The Wuling Hongguang will sell upwards of 800,000 units in China this year - an all-time record. * See the Top 370 All-local PCs and Top 55 All-local models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after detailing September sales, we explore the year-to-date ranking…
After just 8 months, the Wuling Hongguang has already broken the all-time Passenger Car annual sales record it set in 2013... * See the Top 366 All-local PCs and Top 50 All-local models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the monthly ranking…
Wuling Sunshine * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive, as is now the tradition on BSCB I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles. After taking a real beating since the…
Chana Minibus (Taurustar) in Chongxing, China - April 2014 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles which is a new monthly…
Down 32% year-on-year but back on the podium: the Wuling Sunshine * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles which is a…
Dongfeng Xiaokang V27 I will resume shortly my Strategy Series "How can Chinese brands unlock their home market?", but first a piece of information that could have a big impact on Chinese manufacturers in the near future. According to Autonews China, last month President Xi Jinping's leadership team announced a plan to…
Wuling Hongguang in Beijing * See the Top 348 All-models and Top 66 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the May sales figures in detail and focusing on the all-new models launched this month, we go through the year-to-date rankings to…
Great Wall Wingle This is Part 3 of my special Strategy series about Chinese manufacturers at home. You can check out Part 1 (introduction and Medium & Heavy Trucks) here, Part 2 (Small, Medium & Large Buses and Light Trucks) here and Part 4 (Commercial Vehicles summary and MPVs) here. We are exploring the…
Chana (Star) Minibus in Chongqing, China - April 2014 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles which is a…
Wuling Hongguang in Ürümqi, China - April 2014 * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 5 models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Auto we have more detailed data for China, now including the all-important Light Commercial Vehicle sales. 555,111 LCVs found a new home…
Chana Taurustar, Chana Star & Wuling Hongguang in Chongqing – April 2014 * See the Top 30 best-selling vehicles (PC and LCV) by clicking on the title! * Now that the Top 10 most popular Light Commercial Vehicles in China are known, I can give you the Top 30 best-selling…
Chana Star in Dongsi hutong The legendary Beijing hutongs are tiny, charming alleyways formed by lines of traditional courtyard residences. An endangered species, the real Beijing lives and breathes in hutongs where a warm sense of community and hospitality survives. I was lucky enough to spend some time visiting hutongs during…
VW Touran * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 25 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After taking you through Beijing streets, on a visit of the Chaoyang car market in Beijing-East, and through a…
Baojun had its own dedicated (albeit small) dealership... * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 22 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After an introduction to the Beijing car landscape, I was lucky…
The Buick GL8 is everywhere in Beijing! * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 21 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. When I said it was a big shock to go from one…