New brand TANK sells over 6.000 units of its 300 SUV in May. New vehicle wholesales in China are down -3.1% year-on-year in May to 2.128.000 units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This puts an end to 13 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in the…
Roewe RX5 wholesales are lifted up 21.6% by the new MAX model. Chinese wholesales (ex-factory shipments) drop for the 19th consecutve month in January at -18.4% to 1.932.700 units but unlike most articles you may have read on the subject, this is not (yet) because of the COVID-19 virus. The…
Volkswagen (-0.9%) remains above 3m sales thanks to its new SUV lineup. Discover 30 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of decline for the Chinese wholesales market - factory shipments to dealerships, and only the second drop in the past 30 years. The coughing…
The Changan CS75 breaks its volume record for the 2nd month in a row. The last month of the year is traditionally busier in China as manufacturers rush to register cars to meet annual emissions targets. This year is no exception, and even though they marks a 18th consecutive month…
The VW Tayron hits a 6th consecutive all-time record volume in November. New China wholesales endure an excruciating 17th straight month of year-on-year decline but for the 2nd month in a row the dip is the smallest since the market started falling in July 2018 at just -3.6% to 2.457.000 units. This means…
Toyota Corolla China sales are up 41.2% year-on-year in October. The Chinese wholesales market is down for the 16th consecutive month in October but, in a potential sign of improvement, its drop is the lowest since the market started skidding down in July 2018. Wholesales dip -4% year-on-year to 2.284.000…
VW's new Jetta low-cost brand has now officially landed in China. Chinese wholesales endure a ghastly 15th consecutive month of year-on-year fall in September but, somewhat encouragingly, a third straight single-digit drop at -5.2% to 2.271.000 units for the month. This is split into 1.931.000 passenger cars (-6.3%) and 340.000…
Hongqi Retail sales are up 85.8% in a market down -20.4%. As expected, after an artificial 41.7% surge last month due to pulled forward registrations ahead of the Stage 6 emissions standards implementation on July 1, the Chinese Retail market (end-customer registrations) falls back to earth in July at -20.4%…
The VW Tayron is the third best-selling SUV in China in July. Factory shipments to dealerships, or wholesales, continue to decline in China with July marking 13 consecutive negative months but at -4.3% to 1.808.000 units, this is the slimmest year-on-year drop since the Chinese market abruptly started to hit…
Honda posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 13. A last minute sales rush in June to clear out non-compliant vehicles ahead of the implementation of Stage 6 emissions standards means the Chinese retail market is actually up 4.6% over H1 2019 to 10.630.614 units. It has been a…
Honda manages to swim upstream in China, and the facelifted XR-V will continue the trend in H2. It's a Semester to forget for new light vehicle wholesales in China, down a ghastly -12.4% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 12.323.000 units. This cancels four years of growth, represents…
The new Aion S EV helps GAC sales up 28% in a market down -9.6%. The loop is looped: with a -9.6% year-on-year decline in June, the Chinese wholesales market has now been down for a full year or 12 consecutive months, something that hadn't happened in at least 30…
The new A-Class helps Mercedes retail sales up 14.3% in China in May. Just as wholesales continue to freefall (-16.4%), retail sales contain their decline to -4.4% in May to 1.710.251 units and -2.1% so far in 2019 to 8.420.323 (-2.1%). Keep in mind wholesales are factory shipments to dealerships and…
The new VW Tharu hits a record 13.337 retail sales in China in January. Chinese wholesales data for January (-15.8%) marked a 7th consecutive market drop and third double-digit decline in a row, but this month retail sales is a completely and spectacularly different story. Since February 2018, we offer you a new…
Hyundai La Festa After exploring October China wholesales, we now shed some light on all the new locally produced launches hitting dealerships for the month so you are up-to-date on the fastest-evolving market in the world. Note these updates remain based on wholesales data. October wholesales plunged Chinese sales into YTD…