The Honda Elysion Hybrid breaks into the New Energy Top 10. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China, including EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrid, are back into frank negative in October at -8.7% to 82.774 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 50.3% to 1.042.607. Toyota (+30.9%) and Honda…
The Beijing EU-Series defies the EV slump and ranks #1 New Energy vehicle YTD. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China stabilise in September at +0.9% to 85.088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 61.2% to 959.200. This is stark contrast with the -34% endured by wholesales of…
The GAC NE Aion S is among the 10 best-selling New Energy vehicles in China for the first time. Confirming wholesales results (-15.8%), Chinese retail sales of New Energy vehicles drop for the 2nd straight month in August at -7.1% to 73.308, yet the year-to-date tally remains exceedingly in positive…
The Toyota Alphard Hybrid has landed in China. After soaring 184.8% to an all-time record 211.378 unit volume in June, sales of New Energy vehicles (or electrified vehicles) were expected to be less spectacular in July but a downright year-on-year drop (-6.1%) is certainly not what carmakers bargained for. The year-to-date…
The BAIC EC-Series is the best-selling New Energy vehicle in China in 2018 thanks to a record 37.859 sales in December. The Chinese government has clearly stated it wants to drastically reduce car-related air pollution in the country by progressively yet aggressively switching the automotive industry into the world leader…
The Neta N01 is one of an avalanche of new green cars landing in China this year. New Energy vehicles (EVs and PHEVs) are now the last engine of growth in China, with sales up 38% year-on-year this month to 169.000 units including 138.000 EVs and 31.000 PHEVs. This brings…
The new generation lifts BAIC EU-Series sales up 825%. More than ever, with wholesales down 12% and retail sales down 14%, the last refuge of growth in China is now New Energy vehicles, a definition that that includes electric, hydrogen and PHEV models. Official CAAM data states New Energy Vehicles are up 51%…
BYD New Energy sales are up 169% year-on-year in August partly thanks to the new Tang (pictured). * See the Top 50 brands and Top 105 models by clicking on the title * This is a new Chinese monthly update exclusive to BSCB, part of a China coverage we want as exhaustive…
BYD Yuan * See the Top 55 brands and Top 108 models by clicking on the title * This is a new Chinese monthly update exclusive to BSCB, part of a China coverage we want as exhausting as possible. New Energy vehicles include electric, hydrogen, PHEV and hybrid models. Keep in mind…
The Zhi Dou D2 is the 2nd best-selling EV in China in May. * See the Top 55 brands and Top 108 models by clicking on the title * This is a new Chinese monthly update exclusive to BSCB, part of our ever-expanding China coverage. And this month we have added…
BYD is returning to its prominent position among New Energy carmakers. Qin 2019 pictured. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * This is a new Chinese monthly update exclusive to BSCB, part of our ever-expanding China coverage. And this month we have…
JAC iEV6e * See the Top 103 All New Energy models (Retail sales) by clicking on the title * After China Retail sales, this is the second new Chinese monthly update exclusive to BSCB we are kick-starting this month. China has become the largest market in the world for New…
Dongfeng A9 at the Beijing Auto Show 2016 It's finally here! Auto China 2016, the largest Auto Show in the world, alternates between Shanghai and Beijing and this year it's the turn of the "Capital of the North" - as its name literally means in Mandarin - to host this gigantic event.…