Mercedes places 3 nameplates in the February Top 9, including the GLC. Retail sales of our selection of vehicles in China in February post a very similar evolution compared with wholesales figures: -79.2% to 204.089 units which brings the year-to-date volume down -46.2% to 1.909.262. For the past two years, BSCB…
The Renault Clio signs its first European win in over 13 years. 27/03/20 update: Now with the Top 100 models. 26/03/20 update: Now with actuals for the Top 25 brands and models. February volumes in Europe, down -7% year-on-year to 1.066.794 across EU, EFTA and UK markets according to final…
Porsche manages the best hold among all mass imported brands in February. Retail sales of imported cars in China fall -78.4% in February to 10.512 units, in line with the rest of the market and pulling the year-to-date tally down -41.4% to 92.418. The brands podium is reversed compared to…
The Nissan Micra is up to #4 in Portugal in February. In January, the Portuguese new car market drops - 8% year-on-year to 14.423 units. Peugeot (-10%) takes the brands lead despite falling faster than the market, distancing Mercedes (+10.3%), Renault (stable) and BMW (+12.5%), the two German premium marques…
Ram breaks into the Mexican Top 10 brands in February. 25/03/20 update: Now with actuals for Top 40 All-brands and Top 300 All-models. In February new vehicle sales in Mexico manage their first "true" year-on-year uptick in almost 3 years (since May 2017) at a shy +0.3% to 104.328. Indeed…
Brazil (+12.9%) is the biggest gainer among the Top 20 global auto markets. A lot earlier than last year, we can share with you today 2019 Annual Volumes for 164 markets worldwide, including Passenger Cars + Commercial Vehicles. As such, these figures can surpass the ones we have reported in our…
Perodua hits its 2nd highest ever market share at 46.8%. Image paultan.org The Malaysian new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in February to 40.403 registrations, however due to a weak result in January (-12%), the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -5.9% to 83.055. Perodua (+9.8%) is boosted…
The new gen D-Max is helping Isuzu reach new heights in Thailand. New vehicle sales in Thailand fall harshly again in February at -17.1% year-on-year to 68.271 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -12.7% at 139.959. Market leader Toyota (-27.2%) is hit particularly hard with the worst drop in…
Strict confinement measures enacted in France on March 15 to stem the spread of the coronavirus have triggered the closure of all car dealerships. However deliveries of pre-ordered vehicles are authorised and according to weekly sales data shared by Autoways and relayed by local outlet Autoactu, new car sales have…
The Skoda 100/110 topped Czech sales charts in the early seventies. March 2020 update: Now with All-brands data from 2005 onwards and All-models data from 2006 to 2010, meaning 15 years of uninterrupted All-brands and extensive models data (7 updated articles). Historical Data as far as 1969 is available for…
A V-shaped recovery for worldwide new car sales is fast becoming untenable. During this difficult and volatile period, we at BSCB will refrain from publishing constantly changing short-term forecasts which only add to the ton of alarmist updates we are all getting on an hourly basis. The spread of the…
The COVID-19 crisis has suddenly taken a turn for the worse in the US, with the number of confirmed cases going from 6.000 to 35.000 in the space of just 5 days (data as of 5am ET 23/03/20). More States are announcing business shutdowns and shelter-at-home orders each day, meaning…
The Mitsubishi L200 is the #1 vehicle in Ivory Coast so far in 2020. We are now able to share with you more frequent updates for the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) market. Over the first two months of 2020, the Ivorian market is up 6.6% year-on-year to 2.397 registrations including…
These are unprecedented and unpredictable times. Here at BSCB I will continue to provide you with the most up-to-date automotive sales data information, including forecasts of COVID-19 market impacts when I deem the estimates to be reliable. As a 100% online company, our day-to-day operations thankfully remain unaffected by government…
The VW Transporter surges 20 spots to #2 in 2019. Discover a decade worth of Liechtenstein Historical Data here. New car sales in Liechtenstein gain a solid 5.6% year-on-year in 2019 to 1.953 registrations. Volkswagen (+28.8%) stuns with the largest gain among the Top 6 brands, soaring from 12% to 14.6% share.…