scenes After going through the highlights of Auto Shanghai 2015 and before I give you my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show, it’s time to go wandering in the streets of Shanghai so I can share with you what the most popular cars…
Renault Logan (Brazilian model pictured) * See the Top 165 All-models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * Egyptian new vehicle sales are definitely back on an explosive growth trend after a couple of wobbly years due to an unstable political situation. The market is up…
Yutong School Buses This is part 2 of my special Strategy series about how Chinese carmakers can achieve a better market share in their home market. You can check out Part 1 (introduction and Medium & Heavy Trucks) here, Part 3 (Pick-ups, Mini Trucks and Minivans) here and Part 4 (Commercial Vehicles summary…
Chana Star in Dongsi hutong The legendary Beijing hutongs are tiny, charming alleyways formed by lines of traditional courtyard residences. An endangered species, the real Beijing lives and breathes in hutongs where a warm sense of community and hospitality survives. I was lucky enough to spend some time visiting hutongs during…
The Wuling Hongguang launched this month in India as the Chevrolet Enjoy. * This is Part 4 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 3 (Eastern Europe) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * In the first 3 parts of this series we observed that…
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…
VW Touran * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 25 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After taking you through Beijing streets, on a visit of the Chaoyang car market in Beijing-East, and through a…