The Geely Binyue is above 10.000 sales for its first appearance in Chinese charts. After exploring November 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…
Citroen C5 Aircross After detailing September sales for China, we now put a laser focus on the new locally-produced launches for the month, so you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest additions in the world's largest market. September is a particularly active month in this regard, with no less than ten…
The Chinese Chevrolet Cruze now looks very different to the rest of the world. * See the Top 362 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Surprise surge of new car sales in China in December: up 12% to 2.41 million units, a new monthly volume record in China.…
Hyundai Verna in Ürümqi (click on any picture to enlarge) This is Part 2 of my Ürümqi Photo Report, you can check out Part 1 about the surprising strength of budget Chinese brands here. Yesterday I reported on how the Shanghai Englon SC7, SC3 and SC6, Dongfeng Fengshen S30 and H30 Cross…
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…
Kia Sportage This is Part 24 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After taking you on a visit of the Chaoyang car market in Beijing, I thought I would share with you a selection of the car brochures I got my…
Kia Rio * See the Top 40 best-selling Korean models by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 is here We continue on our exploration of the worldwide best-sellers in 2012 and this time I give you the best-selling Korean models. As…
VW Lavida * See the Top 292 All-locally produced models and Top 64 All-brands by clicking on the title! Disrupted by the Lunar New Year celebrations which encroached on February much more than in 2012, new car sales in China are down 14% year-on-year in February to 1,354,600 registrations, however thanks…
Ford Focus * See the Top 304 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The Chinese new Passenger Vehicle market slows down its growth in 2012 to a still very respectable 6% year-on-year to 14,682,215 units. The models pole position changes hands for the third consecutive year: after the…
The Chery QQme sold its first 4 units for 2012 in China in November. * See the Top 294 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after looking at the best-sellers in November in China, we delve into the year-to-date models ranking…
The Hyundai Verna is the best-performing model in the Chinese Top 10 with sales up 56%. * See the Top 290 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like it's now the tradition on BSCB, each month we delve into the year-to-date models ranking a little deeper for the…
The launch of the new generation in China has pushed the Hyundai Elantra up to #6 worldwide * See the Top 170 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the Top 150 most popular cars around the globe for August…
The Hyundai Elantra Langdong sold 26,856 units in China in only 2 months. * See the Top 288 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like every month now on BSCB, we go into the detail of the year-to-date models ranking for the 2 biggest markets in the world,…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 283 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * The diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands had a huge impact on the Chinese new car market this month. For the first time in 2012, passenger cars are down year-on-year at…
Kia Rio * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After going through a Top 150 models ranking worldwide for July 2012, let's have a closer look at the year-to-date ranking to track down longer-term trends. The Top 2 models are unchanged vs. 2011: the…