Hyundai places the Porter at #1 and the Sonata at #2 this month at home. * See the Top 53 All-local models and Top 4 brands by clicking on the title * Sales of local models are up 5% year-on-year in March in South Korea to 127,216 registrations, bringing the…
The Honda HR-V posts a second consecutive month inside the Indonesian Top 5. * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Indonesian new car market continues to readjust: down 12% year-on-year in March to 99,406 registrations, which brings the 1st Quarter total to 284,682 units,…
The Suzuki Vitara lands directly inside the Greek Top 50. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Greece confirm once again they are on the mend: up 11% year-on-year to 6,529 registrations, bringing the 1st Quarter result…
The Peugeot Pars/405 family is the most popular new model in Iran this year. * See the Top 10 most produced models by clicking on the title * The period going from April 2014 to March 2015 roughly corresponds to the year 1393 in the Persian calendar, so finally Iran gets…
The Nissan Qashqai sells more than double any other nameplate in Latvia in March. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Latvian market remains in positive territory so far this year with March sales up 16% year-on-year to 1.432 units and…
Toyota hits its highest market share in Singapore in at least 3 years. * See the Top 32 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Now that the price of Certificates of Entitlement (the right to register a car) are back down to more affordable levels, car sales in Singapore…
The Honda Civic is the best-selling nameplate in Quebec in 2014. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you detailed data for the French-speaking state of Quebec in Canada. In 2014 the Quebec new light…
* Many thanks to carnewschina.com for helping compile this report * As per the BSCB tradition, after first exploring the monthly Chinese ranking, we then go into the detail of the all-new models making their first appearance in the biggest car market in the world, keep in mind this is only models that…
The Ford Escort is now among China's Top 10 most popular nameplates. * See the Top 356 All-local models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new light vehicle market is up 9% year-on-year in March to 1.87 million units, once again boosted by surges in the SUV (+54%) and…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 50 brands and Top 316 models by clicking on the title * Excellent showing for the German new car market in March: up 9% to 323,039 deliveries, which brings the 1st quarter total to 757,630 units, up 6%. If Mercedes is back to its traditional…
The Active Tourer variant lifts the BMW 2 Series to its first European Top 50 ranking. * See the Top 330 All-models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * Refined European data is now available with the traditional one month-delay, confirming the 8% year-on-year increase announced earlier at…
The Hyundai Elantra sold a record 28,794 units in the US this month. * See the Top 274 All-models, Top 40 All-brands and Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * At +0.5% to 1.545.710 sales, the year-on-year gain may be small for the US new light vehicle market this…
The Peugeot 2008 posts the biggest year-on-year gain in the 2014 UK Top 50. * See the Top 365 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * The time has arrived: I can now share with you the much anticipated all-models ranking for the UK over the Full Year 2014. This data…
Only 997 sales separate the Ram Pickup from the Canadian pole position this month. * See the Top 257 All-models, Top 35 All-brands & Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * The Canadian new light vehicle market continues on its positive trend: up another 2% year-on-year in March to…
The Mazda2 now leads its segment in Australia. * See the Top 295 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition every quarter on BSCB, I can now share with you an All-models ranking for Australia. A very dynamic market up 4% year-on-year to 277,594 registrations over the…