UK September 2012: Merc C-Class at #6, Peugeot 208 in Top10
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Slovenia September 2012: Renault Clio and Scenic on top
Renault Scenic. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovenia are looking worse by the minute, with September down 29% year-on-year to just 3,203 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 38,707 units, down 17%…
Hong Kong (China) August 2012: Merc E-Class and Lexus RX lead, 3 BMWs in Top 5 – Top 200 All-models ranking available
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Richard * Although part of China, Hong Kong has a dedicated section on BSCB because its car market is radically different from the mainland - with absolutely no Chinese brands on sale in…
Indonesia September 2012: Honda Brio in Top 10!
Honda Brio * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Eddy * Indonesian consumers are on a car buying frenzy in 2012... The new car market passed the historical 100,000 monthly sales milestone for the first time ever last June at 101,743. Since then,…
Portugal August 2012: Peugeot 208 on top, 3 Audis in Top 20
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Tuga * No improvement in sight for the new car market in Portugal: sales are down 33% year-on-year in August to 5,443 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 68,103 registrations, down 40% on…
Austria September 2012: VW Tiguan only 45 units from #1 spot!
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria are down 12% year-on-year in September to 27,094 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 266,890 units, down 3% on 2011. We nearly witnessed a massive event this month in Austria:…
New Zealand September 2012: Toyota Corolla #1 thanks to rentals
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The new car market in New Zealand is definitely on fire this year, with sales up 14% year-on-year in September to 8,690 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 75,085 registrations, up a whopping 20% on…
Ukraine September 2012: Lada Samara leads, Geely CK up to #4
Lada Samara (VAZ 2115) * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * 19,725 new vehicles were sold in Ukraine in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 150,743. Once again the models ranking gets a complete overhaul and this time it's the…
Romania September 2012: VW Up! and Dacia Lodgy in Top 20
In November, Romania will be the first country in the world to get the 2013 Dacia Logan. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * It's still not looking good in Romania this month, with new car sales down 31% year-on-year in September to 4,736…
Mexico September 2012: Chevrolet Aveo breaks record again
Chevrolet Aveo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Mexican new car sales enjoy their 31st consecutive month of year-on-year growth (since February 2010!) at +8% to 79,960 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 701,901 units, up a robust 11% on 2011. The Chevrolet…
Russia September 2012: Lada Granta takes the lead
Lada Granta * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New Russian car sales slow down their growth at +10% year-on-year in September to 259,582 registrations. The year-to-date total stands at 2,187,797 units after 9 months, up 14% on 2011. Big event this month: over…
USA September 2012 Hybrid & Electric cars: Lexus ES shoots up
One in 4 Lexus ES sold in the US this month is a hybrid * Now including Ford C-Max sales figures * * See the Top 44 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After looking at overall September and 9 months 2012 US models ranking, let's get into sales…
USA 9 months 2012: Discover the Top 277 All-models ranking!
The Mazda CX-5 has become 2012's best-selling all-new model in the USA * See the Top 277 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After exploring US September sales, as is now the tradition on BSCB let's go through the year-to-date rankings in a little more detail to try…
Netherlands LCV August 2012: Podium 100% Volkswagen
VW Crafter * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Coming a little later than usual, Dutch Light Commercial Vehicle sales figures in August show that 4,547 vehicles found a buyer, bringing the year-to-date total to 42,774 units. After being passed by the VW Transporter…
Germany September 2012: Mercedes B-Class on podium!
Mercedes B Class * See the Top 302 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The European recession has now caught up with Germany as well, with new car sales down 11% year-on-year in September to 250,082 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 2,358,798 units, down 2% on…