The new gen Land Cruiser helps lift Toyota imports sales in China. Sales of new imported cars in China sink -13.2% year-on-year in May to just 50,712 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -9.3% to 262,801. Lexus (+8.3%) goes against the negative market to extend its lead over the…
Bentley sales are up 47.6% in a market down -28% Whereas Chinese exports surge 28.8% this month, imports have stalled at -28% year-on-year to just 63,762 units. The Q1 2022 tally stands at 194,620 units, down -19.1% over the same period a year ago. The brands ranking is very stable as…
The Lexus ES flies above the competition in the imports ranking. All-brands and All-models January 2017-November 2018 monthly data available, contact us here. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for November, BSCB being the only media outside of China to report on these figures monthly. Under pressure from increased…
The Lincoln stand at the 2018 Beijing Auto Show. Press Days at the Beijing Auto Show are now over and it's time to sift through roughly 2.000 pictures to give you my highlights. You can see our coverage of the 2014 Beijing Auto Show here and the 2016 Beijing Auto…
The Peugeot stand at the Paris Auto Show was dedicated to SUVs. The Paris Auto Show 2016 is over: it just closed its doors on Sunday with a disappointing total attendance - down 14% on 2014 to 1.072.697 - but a lot more new launches than two years ago and faultless…
The VW Up! is now among the 20 most popular vehicles in Europe. * See the Top 342 best-selling models and Top 60 all-brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Lancia Lover and Autoweek.nl, I can now share with you the Top 342 (almost) all-models and Top 60 all-brands…
The Ferrari 458 Italia sold 153 units in Europe in April. Picture by DLMphotos, all rights reserved. * See the Top 322 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * With a bit of delay I am now able to share with you a Full All-models Top 322 Ranking for…
VW Polo * See the Top 311 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The German car market continues to resist pretty well, down just 3% year-on-year in March to 339,123 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 773,636 units, down 1% on 2011. The VW Golf delivers its…