Guarding his Chana pick-up with pride. (Click on any photo to enlarge) After Beijing, Chongqing and Ürümqi, as promised we are now headed 1.080km South-West to the hinterland of the hinterland: Kashgar, China's westernmost city and predominantly populated by Muslim Uyghurs. To give you a rough idea of what Kashgar looks like, the…
Chongqing street scene (Click on any picture to enlarge) Now that you know the secrets of Beijing hutongs and the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show, we go on a bit of adventure inside China. First stop is Chongqing, one of the fastest-growing cities on earth, 1.500km…
Fighting for a golden Lianhua We continue on my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show, now going from disappointing to neutral to ok with the ranks #25 to #21. This is Part 3 of my Beijing Auto Show 2014 coverage, you can see Part 1- First…
The Wuling Hongguang launched this month in India as the Chevrolet Enjoy. * This is Part 4 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 3 (Eastern Europe) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * In the first 3 parts of this series we observed that…
TagAz has been manufacturing the Chery Tiggo in Russia - rebranded Vortex Tingo. * This is Part 3 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 4 (Asia) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * As illustrated in Africa and Latin America, Chinese manufacturers have been working extra-hard…
Like this fennec fox, Chinese carmakers have been walking against the wind in Africa. And it's worked. With the Beijing Auto show approaching fast, I though it would be timely to publish an updated version of my 5 Part strategy study of how successful Chinese manufacturers are abroad. Part 1 is…
Wuling is one of 14 Chinese manufacturers in the Top 30. Much better with LCVs! * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * Similarly to India, just in time before March figures trickle down and thanks to LMC Automotive I can now share with you…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is now among Russia's Top 10 most popular vehicles. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 57 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Has the Russian new car market finally reached a plateau? In March, after losing ground for 11 of the last 12…
Sales of locally-produced Mercedes are up a huge 116% year-on-year in China in February. See the February 2014 Top 66 All-brands ranking here See the 2 months 2014 Top 67 All-brands ranking here Finally today I can share with you a complete brands ranking for China for both February and…
Can Chery break the 10% market share milestone in Uruguay this year? * See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Leandro * Building on a record year in 2013, the Uruguayan new car market is up 17% year-on-year in February to 4,588 registrations, bringing the…
The Nissan Almera is up to a best-ever 8th place in February. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Russia slow down their fall once again in February to -2% at 206,476 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Fiat Strada * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands! * New car sales in Brazil are back in great shape, up a very healthy 11% year-on-year in February to 245,941 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 545,692 units, up 5% on 2013. Just…
Chevrolet Sail * See the Top 12 best-selling models and Top 52 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Better late than never, I can give you today Full Year 2012 data for Ecuador. The Ecuadorean new car market is down a harsh 13% year-on-year in 2012 to 121,446 registrations…
The Chery Tiggo FL is the best-selling all-new Chinese model in Russia this year. * See the Top 390 All-models Ranking Table here! Thanks Alexander * After December 2013 figures, I can now share with you for the first time on BSCB an All-models ranking including LCVs for the Full…
The Chevrolet Cobalt ranks #26 in Russia in December. * See the Top 350 All-models ranking table by clicking on the title! Thanks Alexander * Very exciting times today! For the very first time on BSCB I can share with you a monthly all-models ranking for Russia. This is particularly…