The new Land Rover Defender has landed in China. Sales of imported new vehicles in China edge up 4% year-on-year in August to 85.631 units, marking the second consecutive month of gains after enduring a full 12 months of declines. The year-to-date tally is now down -19.8% to 604.585. Lexus (+25.6%)…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV has landed in China and is an instant blockbuster. Now that we have analysed Chinese August wholesales, it is time for our monthly review of the new locally-produced launches, so you can be sure to stay up-to-date on what's the latest in the world’s largest car…
BMW is the only Top 10 brand in positive in August. Picture quattroruote.it Just as we thought the European new car market was out of the Covid-19 woods as July only edged down -3.6%, provisional August sales data shows a steep worsening at -17.6% to 884.394 units (EU+EFTA+UK), an evolution…
Hongqi soars 109.9% to a 15th volume record in the past 18 months. As we announced at the start of the month, new vehicle wholesales in China continue on their unabated post-pandemic rebound with August up 11.6% to 2.186.000 units according to final data by the China Association of Automobile…
Dacia is by far the best-selling brand in Montenegro with 19.4% share. For only the third time in BSCB history after 2014 and 2018, we can share with you today exclusive sales data for Montenegro. 739 new cars found a buyer over the period, a ghastly -56.1% drop over the…
The Peugeot 2008 II repeats at #2 with 5.5% share, both all-time records. 16/09 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands and Top 340 All-models. 9/09 update: Now with Top 10 EV models. After showing the entire European continent the way to recovery in June (+1.2%) - and confirming in July (+3.9%) -…
Fiat sales are up 45.8% in a market down -5.1%. New car sales in Uruguay slim down their decline to -5.1% year-on-year in August at 3.224 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -24.7% to 19.433. The top 2 brands fare much worse than the market however, with Volkswagen down -14.2%…
The Chevrolet Onix remains the #1 car in Colombia. 16/09 update: Now with Top 75 models. 10/09 update: Now with Top 30 brands and models. As coronavirus total cases surge from 306.181 to 641.574 in the past month alone, lockdowns were reimposed in Bogota and other areas of the country…
The Renault Clio is #1 in Greece in August. It's a 6th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop for Greek new car sales in August at -28.6% to just 6.853 units. This is worse than in July (-18.8%) and leads to a year-to-date tally off -39.1% to 52.939. Toyota (-8.3%) resists a…
The Toyota Corolla Cross has landed in the Vietnamese charts. The Vietnamese new vehicle market edges down -3.8% year-on-year to 20.655 units in August, leading to a year-to-date volume down -25% to 151.903 according to VAMA. These figures climb to 27.516 and 200.929 respectively once adding Hyundai and VinFast who report sales…
URL: https://pixabay.com/photos/people-ride-driving-car-vehicle-2599458/ Distracted driving is a leading cause of car accidents in the U.S., but many drivers think it’s only dangerous when other motorists do it. A 2012 NHTSA study shows that while 94 percent of motorists supported laws criminalizing texting while driving, 14 percent of the respondents said they…
Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-car-2265634/ As a motorist, you probably know that accidents happen all the time. No matter how safe or experienced a driver you are, nothing can prepare you for a car crash that’s not your fault. At any rate, you are in the position to take legal action against…
BMW sales surge 31.1% year-on-year in Singapore in August. New car sales in Singapore leap back into positive territory in August at +1.6% year-on-year to 5.180 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -48.9% to 26.498. Toyota (-10.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 16.3% share and despite a…
YTD Proton sales are now up vs. the same period in 2019. Picture paultan.org According to estimates by local manufacturer Proton, the Malaysian new car market records a third consecutive year-on-year gain in August at +3% to 52.675 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -28.5% to 284.920. The…
The Isuzu D-Max holds a mammoth 47% share of the Thai pickup segment in July. 14/09 update: Now with Top 55 models. As Thailand celebrates a full four months of new daily Covid-19 cases below 20 (since 25 April) and less than 3.400 total cases, its new vehicle market remains…