The Baojun 730 is the 6th most popular light vehicle in China this month. * See the Top 325 All-local models and Top 10 manufacturers by clicking on the title! * Sales of new passenger cars in China confirm their cooling off, up 'just' 6.6% year-on-year in October to 1.708.900…
The Wuling Hongguang will sell upwards of 800,000 units in China this year - an all-time record. * See the Top 370 All-local PCs and Top 55 All-local models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after detailing September sales, we explore the year-to-date ranking…
Baojun 730 * See the Top 326 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Is the Chinese new light vehicle market finally experiencing the much talked about slowdown that has supposedly been looming for years? In September, sales are up only 3% year-on-year - the slowest growth rate in…
After just 8 months, the Wuling Hongguang has already broken the all-time Passenger Car annual sales record it set in 2013... * See the Top 366 All-local PCs and Top 50 All-local models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the monthly ranking…
The Baojun 730 sells 12,006 units for its first month in market. * See the Top 320 all-local models and Top 64 brands by clicking on the title! * It's always fascinating to me that when Chinese new light vehicles improve by 9% year-on-year like this month in August, most analysts…
The Peugeot 301 is climbing up the Chinese sales charts fast. #71 after 7 months. * See the Top 356 All-local models and Top 66 All-brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring in detail Chinese July sales we now look at the year-to-date ranking…
Venucia R30 * See the Top 318 models by clicking on the title! Thanks Carnewschina for the pricing info * As is the tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed sales figures for July, I spend a bit more time acknowledging the all-new entrants in the models ranking, to ensure you are across the latest news…
Dongfeng Joyear X5. MPVs are up 66% in July. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 318 All-models and Top 64 All-brands! Click on title to see * New light vehicle sales in China are up a solid 10% year-on-year in July to 1.3578 million, bringing the year-to-date total to 10.992…
ZAZ Vida * See the Top 300 models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * The current Crimea conflict means there has been a bit of delay obtaining car sales figures for Ukraine, still down a tough 65% year-on-year in June to just 6,221 registrations,…
Two generations of VW Santana in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur - China May 2014. * See the Top 352 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring in detail June sales in China we now look at the year-to-date ranking to try…
The Audi Q3 is up 63% year-on-year in June in China. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 318 models and Top 64 brands! Click on title to see * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, light vehicle sales in China are up a sturdy 11% year-on-year both in June…
The GAC Trumpchi GS5 features in the Hollywood blockbuster 'Transformers - Age of Extinction' * See the Top 76 All-models and Top 43 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * This is Part 5 of my special Strategy Series on Chinese manufacturers at home. You can check out previous…
Wuling Hongguang in Beijing * See the Top 348 All-models and Top 66 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the May sales figures in detail and focusing on the all-new models launched this month, we go through the year-to-date rankings to…
VW Santana * See the Top 327 All-local models and Top 64 brands by clicking on the title! * Still no sign of slowing down for the Chinese new car market, with May up another 8.5% to 1.91 million units across all segments, bringing the year-to-date total to 9.84 million units,…
Could the Dongfeng Fengguang be the best-selling vehicle in Kuqa? (Click to enlarge) This is Part 10 of my China 2014 Photo Report series, you can see all previous Reports here. After crossing the Taklamakan Desert, we now arrive in Kuqa (pronounced 'Kootcher') on the Northern Silk Road. Kuga is 715…