Haima S5 Today we resume a BSCB tradition: after going through detailed sales for April, I spend a bit more time acknowledging the all-new entrants in the models ranking. 4 new models make their very first appearance this month, led by the Haima S5 landing directly in 139th position with…
Haval H6 Sport * NOW UPDATED with the Top 65 brands & Top 312 models! Click on title to see * Passenger vehicle sales in China are up 13% year-on-year in April to 1.5 million as consumers brought forward purchases in anticipation more cities will implement ownership restrictions to fight pollution…
The Chevrolet Onix has taken a clear advantage on the Hyundai HB20 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands! * The Brazilian new car market is still in the red: down another 12% in April to 279,759 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total after 4…
We are in China. I promise. (Click on any photo to enlarge) This is Part 9 of my China 2014 Photo Report series, you can see all previous Reports here. We are now heading 840km North-East from Hotan to Kuqa, still in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China. This…
Subaru XV * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 37 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Switzerland continue to evolve slightly lower than last year: down 2% in April to 27,804 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 96,199 units, down 4% on 2013.…
Toyota Corolla * NOW UPDATED with the Top 250 models and Top 35 brands! Click on title to see * The Canadian new light vehicle market is up 4% year-on-year in April to 179,044 registrations, adding up to 538,263 units after 4 months in 2014, up 2% on 2013. Below the…
Brand new Toyota Vios in Hotan, China - May 2014 (Click on any photo to enlarge) After exploring the Karakoram Highway - see the updated Photo Report with a full study of the car landscape here - and travelling on the South Silk Road like a Boss, we now arrive…
Audi A3 * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 48 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria are down 5% year-on-year in April to 29,240 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total into negative at -0.3% and 110,521 units. The Volkswagen Group manages to places…
Lexus plays a big role in getting Toyota to #1 in Singapore this month. * See the Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After two months in positive, new car sales in Singapore are back in negative territory, down 7% year-on-year in April to 1,792 registrations, however…
Nissan Almera * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 58 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After seeming to plateau in March at just -0.4%, Russian new car sales are back in hell in April, potentially handicapped by the economic sanctions imposed on the country: down 8%…
Dacia Dokker * See the Top 175 models and Top 32 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Kalo * New car sales in Bulgaria are up an estimated 18% year-on-year in April to 2,381 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8,380 units, up 15% or over 1,000 sales on…
The Ford Fiesta is the most popular vehicle in São Paolo so far this year... * See the Top 9 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Marcelo * After Minas Gerais and thanks once again to Marcelo, I can share with you today a little more regional detail about Brazilian…
BYD markets the L3 as the 'New F3' in Uruguay. * See the Top 44 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Leandro * New car sales in Uruguay may have plateaued for a bit: they are down 2% year-on-year in April to 4,281 registrations, however the year-to-date total…
Fiat remains the most popular brand in Lithuania * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Marius * 1,355 new cars found a buyer in Lithuania in April, adding up to 4,586 so far in 2014 after 4 months. Fiat continues to dominate the brands…
The Peugeot 2008 is now among Europe's Top 20 best-sellers in 2014. * See the Top 346 best-selling models and Top 60 brands by clicking on the title! * As is now the (new) tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed monthly figures for March we explore the year-to-date rankings…