The Kia Frontier holds one-third of the Iraqi new vehicle market so far in 2017. * See the Top 20 All-brands and Top 113 All-models by clicking on the title * Consult 6 years worth of Iraq Historical Data here New light vehicle sales in Iraq are on the mend,…
Wuling Rongguang in Dégé, Sichuan Province. After climbing the legendary Chola Pass, we now arrive at the small town of Dégé. This is the 11th instalment in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining in the Qinghai province, the Chinese car dealerships of Xining, Tongren, Xiahe in the Gansu province, the mountain road back from Xiahe to Xining, Chengdu in the Sichuan…
Huanghai N2 After exploring the cars of Xining, we now go on a tour of the small Chinese car dealerships of the capital of the Qinghai province, the ones specifically located along the few blocks near the intersection of Bowen and Baiyi Lu. The photos give you an idea of which models are…
Nissan D22 * See the Top 14 All-brands and Top 84 All-models by clicking on the title * The Iraqi new car market plunges by 46% year-on-year over the first four months of 2016 to just 11.732 registrations. Market leader Kia falls faster than the market at -60%, resulting in a…
The Kia Cerato is up to #17 in the region this month. * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council area includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. New car sales in the region are up a very…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Saudi new car market is up 11% year-on-year in March to 69,015 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 194,479 units, up 5% on 2013. After the Hyundai 'hijack' from January (Hyundai Elantra #1…
Nissan Patrol * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Kuwaiti new light vehicle market is up 3% year-on-year in March to 16,376 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 41,786 units, up a shy 1% on 2013. The Toyota Prado continues to…
Guarding his Chana pick-up with pride. (Click on any photo to enlarge) After Beijing, Chongqing and Ürümqi, as promised we are now headed 1.080km South-West to the hinterland of the hinterland: Kashgar, China's westernmost city and predominantly populated by Muslim Uyghurs. To give you a rough idea of what Kashgar looks like, the…
Chevrolet Impala * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Kuwaiti new car market is up 6% year-on-year in January to 13,356 registrations, and the Toyota Prado builds on a record score in 2013 to sell 1,813 units this month for…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New vehicle sales in Kuwait are up 9% year-on-year in 2013 to 153,800 registrations, and the best-seller in the country remains in pole position for the 2nd consecutive year: the Toyota Prado is…
Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New vehicle sales in Oman are up 6% year-on-year in 2013 to 219,636 registrations. If Toyota monopolised the Top 7 models in 2011 and the Top 5 in 2012, it slightly…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * After a 6 months hiatus, the Middle-Eastern region is back on BSCB, just in time for Full Year 2013 figures! We start with Bahrain, extremely dynamic again this year at +23% to 52,576…
The Nissan Patrol jumps inside the Top 5 most popular models in Qatar this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 180 models and Top 35 brands! Many thanks to John * Contact me at matt@bestsellingcarsblog.com for a more in-depth analysis of this market. New car sales in Qatar are up…
2014 Toyota Prado * NOW UPDATED with the Top 140 models and Top 33 brands! Many thanks to John * Contact me at matt@bestsellingcarsblog.com for a more in-depth analysis of this market. The Bahraini new car market is up a very impressive 22% year-on-year in June to 4,665 registrations, bringing the…
The new model could help the BMW X5 break into the Emirati Top 10... * NOW UPDATED with the Top 240 models and Top 34 brands! Many thanks to John * Contact me at matt@bestsellingcarsblog.com for a more in-depth analysis of this market. After gaining a huge 54% in June 2012,…