For the first time in 5 years, I had the opportunity to visit China for the Beijing Auto Show. It was also the chance to check out the car landscape in the streets of Beijing. Needless to say that in five years, the cars in the streets have completely changed…
Hyper SSR It's now time to go through the noticeable Chinese brands at home, the Beijing Auto Show. These are classified in alphabetical order, so no particular preferences here. The 3 most impressive Chinese brands at the show will be revealed in a separate article. The main takeaway is that…
First Top 10 finish for the BYD Destroyer 05. The selection of models including in this update drop -6.1% year-on-year in March to reach a retail sales figure of 1,469,639 units. The year-to-date tally is still in positive however at +14.2% to 4,634,280 thanks to a fantastic January result (+68.1%).…
Li Auto Mega It's now time to study the newcomers in the Chinese wholesales charts. This month we have 8 new models hitting dealerships, 7 of them Chinese. This again illustrate the dynamism of domestic brands vs. foreign ones. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure…
The BYD Qin Plus sells over 50,000 units in a month for the first time. Based on data shared by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese wholesales market is up 9.9% year-on-year in March to 2,694,000 units. This includes 2,236,000 Passenger Vehicles (+10.9%) and 458,000 Commercial Vehicles (+5.6%).…
Chery Arrizo 8 sales are up 269.9% year-on-year in February. Retail sales for the selection of vehicles included in this update are off -16.3% year-on-year in February to 1,051,694, as the Lunar New Year holiday fell in February this year. The year-to-date tally remains up by a stunning 26.8% to…
The AITO M7 ranks on the Chinese podium in February. Due to Lunar New Year falling in February this year vs. January in 2023, new vehicle wholesales (factory shipments) drop -19.9% year-on-year in February to 1,584,000 units accosting to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). After a…
The AITO M7 sells almost 30,000 units in January alone. The Chinese wholesales market has a particularly low year-ago base in January when sales were impacted by the early start of the Lunar New Year, a Covid surge and the end of some major incentives. In 2024 the Lunar new…
The BYD Qin Plus ends the year in 2nd place. Discover 40 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update are up a modest 4.5% in 2023 to 20,742,652 units. That's much more discreet than the 12% increase of…
Sales for the BYD Yuan Plus (Atto 3 in export markets) are up 84.7% in 2023. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, shipments of new vehicles in China climb 12% year-on-year in 2023 to 30,094,000 units, marking the first time above 30 million annual sales. This…
Omoda breaks into the Top 10 brands for its first full year in market. Discover over 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. According to data by PPK JSC, the Russian new passenger car market is up 69% year-on-year in 2023 to 1,058,708 sales but remains 36% below the 1,666,780 units…
Nissan Sylphy sales are up 42.4% in November (ePower model pictured). Chinese retail volumes of the selection of new vehicles we have in this report progress by a stunning +19.1% to 1,867,972 units. This is part (and only in part) due to weakened year-ago results due to covid lockdowns. It…
Li Auto breaks its volume record for the 8th consecutive month. Data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) shows a Chinese wholesales market surging 27.4% year-on-year in November to 2,970,000 units, which is a new record for the month. The Chinese market continues to perform way better than…
The BYD Seagull is the best-selling vehicle in China in October. With a bit of delay, we are able to share with you retail sales data for China over October. The selection of vehicles included in this update total 1,858,018 sales, up a fantastic 15.6% year-on-year. The year-to-date total now…
The BYD Seagull misses out on the pole position for just 66 sales. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after a record-breaking September nicknamed the "Golden September" peak season, the Chinese wholesales market continues to impress during October, earning it the "Silver October" season moniker. Wholesales…