Wuling Hongguang S3 in Yinchuan, Ningxia province. This is part 3 of our exploration of China following the Beijing Auto Show. You can check out Part 1: The cars of Beijing and using the Didi app here and Part 2: Renting a car in China here. We are now in…
Soueast DX3 * See the December 2016 Top 75 China-made brands and Top 422 models here * As is the tradition each month, BSCB puts a laser focus on the new China-made nameplates that make their appearance in market so you are on the bleeding edge of knowledge as far as…
Launched in April, the Changan CX70 sells 10.058 units in June. * See the Top 70 All China-made brands and Top 393 All models by clicking on the title * A year ago, the Chinese light vehicle market was going through its first monthly year-on-year decline in over 6 years. June 2016…
Both Pickup and SUV, the Fiat Toro is a total success in Brazil. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 140 models by clicking on the title * No sign of recovery for the Brazilian market with April deliveries down 26% year-on-year to 157.579 and down 28% year-to-date…
Gotta like orange... Foton Gratour ix7 The wait is over. As is now the tradition at BSCB, I give you the ranking of the Chinese carmakers that impressed me the most at this year's Auto China 2016 in Beijing. Now in its third iteration, this ranking is getting tuned each…
A record 46.075 Haval H6 found a new home in China last month. * See the Top 70 All China-made brands and Top 380 All-models by clicking on the title * After a month of February weakened by the Lunar New Year celebrations, the Chinese new car market is back to double-digit…
The VW Lavida is the only foreign nameplate in the Top 5. * See the Top 367 All-China-made model and Top 68 brands by clicking on the title * This year the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday - grinding the entire country to a halt- fell in early February which…
Over 320.000 Baojun 730 found a new Chinese home in 2015, 440.000 since launch. * Now updated with full analysis & Top 20 brands incl. imports and CV * * See the Top 73 best-selling local brands and Top 470 All-local models by clicking on the title * * See the…
The twin MPV Wuling Hongguang & Baojun 730 are the 2 best-selling nameplates in China in December, with 124.434 deliveries combined. * See the Top 380 All-local models and Top 70 brands by clicking on the title * * Now updated with the Top 70 best-selling LCVs. Source: Cedars, LMC Automotive * It's…
The GS4 accounts for 86% of all GAC Trumpchi brand sales. Picture rednet.cn * See the Top 375 All-local models and Top 70 brands by clicking on the title * After three consecutive months of decline - the firsts in six years - and a timid 3% gain in September, the…
JAC Refine S2 As per the BSCB tradition, after September data we now explore in more detail the all-new locally produced models that enter the sales charts this month. For the last time we will only cater for the models that have kick-started local production, import data will come very shortly. After welcoming 5 new…
As expected, the Baojun 560 is an instant blockbuster. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 360 All-local models and Top 65 brands * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after dropping for the first time in 6 years in June, sales of new light vehicles in China decline…
The Haval H6 leaps to third place overall so far in 2015. * See the Top 391 All-local models by clicking on the title * * NOW UPDATED with the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercials * If over the period the Chinese new light vehicle market is still up by…
The Baojun 730 is the most successful new launch of 2014 worldwide... See the Top 1000 best-selling models in the world in 2014 here. Among the 95 all-new nameplates making their appearance in the worldwide sales charts in 2014, the most successful comes from China where it became the most successful…
Above: the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in the world in 2014. Below:1st gen Corolla with the three 11th gen Corolla variants (Japan/NA/World) * See the Top 1116 best-selling cars in the world by clicking on the title * The much awaited worldwide models ranking is finally here, and it…