VW Passat * See the Top 245 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Another upside down month for the Chinese models ranking... The Buick Excelle confirms its newly acquired year-to-date pole position by ranking #1 in August for the first time in 12 months…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The end of Toyota's earthquake-induced supply problems mixed with the poor performance of most Chinese brands mean a completely reshuffled models ranking this month in China. Catching up on a backlog…
Lifan X60 * Now updated with the Top 200 best-selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post! * A few models to notice beyond #100: the new BYD S6 SUV up 31 spots to #103, the new Zotye Z200 (a restyled Fiat Siena) landing directly at #146 with 1,617 sales and the…
VW Lavida * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * New car sales in China are starting to reflect purchase limits put in place in some cities (Beijing being one of them) to try and address traffic congestion. The…
VW Lavida * Now with the Top 180 best-selling models! Click on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The VW Lavida is the best selling car in China this month with 23,439 sales. It is the 5th time in the last 12 months that the Lavida tops…
FAW Xiali N5 * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Chinese car market continues to take a breather after the extravagant growth of 2010, up 5% in March at 1,828,500 vehicles and 8% over the first quarter…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 150 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' below the Nissan Sunny pic! * Chinese vehicles sales were up 'only' 5% in February at 1.26 million units, penalised by the week-long Lunar New Year festivities. The VW Lavida takes the lead for the…
Nissan Sunny This month is the biggest month ever for Chinese car sales: 1.894 million vehicles changed hands including 1.529 million passenger cars, up 14% on an already record-breaking January '10. This is also possibly the biggest single month ever in any country in the world. 47 models sold more…
BYD F3 *Thanks to DC at www.autoweek.nl for the Full Year 2010 Top 200! See 'Read more' below* This month, 3 Chinese models land in the Top 6, a feat rare enough to be noticed. The BYD F3, after months spent outside the podium, comes back to #1 to cap off…
Very strong sales figures this month in China, with each of the Top 3 cars delivering yearly bests. The VW Lavida is #1 for the second month in a row at 25,072 sales and 227,087 year-to-date (#2). The FAW Xiali N3/N5 continues its impressive progression and gains one more spot…
VW Lavida The Chinese market grows by 25% in October, and 35% year-to-date: the 10 months 2010 figure (14.67 million) is already well superior to the full year 2009 number (13.64 million)! The models ranking is very volatile and the VW Lavida, built exclusively for China on a Golf IV…
Buick Excelle True to its new status as the biggest car market in the world, China features 32 models above 10,000 sales this month, vs. 23 in the USA. Leading the pack is the Buick Excelle, confirming General Motors' excellent shape in this part of the world. The hatchback version,…