The VW Golf is #1 in Latvia for the first time since 2013. Consult close to 50 years of Latvian Historical Data here. The Latvian new car market posts a 5th year of gain in a row in 2018 at +1.1% to 16.879 units, this despite December sales plunging down…
The Skoda Octavia remains the best-seller in Estonia, just. Consult almost 50 years of Estonian Historical Data here. New car sales in Estonia enjoy a third consecutive year of growth in 2018 at +3.6% to 25.387 registrations. Despite a ghastly 22.8% fall, the Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in the…
The Dacia Sandero signs its 10th monthly win in Spain. The Spanish new car market starts the year on the wrong foot with a -5.1% year-on-year decline in January to 96.890 registrations, yet this is still the 2nd largest January volume in the past decade below last year's 102.149 units.…
The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 pick-up is the best-selling vehicle in Kenya in 2018. New vehicle sales in Kenya rally back up 30.6% year-on-year in 2018 to 14.003 units. Isuzu remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country thanks to strong medium and heavy truck sales, but trails…
The BAIC EC-Series is the best-selling New Energy vehicle in China in 2018 thanks to a record 37.859 sales in December. The Chinese government has clearly stated it wants to drastically reduce car-related air pollution in the country by progressively yet aggressively switching the automotive industry into the world leader…
Toyota is up 17.7% and the Corolla up to #3 in the Chinese retail ranking. Following our Full Year 2018 wholesales data update for China, it’s now time for us to explore Chinese retail sales, a new monthly update on BSCB since February 2018 taking the marketing edge off the wholesales…
The Mini Hatch ranks #2 in Paris vs. #33 in the whole of France. For the first time on BSCB we are able to share with you exclusive sales data for Paris. There are 9 different Top 10 models rankings available, one for Paris "intramural" (the city itself), and 8…
The Nissan Versa is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico for the third year in a row. Consult close to 30 years of Mexican Historical Data here. If 2017 was the year Mexican sales suddenly switched from record-breaking growth to steep fall, 2018 was in negative all through, with December marking the…
The Mitsubishi Xpander led the Indonesian market up until September but ends 2018 below the Toyota Avanza. Consult over 40 years of Indonesian Historical Data here. New wholesales in Indonesia gain a sturdy 6.7% year-on-year in 2018 to 1.151.291 units, the market's 7th year in a row above one million…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the second time ever, after 2012. Consult close to 65 years of Finland Historical Data here. New car sales in Finland edge up 1.5% in 2018 to 118.941 registrations. Market leader Toyota (+1.9%) sees its share stabilised at 12.6%, wheres…
The Toyota Hilux has topped the South African charts for 9 of the past 10 years. Consult 45 years of South African Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in South Africa are back in negative for the 4th time in the past 5 years at -1% year-on-year in 2018 to…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia for the first time. Consult over a decade of Serbian Historical Data here. The Serbian new car market soars up 12.1% year-on-year in 2018 to 33.087 registrations according to our Eastern European partner CE Auto. The local domination of the Serbia-made Fiat…
The Skoda Octavia has now been #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina for 6 of the past 7 years. Consult over a decade of Bosnian Historical Data here. According to data shared with us by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina step up 7.8%…
The Dacia Logan is the best-seller in Moldova again in 2018, but this could be its last year on top. Consult almost 50 years of Moldova Historical Data here. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova gain a robust 13.3% year-on-year…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling vehicle in the Rep of Macedonia in 2018. Consult over a decade of of Macedonian Historical Data here. Note: this country is in the process of being renamed North Macedonia, we will reflect this change once it has been officialised. Based on data released by our Eastern…