VW Up! * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Croatian car sales are down a worrying 27% year-on-year in June to 3,365 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 20,201 units, down 13% on 2011. Massive surprise atop the models ranking in June: for its…
Renault Duster * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Excellent month for Brazilian car sales, up a massive 19% year-on-year in June to 340,706 registrations, the second best month ever for Brazilian sales after December 2010 at 361,197 units. This brings the year-to-date total…
Fiat 500 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * UK new car sales continue to buck the general European gloominess, up 3.5% year-on-year in June to a shiny 189,514 registrations, pushed by private demand up 10%. Halfway through the year, the market is now…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of new local cars in South Korea are down 3% year-on-year in June to 123,403 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 690,146 units, down 8% on 2011. Massive change in the models ranking:…
Chevrolet Classic * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This is it. The Argentinean car market is going up no more. After keeping us on a hook, up 35% in March, down 8% in April and up again 12% in May, new car sales are now…
Toyota Aqua * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * NOTE This is not yet sales figures for June in Japan but a more detailed look at overall May sales of both passenger and Kei cars split by version, to see…
Hyundai i20 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in India are up 10% year-on-year in June to 197,783 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,414,027 units, up 12% on 2011. After a couple of crazy months, the models ranking kind…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For the third consecutive month new car sales in Finland suffer from the after-effects of the tax hike that occurred on April 1 and forwarded thousands of sales into March: June is down 32% year-on-year to…
Renault Megane * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italy is one of the last countries in the world with Sweden and Slovakia where Station Wagons (SW) have remained highly popular which is why there is a monthly update about it on BSCB. However like in May this month…
Seat Ibiza * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * I wish I could bring you good news about Spanish new car sales in June but it is not the case: at -12% year-on-year, the market totals only 73,352 units, the first June below 80,000…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Ireland continue on their downward trend, losing a worrying 42% year-on-year in June to 6,370 registrations. Halfway through the year, total sales stand at 66,657, down 14% on 2011. The Ford Focus…
Suzuki Grand Vitara. Picture by Christian Henkel, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Icelandic car sales are up a heartwarming 37% year-on-year in June to 1,601 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 4,889 units, up 60% on 2011. If you…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As usual Sweden is the first country to make full month sales available and the market is down 7% year-on-year in June to 25,562 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 142,633 units, down 9% on…
Good old me circa 1982 in Cannes, France. Circa 1982, 4 year-old me was shocked to see how dirty some car tail lights were. I developed a mild case of OCD and started cleaning the dirtiest ones... Freaky I know. In the process I learnt how to read by deciphering…
Proton Prevé * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * At 56,606 registrations in May, the Malaysian new car market is up a massive 28% year-on-year, bringing the year-to-date total to 235,867 units, down 4% on 2011. Something awkward is happening though: Toyota, Lexus, Mercedes,…