The Hyundai Tucson remains #1 in Ireland despite losing 18% year-on-year. Consult 45 years worth of Irish Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of decline for Irish new car sales in 2018 at -4.4% to 125.557 registrations, and the origin of this prolonged depression is to be found…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Argentina in 2018. Consult over 55 years worth of Argentinean Historical Data here. This article has now been updated with the Top 333 All-models. The Argentinean new vehicle market ends 2018 with a 11% year-on-year drop - equivalent to almost 100.000…
The Seat Leon is the best-selling vehicle in Spain for the 5th straight year. Consult over 45 years worth of Spanish Historical Data here. The Spanish new car market enjoys a 6th straight year of growth in 2018 at +7.5% to 1.334.085 registrations. This is the largest annual result in…
The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in 2018. Consult 62 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. In 2018 Norway has confirmed its status as the world leader in green vehicle sales, reaching a world-record 60.2% share of it market thanks to deliveries up 7.6% to 89.012 units.…
The Volvo S/V90 is the best-seller at home for the first time. Consult 68 years worth of Swedish Historical Data here It was a schizophrenic year for the Swedish new car market: up 16.5% to an all-time record of 225.543 units half-way through the year thanks to a June frenzy leading…
Honda CR-V sales soar 65% in 2018 in Taiwan. Check out 14 years worth of Taiwanese Historical Data here New car sales in Taiwan drop 2.1% year-on-year in 2018 to 435.135 registrations, their lowest level since 2015 (420.780). Brand leader Toyota (-10%), albeit still comfortably in the lead with more…
Our Dacia Logan Black & White in Sighisoara, Romania On 20 August 2018, Romanian manufacturer Dacia celebrated 50 years of activity since its very first car rolled out of the Mioveni factory near Bucharest in 1968: a Dacia 1100, a rebadged Renault 8. Since, 8 million Dacias have been sold…
It's from Sydney Australia where BSCB is based 8 months a year that I wish you all as well as your loved ones a Happy New Year 2019! May it be filled with everything you've ever hoped, and more! BestSellingCarsBlog has now started its 9th year of activity, and in…
The Neta N01 is one of an avalanche of new green cars landing in China this year. New Energy vehicles (EVs and PHEVs) are now the last engine of growth in China, with sales up 38% year-on-year this month to 169.000 units including 138.000 EVs and 31.000 PHEVs. This brings…
The Elantra (+226%) helps Hyundai up 127% in November in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new car market soars 14.9% year-on-year in November to 5.691 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 25.3% to 55.213. Lada (+32%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country, buy Hyundai (+127%) more than doubles its…
At 43.7%, Perodua posts its 2nd largest ever market share in Malaysia. New car sales in Malaysia drop 1.8% year-on-year in November to 48.282 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 5.5% to 550.526 units. Thanks to a 27% surge, brand leader Perodua hits its 2nd best ever market…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in November. According to data shared with us by our Central European data partner CE Auto, Serbian new car sales soar 24.8% to 2.528 registrations, with the year-to-date tally now up 12.6% to 30.357 units. The Skoda Fabia (+243%) more than triples its…
Skoda Rapid sales surge 567% year-on-year in November in Bosnia. Thanks to our Central European data partner CE Auto, we can share with you November sales for Bosnia & Herzegovina, a market up 5% year-on-year to 898 units which leads to a YTD volume up 8.5% at 10.234. The Skoda Octavia…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in November. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market gains a splendid 17.8% year-on-year in November to 570 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 17.4% to 5.679 units. Surprise on top: the…
Quentin enjoying the sunset in Alp, Cantaluña, Spain This is Part 3 and the final iteration of our test drive of a Peugeot 3008, that we baptised Quentin, into France and Spain. You can see Part 1: from Paris to Bordeaux here and Part 2: from Arcachon to Bilbao here. Having…