The Jetour T1 is the 2nd best-selling recent launch in Iraq. The Iraqi new car market loses one third of its year-ago volume over Q1 at -33.3% to just 29,765 units. Kia (-41.4%) falls significantly faster than the market and drops to 24.5% share, only 45 sales above Toyota (-32.8%)…
The Haval H9 is up to #6 in Bahrain over Q1. New car sales in Bahrain are in difficulty over Q1 at -18.4% year-on-year to 7,463. The top 3 carmakers defy the negative trend: Toyota (+8.1%) goes from 27.9% share a year ago to 37%, Jetour (+74.8%) more than doubles…
Toyota Holds 93% of the Yemeni market so far in 2026. The Yemeni new car market is in great shape so far in 2026 with sales up 27.5% to 3,312 units. Toyota (+35%) is back up to 93% share, leaving crumbs to the rest of the brands present in the…
Kia is the best-selling brand in Syria over Q1. Thanks to the improving political and economic situation, the Syrian new car market is slowly reviving. It goes from 103 sales over Q1 2025 to 1,828 a year later. No less than 6 brands have reentered the market to sell alongside…
This post has been updated with more photos. For this last update we select the three most impressive brands at the Beijing Auto Show 2026. This time a foreign brand makes it to the cut! Maextro The brand was already in our most impressive section last year but it has…
This post has been updated with more brands and pictures. After detailing the notable foreign brands at the Show, it is now time to go through the notable domestic brands, still in alphabetical order. We will cover the three most impressive Chinese brands in a separate post. Here we go…
This article has been updated with additional photos. As is the case every year, BSCB had the opportunity to attend the China Auto Show in 2026, this time in Beijing. Firstly the Show is now a dual-venue format, held at the old China Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall) and the adjacent…
The BYD Sealion 7 is the best-selling vehicle in Albania in March. Thanks to CE Auto, today we can share with you exclusive data for Albania. The market is up a spectacular 212.4% year-on-year for the month to 1,315 units, which is more than the Q1 volume of 2025 (1,301).…
The BYD Seal manages its first ever Serbian Top 10 finish in March. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is up 27.2% year-on-year in March to 3,868 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 16.3% to 8,093. The…
The Skoda Scala is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Bosnia & Herzegovina in March. According to our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market soars 24.8% year-on-year in March to 1,058 sales, meaning the YTD tally is now up 7.7% to 2,633. The Skoda Octavia (+7.2%) remains by…
Second ever podium finish for the Jetour X50. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto show a Moldovan new car market surging 65.8% year-on-year to 1,169 units, leading to a Q1 result up 32.9% to 2,593. The Toyota RAV4 (+163.6%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date but with…
The Fest E-Box M is inside the North Macedonian Top 10 in March. Our local partner CE Auto has the North Macedonian new car market up 8.2% year-on-year in March to 582 sales. Keep in mind though that March 2025 was off -27.4% on the year prior. The Q1 volume…
The BMW X1 ranks #10 in Poland in March. The Polish new passenger car market is euphoric in March at +20.4% year-to-date to 63,900 units. The Q1 volume is up 6.7% to 151,650 as a result. Toyota (+10.6%) disappoints somewhat at 12.8% share vs. 15.5% year-to-date. In a Top 5…
First podium finish at home for the Renault Clio VI. 25/04 update: Now with Top 52 brands and Top 300 models rankings. For the first time since last October, the French new car market is actually up year-on-year in March at a very robust +12.9% to 173,633 units. Keep in…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in March. It's another astonishing month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, up 53.5% year-on-year in March to 28,196 units. The Q1 volume is up 47.9% to 73,776. Brand leader Kia (+65.3%) manages to outpace the galloping market to 14.3%…