The Honda N-One is the best performing all-new model in Japan, all categories combined. * See the Top 45 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * * This article has now been updated with an exclusive Top 50 brands ranking * After a somewhat artificial boost at…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * If you have read the last articles on Armenia and Ukraine you will know that the new generation Renault Symbol and Logan have been rationalised into one single model. As a result, countries that…
Skoda Octavia III * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Skoda120 * As usual one month delay for Slovak data. New car sales in Slovakia are down just 2% year-on-year in May to 7,810 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 28,077 units,…
The Toyota Camry is the best-selling car in Kyrgyzstan, most of them used though. Next country to be dusted off as I haven't covered it in almost 3 years is Kyrgyzstan. What is striking when viewing recent videos of the streets of the capital Bishkek is the complete absence of…
Nothing ever stays the same. For better or worse, change occurs and we adjust to the new reality. If luck is on our side, there are benefits we can enjoy. More often than not, there are disadvantages we have to accept as the price of progress. Sadly, the days of…
The Gleagle Panda GX2 is/was sold in Taiwan as the Tobe W'Car * See the entire photo album by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Rutger van der Maar who recently travelled to Taiwan, I can share with you a Photo Album of the car landscape there. This is…
Fiat Palio * See the Top 75 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * After India and Russia, it looks like traditional high-performer Brazil could also be starting to cough a little. New car sales are down year-on-year for the third fortnight in a row…
Kia Forte * See the Top 192 All-models and Top 26 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Roberto * Once again, as the mainland US market continues to be very dynamic at +9% in June, Puerto Rican sales are down 2% year-on-year to 9,388 registrations. The year-to-date total is however…
Ford European sales are up 7% year-on-year in June. * See the Top 25 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * June new car sales are down 6% year-on-year in Europe to 1,175,363 registrations, once again the weakest June result in 20 years. This brings the 6 months 2013…
Follow the Driven Challenges at newrangeroversport.com/Challenges. Recently the all-new Range Rover Sport conquered Pikes Peak. The 4,700ft climb with 156 corners was completed in just 12 minutes and 35.61 seconds. An ascent that set the fastest ever time for not just a production SUV, but for any production vehicle, on…
Dacia is the #1 brand with private buyers in Spain in June. * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Today I had the privilege of speaking with Luis Subias, Marketing Director of Renault España, so I could share with you the reasons behind Renault's great performance in…
Kia Morning * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The South Korean new car market is up a shy 2% year-on-year over the first 6 months of 2013 to 745,181 registrations (including imports). It's always fascinating to realise that South Korean brands have a…
First look at the new gen Renault Sandero, all the way from Armenia! Today I thought I would dust off a country that I have spoken about in almost 3 years: Armenia. Not for lack of interest, but simply because I can't access any official sales data. If you live…
The Fiat 500L lands directly in 7th place over the period. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After losing 20% this time last year to drop well under one million units, the Italian new car market sheds another 10% over the first 6…
The Hyundai HB20 and Chevrolet Onix have brought a bit of fresh air into the Brazil sales charts. * See the Top 200 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * After stagnating at the same stage last year (-0.3%), the Brazilian new car markets is…