Not my picture, but the Hero of the Day: the Nissan Rogue After New York City and Washington DC, we continue South on the Interstate 95 Highway to cross Virginia via a detour to Williamsburg, then North and South Carolina to arrive in Charleston. As soon as we leave the…
The Toyota Yaris is up to a historical 7th place this month in France! * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 60 models and Top 15 brands - Thanks Marie-Dominique * While the rest of Europe is enjoying a slow but steady recovery, the French new car market is stuck…
Toyota Corolla in Washington DC (these ones are from Maryland - for illustration purposes) * Click on any picture to enlarge and see the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * After managing to drive through Manhattan and out unscathed, we are now travelling 250 miles South West…
Never before had the Renault Logan ranked that high in Russia. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As economic sanctions against the country as a result of the Ukraine crisis remain in place, the Russian new car market accentuates its decline further in…
Ford E-Series in Times Square, New York City - September 2014 * Click on any picture to enlarge / See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * You may remember my Trans-Siberian Railway series that took us from St Petersburg through to Mongolia and Beijing last year, and…
Norway is the only country in the world to welcome the BMW i3 among its 10 best-sellers. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 models and All-brands! Thanks Jan * Norwegian new car sales are down 2% year-on-year in August to 11,444 registrations, however the year-to-date total remains in positive…
The Kia Rio ranks 2nd overall in Kazakhstan for the first time this month. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina * With a little bit of delay I can share with you today July data for Kazakhstan which is no longer the…
The VW Golf Sportsvan is up to a world-best #6 in Slovenia this month. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * A weak month for the new car market in Slovenia, down 2% year-on-year in August to 3,304 registrations, bringing…
Mercedes CLA * See the Top 178 All-models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in the Hong Kong part of China are in excellent shape once again in August: up 21% year-on-year to 4,588 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 34,343 units, up…
The Hyundai Elite i20 has revitalised the i20 nameplate in India. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * Second month of euphoric news for the Indian new car market: after gaining 10% in July, it improves by an even more…
The new Renault Sandero has finally landed in Brazil. * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * The Brazilian new car market is falling deeper and deeper into recession with a very tough 17% year-on-year drop in August to 259,152 registrations.…
Hyundai i20 * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in the Czech Republic are up a great 20% year-on-year in August to 13,937 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 125,695 units, up an equally satisfying 18% on…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * Sales of new passenger and light commercial vehicles in Poland are up a robust 6% year-on-year in August to 22,998 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 246,719 units, up a beautiful…
Subaru Levorg * See the Top 30 models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * New regular car sales are down 5% year-on-year in Japan in August to reach their lowest monthly volume since the Tohoku earthquake of March 2011 at 206,606 registrations. The…
Suzuki Hustler * See the Top 33 models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen* Sales of new Kei cars in Japan are down a harsh 15% year-on-year in August to 126,865 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by a healthy 9% on 2013 to…