The Kia K2 is the best-performing all-new model in China over the period * See the Top 273 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Like we did for the US a week ago and after exploring Chinese May 2012 sales in detail, I thought we could pause on…
The Ford Model T was produced at 2,011,125 units in 1923 * See the Full list of millionaire models by clicking on the title! * Selling more than 1 million units in a single year is a feat not many cars have achieved in the past, and I thought it…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 8 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Pick-up sales in Thailand is now a monthly fixture on BSCB, because it is a very good indication of the future success of these vehicles worldwide, straight from the country where…
Chevrolet TFR in Cairo, Egypt January 2009 * See the Top 134 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * New car sales in Egypt are up 4% year-on-year in May to 15,456 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 75,108 units, up 26% on a start…
Renault Sandero * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After a few months down, the Brazilian car market is back in positive in a big way during the first half of June, up 24% year-on-year to 175,659 sales. The year-to-date total stands at 1,467,572…
Sales of Lexus GS are up 404% in the US. * See the Top 268 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Now that we have explored in detail the May 2012 US models ranking let's pause on the year-to-date ranking to see what longer-term trends can be extracted.…
Ford Focus * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * After an exhaustive April 2012 world round-up, I am now able to share with you the 20 models that sold the most across the globe in April. The Toyota Corolla is…
Chevrolet Sail * See the Top 264 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Reshuffle atop the Chinese models ranking in May: for the first time ever, the Chevrolet Sail is the best-selling model in the country with 30,163 sales, 27,579 of which are the sedan version. This pole…
ZAZ Forza * See the Top 225 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * 21,142 new cars were purchased in Ukraine in May, bringing the year-to-date total to 89,379. For the fourth consecutive month the Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in the country with…
Chevrolet Spark * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2011 is definitely an excellent year for new car sales in Mexico, with May up 17% year-on-year to 80,267 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 383,731 units, up 11% on 2011. The Chevrolet Aveo…
Dacia Logan MCV. Picture by t-zajac, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Romanian new car market is definitely see-sawing this year: After gaining 86% in January, 27% in February, 29% in March but losing 13% in April, it is down another 9% in…
VW Polo * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 20 best-selling models! Click on title to see - many thanks to Luka * Croatian new car sales recuperate somewhat from a disastrous month of April (-37%) at -13% year-on-year in May at 3,377 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
Chevrolet Malibu * NOW UPDATED with the Top 257 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * At +26% year-on-year, chances are the US car market will grow faster than China this month! Yep, this is rare enough to be bolded in my article... So it looks like the American consumer…
The Fiat Palio seems to have plateaued at 4.6% market share * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Car sales in Brazil are down 9% year-on-year in May to 274,490 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,291,913 registrations, down 4% on 2011. The podium…
The Ford F250 Single Cab is sold as the Ford F350 in Venezuela * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Venezuelan new car market continues to progress generously at +15% year-on-year in May to 11,733 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 54,885 units,…