Sales

BYD dominates Chinese sales in August – 12 entries in Top 20 best sellers

A look at which were the best selling domestic models in China during August. Results show a new order emerging.

BYD was third best-selling brand in the world in July this year

BYD was the third best-selling brand in the world in July after Toyota and Volkswagen. However it only has 8th place for the year.

SAIC-GM savior Wuling JV has sales boom in August

Sales up by 30% for Wuling in early August partly due to a doubling in government trade-in scheme and also dealer sales activities.

MG producer SAIC faces a sales crisis and it’s not all to do with General Motors

SAIC suffered a near 40% sales drop in July and it is across all major units not just GM. Most worrying is the poor NEV performance.

BYD dominates PHEV sales in July with top 9 best-selling models

BYD in July had 9 out of 10 best selling PHEV models and for the year so far 7 out of 10. Figures are though for wholesale.

BYD controls nearly 3% of the Japanese EV market

BYD now controls near 3% of the Japanese EV market and amounts for 10% of the total BEV imports into Japan. BYD plans to dominate.

Chinese brands dominate May car sales in China

Four out of the top 5 best selling brands in China during May were Chinese and BYD is dominating especially with NEVs.

5,000 BYD Qin L sedans delivered in 3 days as sales rooms packed

BYD delivered 5,000 Qin L cars in three days and demand is very high. Showrooms had a busy weekend with interest in the car.

BYD and Geely tie for 10th place among global producers as they argue over PHEV systems and Geely joins with Renault for NEV powertrains

Both BYD and Geely have 3.5% share of the global car market this year as both continue to fight over who has the best PHEV system.

Li hits May holiday headlines not just for driverless incident

The incident of a Li driving on the highway without a driver along with sales of the L6 and driving results of the May holiday.