The VW Golf was #1 in Belgium for 23 of the past 31 years The direct links to 23 Historical articles are below. Historical Data covering the past three decades is available for Belgium on BSCB, plus 1957 models and 1963 brands. If you have any information for this country…
Good old me next to a Dacia Lodgy in Grasse, France August 2012 You like what you read every day on BSCB and want more car sales nerdiness on your own car/news website or magazine? You want to hear/see more of what I have to say about the car sales…
Golden Dragon Haice * See the Top 140 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Egyptian new car market is back into positive in August at +6% year-on-year to 17,458 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 123,035 units, up 11% on 2011. The Hyundai…
Renault Twingo * See the direct links to 48 French Historical Data articles by clicking on the title! * Over the next few days I will uploading more detailed nineties Historical Data for main European countries. Starting with France, you now have access to a monthly Top 30 for all of 1993,…
* See the entire article by clicking on the title! * Interviewed by Reuters yesterday at the Paris Auto Show, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said that in the face of the significant sales decline in Europe, the group is refocusing its production towards export markets outside the continent. The fall…
208 Rolls Royce Ghost were sold in Europe so far in 2012. Picture by gstaranto, all rights reserved. * See the Top 325 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Lancia Lover from www.autoweek.nl I can share with you today and for the first time since last April…
Renault Twizy * See the Renault Twizy's detailed sales figures by clicking on the title! * Around a month ago I wrote about the Renault Twizy and its sales performance in Europe where it launched 6 months ago. Being categorised as a quadricycle it doesn't appear in traditional models rankings…
The Renault 4 was the most successful model in Rhodesia over the period * See the Top 25 most produced models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Frank * Today the Africa Project is getting its first historical contribution, thanks to Frank Stevens. Frank was born and grew up…
Nissan Juke. Picture by eneade, all rights reserved. * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the first 8 months of 2012, the Latvian new passenger car market is up 6% year-on-year to 7,251 registrations, including 894 in August (+4%). The battle for the…
* See the other BSCB articles about the Subaru XV in Switzerland by clicking on the title! * A few days ago I had the privilege of being interviewed by Alex Helmick from World Radio Switzerland about the surprising success of the Subaru XV there. I expand on the reasons…
Toyota Auris * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * As usual after exploring the passenger car Top 30 and the Kei car Top 20 in Japan, we have a more detailed look at overall August sales split by version and…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Yves * After a 4 month-hiatus, new car sales data for French territory New Caledonia are back on BSCB thanks to Yves. On the podium over the last couple of years but out…
The Hyundai Elantra was elected 2012 Car of the Year in South Africa * See more info by clicking on the title! * Just as Hyundai kick starts its brand new Brazilian manufacturing plant in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo with an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles and targeting 10% of…
Ford Ranger. Picture by YaZo, all rights reserved. * See the Top 8 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Pick-up truck sales in Thailand are a good indication of the future success of these vehicles worldwide, straight from the country where they are all produced…
Peugeot 208. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The French new car market is down by 'just' 7% over the period, thanks to good performances of Peugeot (+26%), Citroen (+11%), Toyota (+5%), #2 foreign brand behind Volkswagen…