Welcome to our Exclusive Guide to all 189 active Chinese brands. 132 brands have been added since its original publication in January 2018. This guide is the result of years of research and multiple investigating trips to China. It includes car, electric vehicle, pickup, bus and truck manufacturers. For now we…
The Baojun 510 has now topped the Retail SUV charts for 8 of the past 9 months. * See the Top 95 All China-made brands and Top 590 models by clicking on the title * April 2017 – January 2018 monthly All-models data also available, Contact us here Monthly Retail sales…
Hongqi E-Jing GT Concept This is Part 2 of our coverage of the 2018 Beijing Auto Show on the 15 Chinese brands you must know about. You can check Part 1 (11. to 15.) here. Our last article was a mix of impressive showings and a couple of odd ones…
Geely makes a splash in 2017 and overtakes Wuling and Changan to become #1 Chinese. * See the Top 95 All China-made brands and Top 595 models by clicking on the title * Consult 35 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here NOW UPDATED with additional data featuring Foday, GAC…
Nissan Kicks. Picture auto.sina.com.cn Today we put a laser focus on the new locally-produced launches in China, the world's fastest-evolving market, so you can stay up-to-date on the latest additions. The July 2017 promotion is a shy one with only three newcomers - all of them SUVs - and the…
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…
FAW X4 Concept grille detail Our coverage of the 2016 Beijing Auto Show is back with Part 3 of our ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show: #10 to #6. You can see Part 1 (#30 to #21) here and Part 2 (#20 to #11) here. All the justifications…
For the second time in two months, BestSellingCarsBlog features in Britain's biggest-selling weekly car magazine, Auto Express, in this week's issue on sale since Wednesday 26/08. After a selection of best-selling global cars you’ve never heard of in June, this time I go through ten Chinese carmakers you need to know about and their…
Let's play guess the logo. After going through 35 different Chinese carmakers (backwards) in my 'most impressive' ranking, our heads are all spinning and there's nothing better than a good old table to make them stop and summarise everything. You're welcome. (Click on the brand to see the full article) Auto…
Leopaard CS10 This is Part 4 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at Auto Shanghai 2015. You can check out Part 1 (from #35 to #21) here, Part 2 (from #20 to #11) here and Part 3 (from #10 to #6) here. I let the suspense build up but we…
After Kashgar and the Karakoram Highway, we continue on our exploration of the Xinjiang Uyghur province and travel 500km South East from Kashgar to Hotan, following the Southern Silk Road. For this 8 hour-trip you have the choice between bus or shared taxi. I decided to go for the 'Travelling like…
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…
The GAC Trumpchi GA3 is the best-selling all-new model in China this month. * See the Top 306 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * This is a new series on BSCB, focusing on the all-new models entering the Chinese ranking, and just when I start zooming on the…
The Beijing Senova D is based on the Saab 9-5. * See the Top 304 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Today I inaugurate a new series on BSCB. With the Chinese new car market growing and evolving at breakneck speed and displaying more and more models, I…