Great Wall is the #5 brand in Ecuador in 2016. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * Consult over 10 years of Ecuadorian Historical Data here The Ecuadorian new car market suffers a second harsh decline in a row in 2016: after -32% in…
The Hyundai Solaris is responsible for a once-in-a-generation market shift in Russia. * Now updated with the Top 60 All-brands and Top 400 All-models - see title * Check out 45 years worth of Russian Archived data here After a catastrophic year in 2015 (-36%), the Russian new light vehicle market lodges a…
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…
Haval sells a record 136.522 units in December. Only Volkswagen and Hyundai do better. * See the Top 75 China-made brands and Top 422 models by clicking on the title * If you thought all records that could possibly be broken already have in China this year, think again. Consumers take…
VW C-Trek * See the Top 72 China-made brands and Top 415 models by clicking here * After nine all-new locally produced nameplates entered the Chinese market both in September and October, the November class is a little more limited with five new entrants, including four SUVs. 1. VW C-Trek (#142 – 5.602 sales) The C-Trek is the…
Dongfeng Fengxing SX6 * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 400 models by clicking here * Like in September, the October class of all-new nameplates amount to nine, including six above 1.000 units. Once again, SUVs dominate new launches with 5 of them this month vs. 2 sedans and 2 MPVs. 1.…
First month above 50.000 units for the Haval H6. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 400 China-made models by clicking on the title * After gaining 26% in both July and August, the Chinese new light vehicle market gets another stunning boost in September at +29% to 2.27…
With the Vision SUV, Geely now has three SUVs selling 7.000+ units in August. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 397 models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new car market continues on its unabated growth with a second consecutive month at +26% year-on-year to…
The JAC S5 is the most popular Chinese model in Iran this month (#9). * Click on the title to see the Top 10 most produced cars, pickups, imports & brands * Thanks to a partnership with CE Auto newsletter, we can now share with you a monthly update about the Iranian new car…
The GAC Trumpchi GS4 breaks into the overall Top 5 for the first time in July. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 393 models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new car market manages a third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in July and…
Can the Hyundai Solaris maintain its lead till the end of the year? I doubt it. * Now updated with the Top 60 All-brands and Top 385 All-models * New car sales in Russia are trapped in a seemingly never-ending downward spiral, losing another 14% year-on-year over the First Half of…
Baojun sold 320.000 units of the 560 in the past 12 months. * See the Top 75 All China-made brands, Top 465 models and Top 70 LCVs by clicking on the title * Now updated with LCV data courtesy of Chinese consultancy outlet Cedars. Faced with a declining car market, last October Chinese government…
The Haval H7 finally launches in China, one year after its unveiling in Shanghai. * See the April 2016 Top 380 All China-made models and Top 70 brands here * After a record 12 new locally-produced nameplates hit Chinese dealerships in March, the pace of new launches slows down in…
First ever pole position for the Haval H6 thanks to sales up 43%. H6 Coupe pictured. * See the Top 380 All China-made models and Top 70 brands by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market is up a very satisfying 6.5% year-on-year in April to 1.78…
A surprise lurks at #11... This is Part 2 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show 2016, you can see Part 1 (#30 to #21) here. We are progressively climbing up the ladder, now covering positions #20 to #11. Given how fast Chinese carmakers…